The podcast that does what it says on the tin: a narrative history of the German people that starts in the year 919 AD and hopes to get all the way to 1991. Episodes are 25-35 min long and drop on Thursday mornings. As Gregory of Tours (539-594) said: "A great many things keep happening, some good, some bad" . The show is now entering its 8th season. So far we have covered: The Ottonian Emperors (Ep. 1- 21) - Henry the Fowler (Ep. 1) - Otto I (Ep. 2-8) - Otto II (Ep.9-11) - Otto II (Ep. 11-14) - Henry II (ep. 15-17) - Germany in the Year 1000 (ep. 18-21) The Salian Emperors and the Investiture Controversy (Ep. 22-42) - Konrad II (Ep. 22- 25) - Henry III (Ep. 26-29) - Henry IV & Canossa (Ep. 30-39) - Henry V and the Concordat of Worms (Ep. 40-42) Barbarossa and the early Hohenstaufen (Ep. 43-69) - Lothar III (Ep. 43-46) - Konrad III (Ep. 47-49) - Frederick Barbarossa (Ep. 50-69) Frederick II and the later Hohenstaufen (Ep. 70-94) -Henry VI (Ep. 70-72) - Philipp of Swabia (Ep. 73-74) - Otto IV (Ep. 74-75) - Frederick II (Ep. 75-90) - Epilogue (ep. 91-94) Eastern Expansion (Ep. 95-108) The Hanseatic League (Ep. 109-127) The Teutonic Knights (Ep...
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episode 141: Rudolf von Habsburg Semper Augustus - Allezeit Mehrer des Reiches
Martin Rady in his highly amusing and exceptionally well written book on the Habsburg said: “The remainder of Rudolf’s reign up to his death in 1291 was a failure. He did not manage to have himself crowned emperor by the pope and had to make do with the title of king…it was a false dawn, both for the Holy Roman empire and for the Habsburgs”
I most humbly disagree. The 13 years following the battle of Durnkrut are some of the most transformative for the Empire and the fledgling concept of German and Germany. This episode will try to make the case for Rudolf I, founder of the house of Habsburg and one of the most impactful medieval rulers of the empire.
The music for the show is Flute Sonata in E-flat major, H.545 by Carl Phillip Emmanuel Bach (or some claim it as BWV 1031 Johann Sebastian Bach) performed and arranged by Michel Rondeau under Common Creative Licence 3.0.
As always:
Homepage with maps, photos, transcripts and blog: www.historyofthegermans.com
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To make it easier for you to share the podcast, I have created separate playlists for some of the seasons that are set up as individual podcasts. they have the exact same episodes as in the History of the Germans, but they may be a helpful device for those who want to concentrate on only one season.
So far I have:
The Ottonians:
The Hanseatic League
The Teutonic Knights
The Holy Roman Empire 1250-1356