Warlords of the West: Barbarian Heirs of Rome (TRIH ep 520)
561 · Resource
Part one of the Merovingian trilogy: after Clovis's heirs carve up Francia, Clothar I's death in 561 splits the kingdom between four feuding sons. The ruthless Chilperic seizes Paris, and a beautiful slave girl named Fredegund rises from obscurity to become his mistress and queen — the making of the dark heart of Merovingian Gaul.
On these timelines: The Rest Is History (podcast), Resources: Combined
Around 561
- Reign of Justinian I (527)
- Fall of Western Roman Empire (476)
- Muhammad (570)
- Hijra (622)
- Tang dynasty (618)
- Arab conquest of the Maghreb (647)
- Muhammad's first revelation (610)
- Death of Muhammad (632)
- Battle of Yarmouk (636)
- Hagia Sophia (532)