Quest for Power

Jan 28 2025 42 ep. 62 mins 31
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Our quest in Season 6 Legends of the Lost Kingdoms is to rate & review Monarchs, Heroes, and Villains of the Celtic-Anglo Isles (British Isles) & Scandinavia from the time of legend to 1066. Experience an epic, ever-changing world through the eyes of historical characters that lived and died through the drama that is about to unfold. Hear how they fought, loved, prayed, and betrayed each other in the pursuit of wealth, glory, and power while the ghosts of past decisions haunted their present realities.

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Irish Kingdoms: Úgaine Mór

Jan 28 2025 26 mins  
How many children is too many? We dive into the legendary reign of a man who fathered an astonishing number of offspring, redefining what it means to leave a legacy. Hear a saga of love, betrayal, and a mystical dagger that sealed the fate of kings.Season 6: Legends of the Lost Kingdoms Story-Arc: Irish Kingdoms - PrologueProtagonists: King Ugaine Mor, Queen Kessair----LinksWebsite

Irish Kingdoms: Queen Macha Mong Ruad

Jan 14 2025 50 mins  
In our season six premier we get a trailer for what’s to come this season regarding the story of the lost kingdoms. We also start of our adventure through the beginnings of Ancient Ireland and explore the life of an Irish Queen who bent reality to her will. Season 6: Legends of the Lost Kingdoms Story-Arc: Irish Kingdoms - PrologueProtagonists: Queen Macha Mong Ruad, Prince Ugain

Second Kingdom of the Burgundians: Sigismund & Godomar II

Dec 10 2024 58 mins  
In the season finale for the Kingdoms of Burgundy, two brothers vie for the throne of Burgundy. One is the heir, the other, a traitorous bastard. But who really threw the Kingdom down a well?Protagonists: Sigismund, Godomar II----LinksWebsite: https://thequestforpower.com/Twitter(X): https://x.com/Quest4PowerPodEmail: [email protected]#france #burgundy #gameofthrones #

Second Kingdom of the Burgundians: Gundobad & Caretene

Nov 26 2024 57 mins  
The price of Godegisel’s betrayal has been paid in full resulting in the massacre of his followers and the horrific execution of his wife. Now Gundobad must work to rebuild the Burgundian kingdom to reclaim the power he once had.Protagonists: Gundobad, Caretene, Sigismund----LinksWebsite: https://thequestforpower.com/Twitter(X): https://x.com/Quest4PowerPodEmail: questforpowerpod

Second Kingdom of the Burgundians: Godegisel & Teudelinda

Nov 12 2024 57 mins  
In the ashes of the Western Roman Empire, three kingdoms arise to fill it's place. Hear how the Burgundian Monarchs navigate the new treacherous world that they find themselves in. Protagonists: Gundobad, Caretene, Sigismund, Godegisel, Teudelinda----LinksWebsite: https://thequestforpower.com/Twitter(X): https://x.com/Quest4PowerPodEmail: [email protected]#france

Second Kingdom of the Burgundians: Gundioc & Chilperic

Oct 29 2024 56 mins  
The Burgundian kingdom has been completely annihilated after they tried to double cross Rome. All that remains of the power structure is the princes Gundioc & Chilperic. Hear how they respond to the near extinction of their people.Mrs. His Name: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1166&context=westernarchivesProtagonists: Gundioc, Chilperic, Gundobad,

First Kingdom of the Burgundians: Gebicca, Gundomar, Giselher & Gunther

Oct 15 2024 48 mins  
Quest for Power is Back! New music, new narrative structure, new host; same backstabbing bloody nonsense. In this premiere episode of Season 5, we are traversing through the very beginning of the First Kingdom of the Burgundians. Hear how myth turns into legend and how legend becomes history. We also get a guest appearance by our first ruler, King Alaric I of the Visigoths. Protago

Merovingian Queen: St. Radegund

Apr 30 2024 76 mins  
Saint Radegund of House Merovingian, the Holy Queen, Princess of Thuringia, Ascetic, Escape Artist, Relic Hunter, Deaconess of Holy Cross.We might have missed a few things when discussing Radegund in King Chlothar I episode. Now we are here to correct it. Hear how a captured princess will go on to outwit, outplay, and outlast the mighty king himself. ---- LinksOne-time Donation htt

Rise of the Merovingians Finale: Chlothar I

Nov 28 2023 108 mins  
Chlothar of House Merovingian, the First of his Name, Kinslayer, King of Incest, King of Soissons, King of Orleans, King of the Eastern Franks, King of Paris, King of the Burgundians, King of all the Franks.Welcome to the epic finale of the battle royale for dominance over the Frankish Empire! Being the youngest son of Clovis, Chlothar had an uphill battle against his brothers. Wit

Rise of the Merovingians: Childebert I

Nov 07 2023 54 mins  
Childebert, the First of his Name, Kinslayer, Relic Hunter, King of Paris, King of Orléans, Co-King of BurgundyIf you have been paying attention to the past few episodes, this is not a happy story. Hear how Childebert ruthlessly orchestrates the murder of two children for land and power. You decide whether or not he had a hand in the death of another close family member. --- Links