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 20 – A Blank Canvas
The perception of the Ottonians throughout history has changed regularly, reflecting contemporary biases more than historical reality
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…
Episode 7 – A New Caesar
With Otto’s coronation as emperor the Holy Roam Empire that had almost disappeared under the last Carolingian rises again
Episode 6: The Battle on the Lechfeld
The world is not enough for the Hungarians who take the war into the East Francian kingdom, until that fateful day in the Lechfeld
Episode 5 – The Father, the Son and the Uncle
The lovely Adelheid gets pulses racing across Europe. Not just Otto I, but his son Liudolf and his brother Henry give it a try
episode 4 – A Foe Wherever You Go
As Otto the Great consoldiates his reign, enemeies pop up on every corner – Bohemians, Poles, French, Danes, you name it…
Episode 3 – A Series of Fortunate Events
Otto the Great, or not yet great, is getting rescued from the utmost peril by a man with a profound dislike for women and apples
Episode 2 – A Dog’s breakfast
Otto I’s reign is off to a very rocky start. He alienated his mother and his half brother – and condemns his most powerful vassal to carry dogs…