Tag: Frank

• 010 – Getting tired of living with the Lombards

  712 – 744 Liutprand, one of the top 3 Lombard kings and his successors, Ratchis and Aistulf with the pope becoming more of a player and the Franks looming as ever

  A History of Italy

  February 28, 2018

  Aistulf, Ansprand, Benevento, Bologna, Byzantium, Comacchio, Constantinople, Frank, History, Iconoclast, Ildeprand, Italy, Liutprand, Lombards, Martel, Perugia, Pipin, Podcast, Rachis, Ratchis, Ravenna, Rome, Spoleto, Tassia, Tours

• 007 – Living with the Lombards

  575-589 The Lombards start to settle down and get to know the neighbourhood and the troublesome neighbours as they go through an interregnum of the Dukes before they get back to electing a king and bashing the Byzantines

  A History of Italy

  February 7, 2018

  Adaloald, Agilulf, Arian, Autari, Bavaria, Benevento, Byzantium, Catholic, Comacina, Como, Exarch, Exarchate, Frank, History, Italian, Italy, Lombard, Milan, Modena, Monza, Pavia, Podcast, Pope, Reggio, Rome, Spoleto, Theodelinda, Turin