by alfogarc | Mar 28, 2026 | Post
Did you know that today we remember a Frankish king who went head-to-head with one of the most famous rulers of the Visigothic Kingdom? Saint Guntram was a 6th-century Merovingian King of Burgundy. Though he is remembered today for his eventual piety, care for the...
by alfogarc | Mar 8, 2026 | Post
When we look back at the Iberian Peninsula in the 6th–7th centuries, we often see a world defined by warlords. But at the heart of these cultural shifts, women were wielding incredible power. History books often try to leave them out, but the facts speak for...
by alfogarc | Jan 16, 2026 | Post
In 589, with the celebration of the Third Council of Toledo, the conversion of the Visigothic King Reccared to Catholicism was made public. But what motivated the King to convert? Historians have long asked themselves this question, and their conclusions can be...
by alfogarc | Dec 24, 2025 | Post
One of the biggest risks when using generative AI is overreliance, assuming that everything it says is unquestionably true. Take the example shown in the image. King Reccared did not sign the Third Council of Toledo as “Reccared.” This is a niche historical detail,...
by alfogarc | Dec 5, 2025 | Post
At the Third Council of Toledo, King Reccared was hailed as the unifier of the Goths and Suevi. However, Saint Leander of Seville used his homily to subtly remind the monarch that true conversion comes only from Christ. This AI-generated video animates the famous...
by alfogarc | Nov 8, 2025 | Post
With the advent of artificial intelligence historians have implemented machine learning tools that enable them to advance more quickly in historical research. As Moira Donovan pointed out in a 2023 publication, the use of these tools allows for the processing of a...
