The Dark Ages Podcast

50. Five Kings and Some Romans

Five Kings and Some Romans
513 to 552 CE
Putting on the afterburners to get through about fifty years of Visigothic history, as the Balt dynasty runs out into the sand, and uncertainty and internal division opens the door to outside powers.
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51. Liuvigild and the Search for Unity

A strong king emerges in Visigothic Hispania, who moves to reform his kingdom and push to develop a new identity. 
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Title Music:"The Britons" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Sound effects from freesound.com
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52. A Saintly Prince

A Saintly Prince
578 to 586  CE
Religious differences lead to rebellion and murder, as a Visigothic prince becomes a martyr for Catholicism… or does he?
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Sound effects from freesound.com
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53. Of Outstanding Goodness

Of Outstanding Goodness
586 to 601 CE
Reccared takes the throne and makes a momentous change. The Visigothic kingdom becomes unified under one religion and climbs to a new level of stability and security.
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54. Basque-ing in Glory

Basque-ing in Glory
4000 BCE to c. 700 CE
The Western Pyrenees are home to the Basques, a mysterious community who speaks a unique language, and who have been there … for as long as anyone can tell. In this episode we’ll explore their history up through the seventh century, and their relationship to the people who have come and gone around them.
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55. Kingdoms of Francia

c. 450 - c. 600
When Clovis, king of the Franks, died in 511, he passed on to his sons a huge territory, containing many millions of people. In this episode, we take a look at those people, how they made their livings, and how they organized society around them.
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56. The Inheritance of Clovis

511-532
Out of the four sons of Clovis, not one of them was the type to stay at home, or to be content with what he had. In this episode, we’ll abandon chronological accuracy for the moment, to tell stories of each of these kings. Violence, mostly.
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57. The Life and Loves of Theudebert I

516 - 548
One of the strongest of the early Merovingians, Theudebert built a powerful kingdom while squabbling with his uncles and carrying on a complicated personal life.
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58. Bishops' Gambits

c. 500 to 590
"Bishops move diagonally. That's why they often turn up where the kings don't expect them to be."
- Terry Pratchett, Small Gods
 
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Title Music:"The Britons" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Hildegard of Bingen, “Antiphon for St. Ursula”
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