Benjamin Bernier
Thugs and Miracles: A History of France
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This week we’re going to take a look at how, for the third time in less than two decades, the Franks and the Lombards came to blows. However, the Franks would be under new management for the fight this time. Would the change of leader make a di
This week we’re going to take a look at what exactly happened between Charles and his brother Carloman. The two are referred to in all of the histories as having had a troubled relationship, and this is another one of those situations where, i
This week we’re going to take a look at the first few years of Charles and Carloman’s reign as seen through the eyes of their mother, Queen Bertrada. Honestly, she’s a tremendous woman who took her shot when she had it; however, when you listen
This week we’re going to look back one last time at the life and times of one of the most horribly underrated Kings in all of French history, a guy who may have done more to establish the foundations of modern-day France than any other individu
This week we’re going to look at what may have been the greatest forgery in the history of the world... or at least, one of the most impactful. You see, the Donation of Constantine, for all of its discussion of curing the Emperor of leprosy and
Welcome back and welcome to Season Three! As always, I’m Benjamin Bernier, and this week we’re going to get right into it...Picking up where we left off at the end of last season, we're going to watch the newly crowned Pépin I of the Carolingi
This week our focus is on Theuderic II and the constantly tightening spiral that Brunhilda finds herself in as she grows older. Theuderic himself is an interesting case to look at, insofar as how he dealt with his grandmother vice the way that
This week we’re looking at the relationship of three people in particular: King Theudebert II, King Theuderic II, and their grandmother, Brunhilda. As we'll see from the opening story, things went south between Theudebert and Brunhilda pretty q
There are moments in life where, once they’re done, you sit back and reflect on just how it was that you arrived at that moment in the first place. For me, I had one of those moments a few nights back when I had the chance to sit down and talk
Don't be scared this week when my voice changes dramatically around minute 26; my wife, Jayme, decided to jump into the pod with me and lend her voice talents to a quote from the Byzantine Empress Theodora. I think it sounds great, and breaks u
This episode, we’re going to move between all three of our main subjects, Fredegunda, Brunhilda and Guntram; by the time we’re done, we’re going to see power shift yet again and, by the end, one of these three will be exiting the scene. As far
Welcome back! This week's episode begins with a narrative rundown of the Gundovald Affair, the invasion of Francia by one of Chlothar's illegitimate and unclaimed sons. He was backed by the Byzantine Empire and disaffected aristocrats in all th
Before I get into the notes, I want to give a shout-out to my Dad on his birthday! This podcast has been a wonderful journey, and it's made even better by knowing that my family is supporting me by listening, offering encouragement, and providi
Today, as the episode’s title indicates, we’re going to look at the history from Fredegunda’s point-of-view. And it’s a pretty intense ride, to the point where, instead of trying to come up with some sort of catchy phrase to sum up the events o
Brunhilda had everything.As a Visigothic princess she had been raised to appreciate the finer things in life, to enjoy learning, and to know how to use her position and authority to influence those around her. As a Frankish queen, she was put
Today's episode starts with a look at King Charibert and his addition to history. The intent behind this was two-fold: first, to show the expanding power of the Church and its relation to the Frankish state, and two, to remove Charibert from th
I normally start out with a story of some sort, but today we’re going to recap our history a little and then take a look around the European world of the year 561. If you remember back to our earliest episodes, we started our history around 451
Extra special thanks this week to Henry at the History of the British Isles podcast! Look for our interview together at: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-history-of-the-british-isles/id1384286703This week we are going to turn our focu
This story from Procopius was particularly salient to our current discussion about the early Merovingians - and honestly, it was just kind of fun insofar as story-telling goes - but it was too long to include in its entirety in our last episode
This week’s episode explores the reigns of Theuderic’s lineage, Kings Theudebert and Theudebald of Austrasia. I know this is supposed to be a “sons” of Clovis episode, and Theudebert is a grandson and Theudebald is a great-grandson, but I would
This week we’re going to explore the relationships between the last three sons of Clovis, as well as the relationships with their potential successors. If you think about it, the Kingdom of Francia could easily have ended up in fractals if each
This week we’re going to explore the Frankish war in Burgundy and the fallout from the death of Clovis and Clotilde’s son Chlodomir. Remember, this war may have been fought by Clovis’s boys, but it was instigated for any number of reasons by th
This is T+M's first ever bonus episode! This week we're going deep on one of the people we have often talked about, but never had the opportunity in the narrative to explore as well as we should have.January 3 is celebrated by the Catholic Ch
This week we’re going to explore what exactly happened after Clovis’s ended his 30-year reign and passed the torch to his sons Theuderic, Chlothar, Chlodomir and Childebert.Theuderic was Clovis’s oldest child by nearly a decade. He was born ar
Clovis never passed a day in his life as King without thinking about how he could expand his Kingdom and provide loot and booty to the lieutenants he trusted to burnish his hold on power. However, Clovis was pragmatic enough to sense that there
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