Ep. 238: The Habsburg Empire at its Zenith - Ferdinand I and the Siege of Vienna - History of the Germans
Today we celebrate the topping out of the Habsburg empire. By the middle of the 16th century it reached its furthest extent as a political entity ruled by one man. Over the last 42 episodes we have se...
21 Maj 53min
Ep. 237: How Italy Fell to the Habsburgs - From the Peace of Madrid to the Sack of Rome 1527. - History of the Germans
We are coming closer to the end of our series on the Fall and Rise of the House of Habsburg. We have seen the reconsolidation of Austria, the acquisition of Burgundy, the inheritance of Spain and toda...
14 Maj 36min
Ep. 236: Charles V (1520-1555) - The Battle of Pavia - History of the Germans
In 1521 four men dominated Europe. They were all in their twenties: King Henry VIII of England, born 1491, King Francois I of France, born 1494, Suleiman the Magnificent, Ottoman Sultan, born that sam...
7 Maj 38min
Ep. 235: The Youth and Election of the Emperor Charles V (1520-1555) - History of the Germans
Born during a ball in Ghent on 24 February 1500, Charles of Habsburg would grow up to rule an empire stretching from the Philippines to Prague and from Lima to Lauwersoog. But who was the man behind o...
30 Apr 40min
Ep. 234: The Charisma of Emperor Maximilian (1493-1519) - History of the Germans
Maximilian I died on January 12th, 1519. But his likeness is everywhere. None of his predecessors left behind as many depictions of their life, from being fed by his nurse as a toddler to the Totenbil...
23 Apr 37min
Ep. 233: Maximilian I (1493-1519) - Last Days and Legacy - History of the Germans
The last decade of emperor Maximilian’s reign was overshadowed by all three challenges to the emerging Habsburg empire gaining strength. The Ottoman empire was piling on resources by taking over Syria...
16 Apr 39min
Ep. 232: The Ottomans – From Mehmet the Conqueror to Selim the Grim (1444-1520) - History of the Germans
These last dozen or so episodes we have examined the genesis of two of the three major strategic preoccupations of the Habsburg empire, the rivalry with the French kings and the relationship with the ...
9 Apr 38min
