Ep. 70: Henry VI (1189-1197) - Conquest of Sicily - From Father to Son
When Barbarossa drowns in the river Saleph in 1190 the crown transfers to his eldest surviving son, Henry, known to History as Henry VI.This is the first time since the accession to personal rule of E...
7 Aug 202232min
Ep. 69: Germany in 1200 Medieval Faith
Way back when, in Episode 30 we identified three drivers of the Investiture Controversy. These were: the conflict between the emperor and the princes, the conflict of the emperor with the popes and th...
28 Jul 202226min
Ep. 68: Germany in 1200 - The Cities
This week we take a tour of how cities in Germany worked around 1200 with a brief detour to look at what happened later and how they differ from Italian and French cities.The music for the show is Flu...
21 Jul 202215min
Ep. 67: Germany in the Year 1200 - The Peasants
This is about the peasants, no kings, emperors, popes, bishops at all. Ok one brother of a duke at the end because I simply cannot help myself. But yes, peasants. What was the life of a peasant in Ger...
14 Jul 202225min
Ep. 66: The Myths of Frederick Barbarossa (1152-1190)
We have just spent 15 episodes talking about the life and times of the actual Frederick Barbarossa. Exciting as his life was, his afterlife is almost as interesting. Don’t panic I will not go on for 1...
7 Jul 202234min
Empires of the Normans with Dr. Levi Roach
We had the great pleasure to interview Dr. Levi Roach, Prize-winning author and Associate Professor at the University of Exeter about his new book, The Empires of the Normans..We have encountered the ...
30 Jun 202258min
Ep. 65: The Third Crusade (1189-1192)
This week, after 15 episodes we will finally leave the emperor Barbarossa behind, though it is almost impossible to ever get away from him. No other medieval ruler is still so present in the national ...
23 Jun 202235min
Ep. 64: Frederick Barbarossa (1152-1190) - Consolidating Power - The Heirs of Troy
This week we will discuss how Barbarossa attempts to rebuild a new ideological underpinning of his role and how that leads to renewed conflict with the popes. But then one of the most devastating even...
16 Jun 202229min
