Ep. 200 – Divide and Lose, the Leipziger Teilung

1138-1142 This week we will watch another candidate having the royal title snatched from his fingers. Henry the Proud, duke of Bavaria, duke of Saxony, Margrave of Tuscany and Este, richest landowner ...

17 Helmi 202229min

1130-1137 - Emperor Lothar III is getting embroiled in the schism between popes Innocent II and Anaclet II. Anaclet II is properly elected and holds Rome whilst Innocent II enjoys the support of the m...

10 Helmi 202235min

This week we take a little detour to catch up with our friends in Rome, the popes. Do not worry, the popes are no longer all goody two shoes, we are back to the usual shenanigans of murder, backstabbi...

3 Helmi 202230min

With just a 24h delay here is Episode 44.Lothar III being duly elected and crowned declares a 12 month peace for the whole realm., only to break it himself a few months later.Frederick of Hohenstaufen...

28 Tammi 202228min

Hello and welcome to Season 3 of the History of the Germans Podcast - The Early Hohenstaufen 1125-1189.Between March and June of 1977 675,000 people visited the Alte Schloß in Stuttgart to see an exhi...

20 Tammi 202235min

In this episode we will come to the end of the Investiture controversy, the end of the Salian dynasty and the end of Season 2 – and ask the question, what was all that about?The music for the show is ...

9 Joulu 202142min

In this week’s episode the last of the Salians will find that despite all his efforts, the tide of history cannot be stemmed, almost leaving him in exactly the same place his father ended up in 1076.T...

2 Joulu 202125min

In this episode we will see whether young Henry V will do any better at ending the conflict between Pope and Emperor, featuring one of the most audacious political moves seen in this conflict.The musi...

25 Marras 202127min