There is history and there is History. We have two ways of shaping the story of the past: the disorderly way of telling thousands of peculiarities and improbabilities, with intrigues, revolutions, coups, dynasties and names. And the shaping of

The way of History

Jan 1st, 2024 1m 12s

As a little guide: the way I view History, and the way I'm going to shape this podcast are as follows: Every two weeks, I will make an episode of this history. With the disorderly episodes with the details, politics and names, and the larger or

New Frisians between the Weser and Zwin

Oct 20th, 2023 13m 14s

Before the next big conflict, I need to introduce to you the next big player in Northern Europe: The Frisians. Even better: the New Frisians. This hodgepodge squeezed itself right between the Frankish kingdom of the Merovingian rulers and the d

Fantastic Frankish Figures

Oct 13th, 2023 23m 49s

This time needs a special episode if you know what I mean. If you don't, I'd recommend you listen to the previous episodes. Because this time is conflicting with war and peace, stability yet instability and strong yet so weak. So today we view

How did the Merovingian Kingdom pass along?

Oct 6th, 2023 13m 11s

With the growth of the Frankish state, the elements of the Dark Middle Ages settled in written history. The sources are scarce, or mostly dated some centuries after the fact. They are written by Christian monks and priests, who tend to be a lit

Why were the Franks so successful?

Sep 29th, 2023 10m 6s

Building an empire is a complicated thing, and the origins of the Frankish empire lay in factors which emerge from the Migration period. The process and result are also dependant on individuals, so after finishing the narrative about the Merovi

When the (Germanic) Hammer Falls

Sep 22nd, 2023 11m 16s

The Roman provinces of Gallia and Germania were Flourishing semi-urban regions. Until the Germanic numbers overwhelmed and destroyed the last pillars of the classic period. For what it's worth, we're going into the Medieval times. Not yet thoug

When barbarians meet Romans

Sep 15th, 2023 22m 15s

This is a gateway from prehistory into the real history. The overwhelming amount of sources about the steamrolling and successful culture of the Romans leads an amateur historian like me to be quite content to be only talking about only the vit

When cultures knew no borders

Sep 8th, 2023 11m 36s

Prehistory is a strange time to research actually. It is much different than any other time I have read about, and the why is quite simple: because it ain't History, it is PREhistory. That means facts and speculation in this story aren't tied t

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