History of the Germans Podcast
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A History of the Germans from the Middle Ages to Reunification in weekly 25-35 min #podcast episodes. Famed for its "moderate but not severe biases of the typical contemporary liberal variety"
https://historyofthegermans.com/
https://historyofthegermans.com/
If you were a knight in the 14th century and you found yourself at a loose end, you went to Prussia and joined the Lithuanian crusades....
November 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
If you were a knight in the 14th century and you found yourself at a loose end, you went to Prussia and joined the Lithuanian crusades....
Today we talk about Matthias Corvinus, the legendary renaissance king of Hungary whose library outshone that of the Medici in Florence and whose standing army was one of the greatest – and most expensive - military forces in 15th century Europe.
#hungary #corvinus #ottoman #empire #habsburg
#hungary #corvinus #ottoman #empire #habsburg
October 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Episode 211 out now - see the House of Habsburg hitting rock bottom
October 23, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Episode 211 out now - see the House of Habsburg hitting rock bottom
Episode 210 out today
Our journey today will take us back to Prague and its complex religious politics, to Vienna where the people fall for the promises of a populist and to Hungary where one of the greatest generals of the age squares up against the conqueror of Constantinople.
Our journey today will take us back to Prague and its complex religious politics, to Vienna where the people fall for the promises of a populist and to Hungary where one of the greatest generals of the age squares up against the conqueror of Constantinople.
October 16, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Episode 210 out today
Our journey today will take us back to Prague and its complex religious politics, to Vienna where the people fall for the promises of a populist and to Hungary where one of the greatest generals of the age squares up against the conqueror of Constantinople.
Our journey today will take us back to Prague and its complex religious politics, to Vienna where the people fall for the promises of a populist and to Hungary where one of the greatest generals of the age squares up against the conqueror of Constantinople.
Great news - Mojo is back in the Dojo - new episode of the History of the Germans is in production. Normal service resumes on Thursday.
October 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Great news - Mojo is back in the Dojo - new episode of the History of the Germans is in production. Normal service resumes on Thursday.
The first Habsburg Emperor - who was a bit of a persitent disappointment - or wasn't he?
October 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The first Habsburg Emperor - who was a bit of a persitent disappointment - or wasn't he?
Let’s play a silly game
October 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Let’s play a silly game
On July 9th, 1386 in a field near the Sempach the armies of archduke Leopold of Austria line up against the forces of the city of Lucerne and the men of Uri, Schwyz and Nidwalden….and the rest is some very interesting history - even without Tell & Winkelried
September 4, 2025 at 5:29 AM
On July 9th, 1386 in a field near the Sempach the armies of archduke Leopold of Austria line up against the forces of the city of Lucerne and the men of Uri, Schwyz and Nidwalden….and the rest is some very interesting history - even without Tell & Winkelried
Ever wondered where the title of archduke comes from? Meet Rudolf the Founder who forged the Habsburgs into the premier league of imperial princes - complete with letters from Julius Caesar and Nero and a walk-on by Hercules’ son Nordic.
Hear all about it here: open.spotify.com/episode/0cNH...
Hear all about it here: open.spotify.com/episode/0cNH...
August 29, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Ever wondered where the title of archduke comes from? Meet Rudolf the Founder who forged the Habsburgs into the premier league of imperial princes - complete with letters from Julius Caesar and Nero and a walk-on by Hercules’ son Nordic.
Hear all about it here: open.spotify.com/episode/0cNH...
Hear all about it here: open.spotify.com/episode/0cNH...
I always had my suspicions about the Medici, and that was before I realised they liked stepping on dolphins.
August 1, 2025 at 7:44 AM
I always had my suspicions about the Medici, and that was before I realised they liked stepping on dolphins.
We are between seasons, so a great opportunity to showcase podcasts I like and listen to, like Paul Bavill’s History rage. Check out this episode where Roger Moorhouse let rip about Stauffenberg, or more precisely the way we remember the July 20th assassination attempt.
www.historyrage.com
www.historyrage.com
July 31, 2025 at 6:54 AM
We are between seasons, so a great opportunity to showcase podcasts I like and listen to, like Paul Bavill’s History rage. Check out this episode where Roger Moorhouse let rip about Stauffenberg, or more precisely the way we remember the July 20th assassination attempt.
www.historyrage.com
www.historyrage.com
They say you should never meet your heroes in the flesh. However, I can recommend meeting them in bronze…
July 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
They say you should never meet your heroes in the flesh. However, I can recommend meeting them in bronze…
That is some full armour!
Armour was the most expensive things. 15th century nobleman possessed. The makers were treated like rockstars.
The dominant centres for the making of armour were Augsburg, Nürnberg, Innsbruck and Milan.
These were the Silicon Valleys and Shenzhens of its time.
Armour was the most expensive things. 15th century nobleman possessed. The makers were treated like rockstars.
The dominant centres for the making of armour were Augsburg, Nürnberg, Innsbruck and Milan.
These were the Silicon Valleys and Shenzhens of its time.
July 25, 2025 at 7:57 AM
That is some full armour!
Armour was the most expensive things. 15th century nobleman possessed. The makers were treated like rockstars.
The dominant centres for the making of armour were Augsburg, Nürnberg, Innsbruck and Milan.
These were the Silicon Valleys and Shenzhens of its time.
Armour was the most expensive things. 15th century nobleman possessed. The makers were treated like rockstars.
The dominant centres for the making of armour were Augsburg, Nürnberg, Innsbruck and Milan.
These were the Silicon Valleys and Shenzhens of its time.
They do have a whole set in Strasbourg as well
July 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
They do have a whole set in Strasbourg as well
When in Strasbourg - do not miss the Musée de l’Œuvre Notre-Dame. That is where they keep the originals of the sculptures of the facade. Amazing!
July 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
When in Strasbourg - do not miss the Musée de l’Œuvre Notre-Dame. That is where they keep the originals of the sculptures of the facade. Amazing!
It is so hot in Pisa, even the sculptures try to take their clothes off…
July 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
It is so hot in Pisa, even the sculptures try to take their clothes off…
The death of emperor Henry VII - never heard of him? You should have. Lots of drama… full episodes here: historyofthegermans.com/heinrich-vii...
June 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The death of emperor Henry VII - never heard of him? You should have. Lots of drama… full episodes here: historyofthegermans.com/heinrich-vii...
Enjoying the solstice on the Isle of Wight..
June 22, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Enjoying the solstice on the Isle of Wight..
How did the Low Countries, once one of the heartlands of the Holy Roman Empire, gradually slip out of the political entity it had belonged for centuries...
historyofthegermans.com/2025/06/19/1...
#belgium #holland #lowcountries #jacqueline #johnthefearless #HotGPod
historyofthegermans.com/2025/06/19/1...
#belgium #holland #lowcountries #jacqueline #johnthefearless #HotGPod
June 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
How did the Low Countries, once one of the heartlands of the Holy Roman Empire, gradually slip out of the political entity it had belonged for centuries...
historyofthegermans.com/2025/06/19/1...
#belgium #holland #lowcountries #jacqueline #johnthefearless #HotGPod
historyofthegermans.com/2025/06/19/1...
#belgium #holland #lowcountries #jacqueline #johnthefearless #HotGPod
Unfortunately I have been felled by Manflu. So there is no normal episode today - just some tomfoolery about Berliner - not the people - the doughnuts.
Here are some links:
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/5WhN...
Apple:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...
Here are some links:
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/5WhN...
Apple:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...
May 29, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Unfortunately I have been felled by Manflu. So there is no normal episode today - just some tomfoolery about Berliner - not the people - the doughnuts.
Here are some links:
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/5WhN...
Apple:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...
Here are some links:
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/5WhN...
Apple:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...
This played into the Renaissance ideal of the person with its individual thoughts, beliefs, aspirations and tastes. If printing was the tool that triggered the intellectual desire to find one’s own way to God or any other belief system, engravings and woodcuts created the emotional pathways.⬇️⬇️
May 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
This played into the Renaissance ideal of the person with its individual thoughts, beliefs, aspirations and tastes. If printing was the tool that triggered the intellectual desire to find one’s own way to God or any other belief system, engravings and woodcuts created the emotional pathways.⬇️⬇️
They fostered an individual interaction with the creative expression that could be more personal and more ambitious than large scale public works...⬇️⬇️
May 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
They fostered an individual interaction with the creative expression that could be more personal and more ambitious than large scale public works...⬇️⬇️
The unique contribution the German lands made to the art of the Renaissance was less about large scale buildings, frescoes or oil paintings (though we have a few of those), it was in these smaller, oftenn mass reproduced artworks, the woodcuts and engravings. ⬇️⬇️
May 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
The unique contribution the German lands made to the art of the Renaissance was less about large scale buildings, frescoes or oil paintings (though we have a few of those), it was in these smaller, oftenn mass reproduced artworks, the woodcuts and engravings. ⬇️⬇️
OTD in 1249 the city of Bologna defeated the imperial army under Enzio, the illegitimate son of the emperor Frederick II.
Enzio spent the rest of his life as an honoured prisoner of the city, wooing the ladies with his golden locks...which came to be his undoing…
historyofthegermans.com/90-2/
Enzio spent the rest of his life as an honoured prisoner of the city, wooing the ladies with his golden locks...which came to be his undoing…
historyofthegermans.com/90-2/
May 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
OTD in 1249 the city of Bologna defeated the imperial army under Enzio, the illegitimate son of the emperor Frederick II.
Enzio spent the rest of his life as an honoured prisoner of the city, wooing the ladies with his golden locks...which came to be his undoing…
historyofthegermans.com/90-2/
Enzio spent the rest of his life as an honoured prisoner of the city, wooing the ladies with his golden locks...which came to be his undoing…
historyofthegermans.com/90-2/
Today in 1231 Heinrich (VII) granted the valley of Uri immediacy, meaning that the people of Uri have only one feudal lord, the emperor himself.
Uri came onto the radar screen was the opening of the Gotthard pass that rapidly gained economic importance.
historyofthegermans.com/2024/03/14/d...
Uri came onto the radar screen was the opening of the Gotthard pass that rapidly gained economic importance.
historyofthegermans.com/2024/03/14/d...
May 26, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Today in 1231 Heinrich (VII) granted the valley of Uri immediacy, meaning that the people of Uri have only one feudal lord, the emperor himself.
Uri came onto the radar screen was the opening of the Gotthard pass that rapidly gained economic importance.
historyofthegermans.com/2024/03/14/d...
Uri came onto the radar screen was the opening of the Gotthard pass that rapidly gained economic importance.
historyofthegermans.com/2024/03/14/d...