Ep. 231: Maximilian I (1493-1519) - Marrying Bohemia and Hungary - History of the Germans
You have almost certainly seen the image in today’s episode artwork before. It is a family portrait showing Maximilian, his first wife Marie of Burgundy, his son, Philip the Handsome and three childre...
2 Apr 41min
Ep.230: Margaret of Austria (1480-1530) - The League of Cambrai - History of the Germans
Another Thursday and another episode dealing with another epic fail of our hero, Maximilian I. But despite a military campaign that once again failed for all the usual reasons, no money, no strategy, ...
26 Mar 43min
Ep. 229: Joanna the (not?) Mad (1504-1555) - How the Habsburgs gained Spain - History of the Germans
“Bella gerant alii, tu felix Austria nube" – ‘Let others wage war; thou, happy Austria, marry’ is one of the few terms that almost anyone with a cursory interest in European history knows, only rivall...
19 Mar 48min
Ep. 228: Maximilian I (1493-1519) - The Princes and the Emperor. - History of the Germans
If there was one group that consistently thwarted Maximilian’s grand plans for world domination, it was the princes of the Holy Roman Empire. He had given in to their demands for Imperial Reform, had ...
12 Mar 26min
Ep. 227: Landsknechte vs. Swiss Mercenaries – The Swabian (Swiss) War of 1499 - History of the Germans
Why are the Swiss called the Swiss? After all, Schwyz in only of 26 cantons, and not one of the largest ones. How did the proud and prosperous citizens of Zurich or Berne, mighty city states in their ...
5 Mar 38min
Ep. 226: Maximilian I (1493-1519) - A Grand Plan for a Great War - History of the Germans
Europe's political landscape is shifting fundamentally. No longer are wars fought between kings and their vassals, and emperors against popes - it is all about the balance of power. and this balaance ...
26 Feb 36min
The Imperial Reform of 1495 with Prof. Duncan Hardy - History of the Germans
Prof Duncan Hardy is one of the leading experts in the history of the Holy Roman Empire and one of his main topics is the Imperial reform of 1495, making him the ideal guest for our show.In his first ...
19 Feb 1h 3min
Ep. 225: Imperial Reform 1495 - The Ewige Landfrieden (Public Peace) of 1495 - History of the Germans
Let me start today’s episode with some outrageous national stereotypes. If an Englishman is disappointed with the way the affairs of state are conducted, he writes a letter to his member of Parliament...
12 Feb 36min
