Episode 202 – Arms and Armour
Germany emerged as Europe’s premier arms and armor center in the 15th and 16th centuries through skilled craftsmanship, economic strategy, and technological innovation.
Episode 201 – Mapping the world
In 1507 two Germans invented America, or at least the name. The question is how and why? Come along to find out.
Episode 200 – Divide and Lose
In 1485 two brothers split the electorate of Saxony in two, creating the distinctly different Länder of Thuringia and Saxony in the process. All that after 20 years of successful joint rule and at the risk of materially reducing their family’s power. Why did they do it?
Episode 199 – How Holland Was Lost to the Holy Roman Empire (Part 2)
The second part of our series on the exiit of the Netherlands from the Holy Roman Empire, this time with a focus on demographics, economics and climate.
Episode 127 – Art and Culture of the Hanse
Art and culture of the Hanse is defined by the splendour of its town halls and the soaring spires of its parish churches, but there is more…
Episode 126 – A Brief History of Bremen
It’s the Hanseatic city of Bremen that’s full of drama! Different from the rest with its gutsy antics – sheltering pirates and irritating fellow Hansards. Bremen’s relationship with the Hanseatic League was as stormy as an Atlantic squall: expelled multiple times, it kept stubbornly rowing back, playing a growing role as other Hansards declined. Full of rebellions and political flip-flops, it’s a cocktail of historical lunacy. Here’s to Bremen!
Episode 125 – The Rise of Hamburg
Wars with Denmark and England dominate the 15th century. Built into these conflicts are internal tensions between the Hanse Cities
Episode 124– Decline & Fall (Part 2)
The fall of Lübeck from queen of the Baltic in 3 Acts, most of which committed by Jürgen Wullenwever, the populist Burgomaster
Episode 123– Decline & Fall (Part 1)
Wars with Denmark and England dominate the 15th century. Built into these conflicts are internal tensions between the Hanse Cities
Episode 122– Calamitous Victories
Wars with Denmark and England dominate the 15th century. Built into these conflicts are internal tensions between the Hanse Cities