Ep. 78: Frederick II (1196-1250) - Sixth Crusade - A Crusade without Crusaders
This is a story I was looking forward to telling for quite some time. It has everything – crossed wires, stubbornness and vitriol as well as diplomacy, cultural awareness and stunning success. It is t...
6 Loka 202246min
Ep. 77: Frederick II (1196-1250) - Becoming Emperor - A Nail in the Coffin
This week we take a look at the reign of Frederick II in Germany from 1212 to 1220. Most of what he did was putting a nail in an actual coffin whilst also putting the metaphorical nail into the carcas...
29 Syys 202230min
Ep. 76: Frederick II (1196-1250) - Becoming Emperor - From Urchin to Emperor
This week we will go back 20 years and pick up the other strain of our history of the Hohenstaufen. The last three episodes we focused on events in Germany and the struggle between Philipp of Swabia a...
22 Syys 202224min
Ep. 75: Frederick II (1196-1250) - Becoming Emperor - Wet Pants and other Miracles
Otto IV, scion of one of the oldest and most aristocratic families in the world had achieved what so many of his ancestors have craved, ruling the empire. This week we will follow him to his coronatio...
15 Syys 202235min
Ep. 74: Otto IV (1198-1215) - The War that Broke the Empire
The kingdom is in turmoil. Two pretenders fight for supremacy. On the one side, Philipp of Swabia, son of the emperor Barbarossa, brother of Emperor Henry VI. and head of the House of Hohenstaufen. In...
8 Syys 202232min
Ep. 73: Philipp of Swabia (1198-1208) - One Pope, Three Emperors
This week we will see the reverse of 1046 when there was one emperor choosing between three popes. Today, we have one Pope, given the choice between three emperors. How could that happen? Last time we...
1 Syys 202230min
Ep. 72: Henry VI (1189-1197) - Conquest of Sicily - Clouds on the Horizon
This week we will watch Henry VI’s attempts to make the papacy comfortable with the fact that their neighbour to the south is now the same as their neighbour to the North. Pope Celestin may see it as ...
24 Elo 202229min
Ep. 71: Henry VI (1189-1197) - Conquest of Sicily - To Catch a King
There is one story from the Middle Ages that most people know, the imprisonment and ransom of King Richard the Lionheart of England. The chivalric knight and hero of the Third Crusade is cowardly set ...
14 Elo 202227min
