The Dark Ages Podcast

By: Herbert F. Bushman
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  • The history of Europe from 376 and beyond the Fall of Rome. Barbarian invasions, kings, queens, and saints, myths and legends. It’s the history they skipped.
    Copyright 2021 All rights reserved.
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  • Five Kings and Some Romans

    Five Kings and Some Romans
    Jul 23 2024

    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.

    Webpage for this Episode https://darkagespod.com/2024/07/21/50-five-kings-and-some-romans/

    This episode sponsored in part by manscaped.com, enter discount code DARKAGES at checkout for 20% off and free shipping!

    Buy me a coffee with ko-fi.com/darkagespod

    Title Music: "The Britons" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    Sound effects from freesound.com

    And https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/
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    27 mins
  • Conquest and Crisis

    Conquest and Crisis
    Jul 4 2024

    Conquest and Crisis: Visigoth Hispania, Pt. 1

    456 to 513 CE

    After beating up on the Suevi it was the Visigoths’ turn to be beaten up by the Franks. After years of expansion, the Visigoths are forced to realign themselves south, under a new, unlucky king.

    Webpage for this Episode https://darkagespod.com/2024/07/02/conquest-and-crisis-visigoth-hispania-pt-1/

    This episode sponsored in part by manscaped.com, enter discount code DARKAGES at checkout for 20% off and free shipping!

    Buy me a coffee with ko-fi.com/darkagespod

    Title Music: "The Britons" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    Sound effects from freesound.com

    And https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/
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    30 mins
  • The Kingdom of the Suevi

    The Kingdom of the Suevi
    Jun 18 2024

    The Kingdom of the Suevi

    C.418 to 470

    The Suevi have been the unloved stepchildren of the Dark Ages Podcast for far too long, and finally get their own episode! They’re going to have to be happy with it because I don’t see anything else coming their way. We’ll trace their origins in the forests of Germania, their establishment of a kingdom in northwestern Hispania, and the fortunes of their three most successful kings, before it all turns to mush in the end.

    Webpage for this Episode https://darkagespod.com/2024/06/17/48-the-kingdom-of-the-suevi/

    This episode sponsored in part by manscaped.com, enter discount code DARKAGES at checkout for 20% off and free shipping!

    Buy me a coffee with ko-fi.com/darkagespod

    Title Music: "The Britons" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    Sound effects from freesound.com

    And https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/
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    31 mins
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Enjoyable and informative

I enjoy this podcast. It’s great to hear about these times and the transition away from the long standing Roman Empire into the Europe of lore. Only difficulty are the names, but hey, that’s just because they are unfamiliar to the ear. Thanks for making this show.

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Easy to listen too

Intresting and detailed, nice narration…the only thing I would recommend is changing the cover image as it looks like it is designed for children ;)

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Incredible depth and a great narrator

Love the level of detail and scholarship that goes into this podcast, and how well written every episode is. Wonderful narration!

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Great stuff

Perfect listen while doing housework. Love the dry humor
My history knowledge needed this.
thanks

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