Patreon & Other Announcements

05/09/22 • 18 min

In this minisode, Ben and Eliza attempt to pitch their Patreon despite their enduring temptation to go on tangents.

Meanwhile, the main podcast will be back on 18 May 2022 with a fascinating conversation with resident Carolingian expert Dr Rutger Kramer. From then on, we will be releasing regular episodes on a fortnightly basis starting with Hugh Capet on 1 June 2022.

Go to patreon.com/battleroyalepodcast to support us, get that sweet bonus content and help us decide the first movie we’re going to see.

Shoutouts from this episode:

· Andrew Schneider, composer and pianist - watch his Polish-language Ave Maria

· Roberto Toro - go listen to the History of Saqartvelo Georgia podcast

· Tudoriferous – Lucy and Michelle discuss and rate the big names of the Tudor world

· Ranking ’76 – Matt and Eric rank the most infamous figures of the American West

· Grimm Reading – join Matt and Adam around the fire to discuss tales from the Brothers Grimm

In this minisode, Ben and Eliza attempt to pitch their Patreon despite their enduring temptation to go on tangents.

Go to patreon.com/battleroyalepodcast to support us, get that sweet bonus content and help us decide the first movie we’re going to see.

Shoutouts from this episode:

· Andrew Schneider, composer and pianist - watch his Polish-language Ave Maria

· Roberto Toro - go listen to the History of Saqartvelo Georgia podcast

· Tudoriferous – Lucy and Michelle discuss and rate the big names of the Tudor world

· Ranking ’76 – Matt and Eric rank the most infamous figures of the American West

· Grimm Reading – join Matt and Adam around the fire to discuss tales from the Brothers Grimm

Previous Episode

29 - Louis V + Ranking Roundup!

It's a series finale (of sorts) as we encounter the last king to be a direct descendant of Charlemagne. His reign is full of intrigue and scandal, from a marriage alliance that backfires horribly to Louis pissing off the WRONG archbishop. Will these kings ever learn?

We will be on a brief hiatus for the next month (May 2022), but after our Ranking Roundup this episode we are keen to hear what you think of our scores so far! Who was robbed? Who benefited from blatant favouritism? We can't wait to hear your hot takes!!!

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Ben and Eliza each give a score out of 10 for the first 4 categories. The 5th is determined by maths! The result is a total score out of 100.

Enchanté: The shallow, first-impressions round: How fabulous and iconic an image have they passed down to us?
En Garde: (A.K.A. “Selfish Wins”) How well did they gain and increase their personal power, either through scheming, statesmanship or good old fashion battles?
Voulez-Vous: (A.K.A. “Selfless Wins”) How much would we want to live under their regime? How well did they better the world around them through law reforms and cultural projects?
Ouh-Là-Là: How pearl-clutchingly scandalous were the events of their life, both in their time and down through the ages? How mad, bad and dangerous were they to know?
La Vie en Throne: How many years did they reign, and how many of their children survived them?

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Next Episode

Carolingian Retrospective with Dr Rutger Kramer

We are delighted to be joined by historian Dr Rutger Kramer on today's special episode recapping and re-examining all the Carolingians we have ranked on the podcast, from Charles Martel to Louis V.
In this episode, among plenty of other topics, we talk about what the Battle of Tours really meant to the Franks, why Charlemagne is such an anomaly in this period, and why Louis the Pious might have been robbed!
Rutger's "Rethinking Authority in the Carolingian Empire: Ideas and Expectations During the Reign of Louis the Pious (813-828)" is available as an open-access read, for those who want to learn more.
Other recommendations:
Vita Caroli (Life of Charlemagne) by Einhard (full translation)
Gesta Normannorum (History of the Dukes of Normandy) by Dudo of St-Quentin (full translation)
The Penitential State: Authority and Atonement in the Age of Louis the Pious by Mayke de Jong
List of books by Thea Beckman (Dutch historical fiction author)
The Royal Diaries series by Kathryn Lasky (fiction)
The Dark Queens: A gripping tale of power, ambition and murderous rivalry in early medieval France by Shelley Puhak (non-fiction narrative history about Fredegund and Brunhild, available in the US and UK)

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Enchanté: The shallow, first-impressions round: How fabulous and iconic an image have they passed down to us?
En Garde: (A.K.A. “Selfish Wins”) How well did they gain and increase their personal power, either through scheming, statesmanship or good old fashion battles?
Voulez-Vous: (A.K.A. “Selfless Wins”) How much would we want to live under their regime? How well did they better the world around them through law reforms and cultural projects?
Ouh-Là-Là: How pearl-clutchingly scandalous were the events of their life, both in their time and down through the ages? How mad, bad and dangerous were they to know?
La Vie en Throne: How many years did they reign, and how many of their children survived them?

For more details on the scores, how they are calculated and how our kings are ranking, visit our website.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices