A history podcast that aims to cover the birth of the European state system by examining the Early Modern Period of European history. Along the way, the podcast will delve into the geography, economy, politics, ideas, and culture of the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period to give the listener a view into the lives of the people who lived the events. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 3 days 14 hours 30 minutes
episode 26: Episode 26: Andrew Brings The Pain
Today we enjoy a script Andrew wrote for me. Andrew is bringing the smackdown on the Phantom Time Hypothesis; semicolons also appear in this episode.
episode 25: Episode 25: Guideschi Denoumont
As I sit rocking my child to sleep, we take time out to say goodbye to the Guideschi. We ask questions, like, why did they fall, what happened to them, and, remember Alice?
episode 23: Episode 23: Second Anniversary Food Special
Today we take a pause from the narrative to celebrate two years of W2W by once again address a topic that is tangential to the show’s main focus: Food.
episode 22: Episode 22: Guy. Ascendant?
Guy has it all. Power, popularity, family. But no cool regnal name. Alas, some dreams go ever unfulfilled.
episode 21: Episode 21.5: Western Frankish Minisode
In this week's episode I struggle to see how much French history I can cram into twenty minutes. The answer is about a hundred years as it happens. Rejected ideas for today's episode included naming all the French kings with only one breath, ...
episode 21: Episode 21: Guidous Rex Francorum
Guy III of Spoleto goes on a road trip with his cuz Bishop Gelio and starts crowning himself king of various things. It may seem crazy, but I think you're just jelly, yo.
episode 20: Episode 20: Charles the Who?
Today we take an in depth look at the final dissolution of the Carolingian Empire. This look is complicated by a variety of factors, not the least of which is the inability of early medieval monks to tell the time.
Episode 18 3/4: WARRIOR BISHOPS!
A collaborative episode between Ben and Steve Guerra of the History of the Papacy Podcast, in which the institution of midieval warrior bishops is explored.