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Hosted by Mason Hughes · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 17 episodes
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The Sixth Age: A Medieval History Podcast Forget everything you think you know about the "Dark Ages." The Sixth Age is a deep dive into Medieval History that strips away modern myths to reveal the world as it was actually lived. Why did people in the Middle Ages <spa
Mason Hughes hosts The Sixth Age: A Medieval History Podcast, a history show with 17 episodes published.
In this episode, I cover three of the earliest recorded Christian monks and the origins of Christian monasticism. Leave comments or questions at https://www.6thagepod.com/contact Follow the podcast on Tiktok at @6thagepo
In this episode, I cover the waning years of Geiseric's reign, and the reigns of his successors, setting the stage for the ultimate confrontation between the Eastern Romans and the Vandals. As always, you can review my s
Ever wondered where the term "vandalism" came from? Listen to this podcast to find out. I cover the Vandal tribes, from their first appearance in written records through the Vandal Sack of Rome in 455 AD. If you like thi
In this episode, we do a deep dive on early Medieval heroic traditions - including Germanic and Celtic legends. Also, there's a brief summary of Beowulf and a little bit of historical and literary analysis you can dive i
This episode traces the end of Roman rule in Britain, the withdrawal of imperial protection around 410 AD, and the rise of Germanic settlers (Angles, Saxons, Jutes) who mixed warfare, settlement, and legend with the Roma
This episode traces the end of Roman rule in Britain, the withdrawal of imperial protection around 410 AD, and the rise of Germanic settlers (Angles, Saxons, Jutes) who mixed warfare, settlement, and legend with the Roma
This week we're covering the origins of Medieval European Serfdom, through the eyes of an Italian couple. As always, you can leave comments, view bibliographies, and support the show on the podcast website.
This week we're covering the origins of Medieval European Serfdom, through the eyes of an Italian couple. As always, you can leave comments, view bibliographies, and support the show on the podcast website.
In this episode we trace the Jin Empire’s collapse in the 4th–5th centuries: pressure from nomadic invasions and disastrous internal politics and taxation under the Sima family. Read the podcast substack at https://6thag
In the 4th–5th centuries AD the Gupta Empire’s golden age—shaped by rulers like Samudragupta and Chandragupta II, thriving trade with Rome, and rich religious and urban life—was shattered by repeated invasions by the Hun
This episode explores the legendary and historical origins of the Merovingian dynasty, from the myth of Merovich’s sea-monster conception to Clovis’s military conquests and conversion to Christianity. It examines Frankis
This episode traces early Christianity’s theological diversity and the struggle to define orthodoxy from grassroots movements to imperial councils. It explains how emperors like Constantine and Theodosius used councils (
How do you turn a pagan goddess into a Christian saint? That's what we're asking in this week's episode on Saint Brigid, the boundary-breaking Irish woman who was venerated across Medieval Europe. We'll be talking about
This week we're diving into the life of Theodoric the Great, the Ostrogothic King who conquered Italy and ruled Barbarian and Roman alike. We'll be focusing on the way Theodoric blended Roman and Gothic culture to rule e
Join us this week as we do a deep dive on the first Christian pilgrim, Saint Helena of Constantinople. Her story provides us an insight into women's role in the spread of Christianity throughout the Roman world, and she
Learn about the quintessential Medieval saint and theologian, Augustine of Hippo. Please ignore the dog eating his lunch in the background. The podcast website is now up! Visit 6thagepod.com today.
It's time for a whirlwind tour of the Barbarian peoples settling along the Roman Empire's fringes. These guys will undermine the Empire from the inside, and ultimately lay the foundations for the Medieval Kingdoms we kno
Rome fell in 476 AD. Or did it? This episode dives into the transition from the Roman world to the Medieval one, and tackles some of the biggest misconceptions we have about the Fall of the Roman Empire.
The story of a Jewish Builder, sharing his visions of the end of the world.
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The Sixth Age: A Medieval History Podcast is hosted by Mason Hughes. The show is categorised under history (religion) and has published 17 episodes.
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