Claire and Dr. Matthew Gabriele go on a holy crusade to figure out what’s up with Charlemagne the Actually-Not-That-Great.

Guest

Our guest Dr. Matthew Gabriele is a professor of medieval studies at Virginia Tech. His new book with David M. Perry, Oathbreakers: The War of Brothers That Shattered an Empire and Made Medieval Europe is available here. Follow him on Bluesky profgabriele or visit his website here.

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Intimate partner violence, violence, racism

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