Episode 101 – Gottschalk & Adalbert
Two men dominate Northern Germany in the 11th century, Gottschalk, leader of the pagan Abodrites, and Adalbert, the ruthlessly ambitious archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen.
Episode 100 – The Saxon War (Take II)
The conflict between Saxons and the empire is now hitting the hot stage, resulting in a rebellion that precedes Henry IV in Canossa.
Episode 99 – Follow the Money
Saxons push back against church and emperor because they are hitting them where it hurts most – the economy, stupid…
Episode 98 – The Rift
The new emperor Henry II drives a 180 degree turn in imperial policy versus Poland and versus the Slavic tribes in the Marches….
Episode 97 – Rebellion
The pagan Slavic peoples living east of the Elbe wake up one morning to find their oppressors fatally weakened.
Episode 96 – Meet the Neighbours
To get our bearings we undertake a tour de force of the history of Bohemia, Poland and Denmark before 973.
Episode 95 – Callous Kings and Murderous Margraves
There is no such thing as German history in a straight line. In this season we look at the North of the country that went on its own path
Episode 93 – Frederick II’s Afterlife
The Emperor Frederick II refuses to die. A revenant for 50 years, by1920 he is forgotten until Ernst Kantorowics produces his biography
Episode 92 – Papal Epilogue
45 years after the triumph over the Hohenstaufen, the papacy gets slapped in the face and their Babylonian Captivity begins
Episode 91 – Hohenstaufen Epilogue
Frederick II died in 1250 leaving behind four capable heirs. But over the next 18 years all of them died in the struggle with the pope