Episode 97 – Rebellion
The pagan Slavic peoples living east of the Elbe wake up one morning to find their oppressors fatally weakened.
Episode 20 – A Blank Canvas
The perception of the Ottonians throughout history has changed regularly, reflecting contemporary biases more than historical reality
Episode 12 – The Regency of Theophanu and Adelheid
The Byzantine princess Theophanu suddenly finds herself in charge of the empire, an empire under threat from Slavs and Western Franks
Episode 11 – Woe to the Land that is Governed by a child…
The 4-year old Otto III is being crowned in Aachen when messengers appear announcing his father the emperor Otto II had just died
Episode 10 – The Misfortunes one can endure…
The unfortunate Otto II embarks on its most audacious adventure yet – The conquest of Southern Italy
Episode 9 – A Matter of Habit
When Otto the Great was the luckiest of emperors, his son Otto II was one of the unluckiest. Things go wrong right from the beginning
Episode 8 – An Imperial Bride
The last years of Otto’s reign are dominated by his aim to be recognised by the Byzantine emperor, who finally gives his niece Theophanu…