Ep. 164: Council of Constance and Hussite Revolt (1378-1437) - Season Opener
On 31st of October 1517 a hitherto unknown professor at the smallish university of Wittenberg published 95 theses. And by doing so, he unleashed a sequence of events that would fundamentally change th...
3 Okt 202444min
Karl IV (1346-1378) - A Portrait of a Medieval Ruler - Interview with Vaclav Jurek
The Emperor and King Charles IV (1316-1378) represents today an untouchable monument in Czech history, carved into the marble of admiration and clichés. Although a new and thorough study of his reign ...
19 Sep 202440min
Ep. 163: Karl IV (1346-1378) - Succession and Legacy
This is the last episode of this season and it is time to say goodbye to Karl IV, Ludwig the Bavarian, Henry VII, Albrecht of Habsburg, Adolf von Nassau and Rudolf of Habsburg. These have been some ev...
12 Sep 202424min
Ep. 162: Karl IV (1346-1378) - Schisms and Deals
For more than a hundred years the Holy Roman Empire was a mess of constant infighting between and within the great princely families. But by the 1360s the consistent policies and elaborate diplomacy o...
5 Sep 202429min
Ep. 161: Karl IV (1346-1378) - A Luxemburg Empire
All is well in the empire. The Golden Bull had been debated, agreed, sealed and then celebrated at the great diet in Metz in 1357.The first time in decades that all the Prince Electors had come togeth...
29 Aug 202426min
Ep. 160: Karl IV (1346-1378 - The Golden Bull of 1356
“Every realm that is divided internally will go to uin, for its princes have become the comrades of thieves. The Lord has poured out the spirit of deceit among them, so that they grope about at midday...
22 Aug 202426min
Ep. 159: Karl IV (1346-1378) - The Rise to Imperial Power
This season has now gone on for 22 episodes. We started with the interregnum of largely absent rulers and after a brief renaissance under Rudolf von Habsburg the empire became a sort of oligarchy wher...
15 Aug 202434min
Ep. 158: Karl IV (1346-1378) - Prague - a new Rome
“Karl, by the grace of God, King of the Romans, ever august, and King of Bohemia [ ] We have turned over in careful contemplation, and have been diligently pondering howour hereditary kingdom of Bohem...
8 Aug 202432min
