Ep. 216: Maximilian I (1493-1519) - The Youth of an Emperor - History of the Germans
What is it like to grow up the son of the emperor? For most of the rulers of the Holy Roman Empire we have covered so far, no idea. There are scarce reports about the way the princes grew up, safe for...
27 Marras 202532min
Ep. 215: Charles the Bold (1433-1477) - Death in the Cold - History of the Germans
The rise of the Habsburgs to world domination pivots on one crucial moment, the marriage of Maximilian of Habsburg to Mary of Burgundy, the daughter of Charles the Bold, last of the Grand Dukes of the...
20 Marras 202540min
Ep. 214: Friedrich III (1440-1493) - The Siege that Woke up an Empire - History of the Germans
The venerable city of Neuss between Cologne and Düsseldorf was founded in 16 BC as a Roman army camp, making it one of the oldest in Germany. Its history is marked by the usual mix of feuds with its a...
13 Marras 202539min
Ep. 213: Friedrich III (1440-1493) – Duping the Duke of Burgundy - History of the Germans
How long can an emperor not be an emperor. The official record stands at 25 years, that is how long Friedrich III had stayed out of the core areas of the Holy Roman Empire. That meant 25 ears of Imper...
6 Marras 202534min
Ep. 212: Matthias Corvinus (1443-1490) – The Library of the Raven King - History of the Germans
Today we will talk a lot 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 ...
30 Loka 202540min
Ep. 211: Friedrich III (1440-1493) – Hitting Rock Bottom - History of the Germans
It is November 1462 and the emperor Friedrich III and his young family are huddling together in the cellars of the Hofburg. The citizens of Vienna are shooting cannonballs into the 13th century castle...
23 Loka 202536min
Ep. 210: Ladislaus Postumus (1440-1457) - Lord of all, Ruler of No One - History of the Germans
Our journey today will take us away from the emperor Friedrich III who will spend most of the episode holed up in his castle at Wiener Neustadt, fretting and gardening.Instead we look at the dramatic ...
16 Loka 202536min
Ep. 209: Friedrich III (1440-1493) - The First Habsburg Emperor - History of the Germans
Today we – and the Habsburgs – stride back on to the grand stage of European politics. Not with a titan of history or monarch whose long and fruitful reign resonates across the centuries, but with Fri...
2 Loka 202541min
