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This week is all about religion, specifically how the practice and purview of the bishops was changing through the middle Merovingian period. We'll also discuss the position of Jewish people and other religious minorities in the surprisingly diverse Merovingian state.

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This week we discuss how warfare was changing in the middle Merovingian period. How did the Merovingian kings go from fearsome conquerors to endless stalemates? What changed? Well, we'll examine these changes point by point.

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This week is all about nobles. Returning to our discussion of the rising power of the nobles in the kingdoms, we'll look at three examples to try and determine how the nobles' campaign for more influence is going. On the way we'll check in with our old friend Brunhild as well, and see how she's doing in the hostile court of Childebert II.

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This episode we take a closer look at Merovingian diplomacy. How were agreements reached? Who took control of negotiations? What form did the discussions take? We'll discuss these questions and reveal one of the most important roles bishops played in the realm.

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This episode is all about the events of the Trial of Bishop Gregory of Tours. It was certainly a dramatic trial with unexpected twists and major consequences. Things might not happen the way you expect.

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How does one go about condemning one of the kingdom's most influential religious figures? This week we examine the myriad of traps and plots Leudast, with the help of his royal backers, used to push Gregory into a trial. Everyone's favourite bishop is in danger, but can the count make his accusations stick?

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This week it's all about the brewing conflict between Gregory and the Count of Tours, Leudast. Old aristocracy versus new nobility, Church versus state, soft power versus harsh tactics. As we get ready to see our narrator on trial next week, let's learn about the man who would put him there.

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This episode, as the title suggests, we cover the abrupt rise and fall of Clovis, last son of King Chilperic. What happens when a young, arrogant prince runs afoul of his powerful stepmother? Unfortunately, nothing good.

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This week we take a look at the harder but human side of history with natural disaster disease and personal loss hitting the Merovingian kingdoms. Were these punishments sent by god? How do the figures we've been discussing react?

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This episode we talk a little about taxes, as unpopular then as they are now, and a lot about what makes an effective ruler. Were Chilperic and the rulers like him throughout history unfairly slandered by a hostile nobility?