Episode 193– The Trades and Tribulations of the Free Imperial Cities
In 1911 an archivist found the almost complete accounts of the largest late medieval trading company in germany, giving us insights into the world of Free Imperial Cities
Episode 192 – Duchy of Württemberg, or Turning Wine into Winning
The region around Stuttgart has become one of Europe’s richest and most active technological hub. How did that trace back to the 15th century?
Episode 191 – The Margraviate of Baden
The story of how the small state of Baden became a dominant force in the South West of germany is one of friendship and loyalty to the death, piratical princesses, alchemy, someone called the Türkenlouis, a sun-shaped city and some skilled diplomacy.
Episode 189 – The Count Palatine on the Rhine
A journey upriver from Mainz to Heidelberg in 1454 – with a brief history of the Counts Palatinate on the Rhine