Episode 20 – A Blank Canvas
The perception of the Ottonians throughout history has changed regularly, reflecting contemporary biases more than historical reality
Episode 19 – Henry II, the House of God
How Emperor Henry II reshaped his kingdom using the Imperial Church System and founds the bishopric of Bamberg
Episode 18 – Henry II goes Forth!
Henry II, his struggles to hold on to power, conflict with Boleslaw the Brave of Poland, and his rule in Italy,
Episode 17 – The (not yet holy) emperor Henry II
Henry, Duke of Bavaria’s journey to kingship amid political intrigues, succession disputes, and power struggles
Episode 16 – Germany in the year 1000 (Part 2)
The economy, infrastructure, social states, and political structure of Germany in the year 1000.
Episode 15 – Germany in the year 1000 (Part 1)
Germany in the year 1000 seems an alien place to us today. serfs and lords but also a period of incredible economic expansion.
Episode 14 – Otto III The End of a Dream
The emperor Otto III goes to Poland to visit the shrine of his friend St. Adalbert and to make friends with Boleslaw the Brave…
Episode 13: Otto III – The Wonder of the World
Otto III usually seen as a kind and esoteric youth also had a bloody side. He took Rome twice, killing its tyrant Crescentius
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