History of the Germans Podcast
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A History of the Germans from the Middle Ages to Reunification in weekly 25-35 min #podcast episodes. Famed for its "moderate but not severe biases of the typical contemporary liberal variety"
The Emperor Charles V had it all. His army had taken the French King prisoner. He could now demand terms and then focus on Luther's demands and the Ottoman threat. But 2 years later, a marauding army of Landsknechte, his army, was sacking Rome How could he fumble the ball so badly?
The first politician to fully exploit the opprtunities presented by the printing press was the emperor Maximilian I whose massive program of publications drew in artists like Albrecht Dürer, Hans Burgkmair and Albrecht Altdorfer and laid the foundation for the "Erbcharisma" der Habsburger.
Did the Habsburgs gain Spain in the horizontal? Was Joanna of Spain really mad or just mad at/about her husband? Was Philipp just handsome or playing chess with Louis XII to unify Europe? Questions, questions…. All of them answeredd in today's episode of the History of the Germans Podcast...
Europe's political landscape is shifting - it is all about the balance of power now, and this balance is firmly out of whack. Maximilian has a Grand Plan that could have nipped centuries of death and destruction in the bud. But…
The Reichstag, the assembly of the electors, princes and cities of the Holy Roman Empire was weirder but more effective than usually believed.. Find out more in the latest episode of the History of the Germans Podcast available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen to podcasts.
After 13 years of fighting in the Low Countries, Maximilian, now king of the Roman, returns home to a rammed full inbox. His cousin, the dissolute count Sigismund of Tyrol who is selling out the family fortune. The king of Hungary is still occupying Vienna – and a new heiress come on the market
“Let others wage war; you, happy Austria, marry”, that is what we are told. The reality was very different – invasion, rebellion, execution… New episode out today
Turkeys may not vote for Christmas but pigs have an ambivalent relationship with the whole month of December since the 9th century…. From the Salzburg manuscript c. 818 AD
Three for th price of One! The most excellent History of Venice Podcast has just published #1 of a 3-part series about the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in Italy. And the best thing about it....it features another one of my favourite podcasters, Mike Corradi from A History of Italy and yours truly...
The small city of Neuss held out against the warmachine of Charles the Bold, the Grand Duke fo the West, for 10 long and arduous months, a feat that stirred the Holy Roman Empire out of its apathy....
If you were a knight in the 14th century and you found yourself at a loose end, you went to Prussia and joined the Lithuanian crusades....
Episode 211 out now - see the House of Habsburg hitting rock bottom
Episode 210 out today Our journey today will take us back to Prague and its complex religious politics, to Vienna where the people fall for the promises of a populist and to Hungary where one of the greatest generals of the age squares up against the conqueror of Constantinople.
Great news - Mojo is back in the Dojo - new episode of the History of the Germans is in production. Normal service resumes on Thursday.
The first Habsburg Emperor - who was a bit of a persitent disappointment - or wasn't he?
On July 9th, 1386 in a field near the Sempach the armies of archduke Leopold of Austria line up against the forces of the city of Lucerne and the men of Uri, Schwyz and Nidwalden….and the rest is some very interesting history - even without Tell & Winkelried
Ever wondered where the title of archduke comes from? Meet Rudolf the Founder who forged the Habsburgs into the premier league of imperial princes - complete with letters from Julius Caesar and Nero and a walk-on by Hercules’ son Nordic. Hear all about it here: open.spotify.com/episode/0cNH...
I always had my suspicions about the Medici, and that was before I realised they liked stepping on dolphins.
We are between seasons, so a great opportunity to showcase podcasts I like and listen to, like Paul Bavill’s History rage. Check out this episode where Roger Moorhouse let rip about Stauffenberg, or more precisely the way we remember the July 20th assassination attempt. www.historyrage.com
They say you should never meet your heroes in the flesh. However, I can recommend meeting them in bronze…
That is some full armour! Armour was the most expensive things. 15th century nobleman possessed. The makers were treated like rockstars. The dominant centres for the making of armour were Augsburg, Nürnberg, Innsbruck and Milan. These were the Silicon Valleys and Shenzhens of its time.
When in Strasbourg - do not miss the Musée de l’Œuvre Notre-Dame. That is where they keep the originals of the sculptures of the facade. Amazing!
It is so hot in Pisa, even the sculptures try to take their clothes off…
The death of emperor Henry VII - never heard of him? You should have. Lots of drama… full episodes here: historyofthegermans.com/heinrich-vii...
