Episode 222 –Italian Wars and Spanish Marriages
When king Charles VIII of France marched into Italy in 1494, the medieval political world collapsed and is repalced with something new…
Episode 221 –Taking Back Control
Maximilian returned to the Empire in 1489 to find thingsin a mess. Cousin Sigismund was wasting the family fortune, the enemy still held Vienna and teh imperial princes were unhelpful in the extreme
Episode 25 – Speyer Cathedral
The greatest of the Salian legacies are the great cathedrals, and above all, Speyer, the brainchild of Konrad II
Where To Go in Germany ? (Part 2)
In this bonus podcast I give you my subjective list of 2 destinations for each Bundesland I believe is worth visiting – enjoy!
SOLD OUT! History of the Germans Tour
The History of the Germans Tour is on!
I hope you come along…
Where To Go in Germany? (Part 1)
In this bonus podcast I give you my subjective list of 2 destinations for each Bundesland I believe is worth visiting – enjoy!
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.