523. Charlemagne: Return of the Kings (Part 1)

2810.679 - 2835.074 Tom Holland

The whole while, Pepin has continued Charles Martel's devotion to military discipline. He's recruited more heavy cavalry. He's dragooned his infantry so that they're an absolute peak of discipline and fitness and expertise. He continues to sponsor missionary work on the eastern flank of his empire among the pagan Germans. And all of which means that when he dies, he leaves to his two eldest sons