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This week we take an in depth look at Gregory of Tours. Who was he? What was his life like? How did he write? We'll answer these questions and more as we seek to understand a man historians have been fascinated by for centuries.

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Murder, greed and lust. These are the ingredients that spark the blood feud between the queens Fredegund and Brunhild. This week we'll meet them properly and learn about the tragic events that led to this conflict that would last generations and cause so many deaths. Before that, though, we'll discuss some difficult topics we've been avoiding.

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The four new kings are here and settling into their seats. But what will they be like? We'll find out this week as we examine the early scandals from the courts of Charibert and Guntram, as well as the continuing conflicts between Sigibert and Chilperic. The realm may be changing, but Merovingians will be Merovingians.

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This week we dive into the first civil war between the sons of Ingund and Aregund, after the death of their father King Chlothar. We will examine the changes that have occurred in the Frankish realm since the conquest of Clovis and determine how these changes helped the sons of Ingund win the war and establish themselves firmly in the old seats of their uncles.

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How is Chlothar rewarded for reuniting his father's kingdom? Peace and prosperity for his last few years? This week we meet the wives and sons of Chlothar and dive into the matrilineal bonds that bind them as they face the looming prospect of all out civil war.

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This episode we take a break from the wars and plots of the Merovingian kings and instead focus on two of the most significant Merovingian queens. How much can Clothild and Radegund teach us about how queens could amass and use power in the period?

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This week we deal with the last years of the sons of Clovis. They've conquered, schemed, murdered and waited impatiently for their chance to unite the realm. Which of them will succeed? Let's find out.

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This episode dives into the difficult and sometimes murderous relationship between the sons of Clovis. Between the constant backstabbing, plots, rebellions and precarious alliances, the kings of the Franks were constantly looking for weakness. They would not yet find it in each other, but there were other kingdoms and helpless princes to pick on for the moment.

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This episode we meet the four new Merovingian kings, the sons of Clovis, Theuderic, Chlodomer, Childebert, and Chlothar. We discuss the succession and how the realm came to be split between them, then look at the two major Frankish conquests of this period, the Thuringians and the Burgundians. Will the sons be better or worse than their father?

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This week we look at the other, nastier side of Clovis. His brutality, his manipulations, lies, and his insatiable lust for power and wealth. Is he really the great, noble king he is so often presented as?