
Ep. 4 (141) - Rudolf von Habsburg Semper Augustus - Allezeit Mehrer des Reiches
Martin Rady in his highly amusing and exceptionally well written book on the Habsburg said “The remainder of Rudolf’s reign up to his death in 1291 was a failure. He did not manage to have himself cro...
21 Maalis 202432min

Ep. 3 (140) – Rudolf von Habsburg and the Golden King Ottokar II of Bohemia
This week we will look at what the poor count Rudolf of Habsburg does once he had been elected King of the Romans. This is not the first time the electors have chosen a man of much more modest means t...
15 Maalis 202434min

Ep. 2 (139) – The End of the Interregnum
On October 1, 1273 seven princes elected a new king of the Romans. Their choice was a momentous one that set European history further down its path away from a universal empire to separate kingdoms an...
8 Maalis 202437min

Ep. 1 (138) Catch-up Episode - The Empire from 919 to 1250
This episode is something I never thought I would do, it is a run through the history of the Holy Roman Empire from 919 AD to 1250, pretty much most of the periods I have covered so far. Why do it? If...
29 Helmi 202450min



















