Episode 38: Elections Have Consequences
Maximillian I is dead. Who will be elected the new King of the Romans aka the Emperor of the Holy Roman Emperor? This time we discuss the Hapsburgs, revisit Maximillian, and discuss the contenders f...
1 Juni 202243min
Episode 37: The Holy Roman Empire: The Lightning Round
It is January 12, 1519, and Holy Roman Emperor, Maximillian I has died. The Luther question is put on the back burner while the powers that be jockeys for position to select a new emperor. Before we...
21 Sep 202136min
Episode 36: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
After the blow-up in Augsburg and Luther's refusal to recant, and his subsequent escape, Cardinal Cajetan and Pope Leo X are demanding Luther be sent to Rome. Frederick the Wise has a problem on his ...
31 Maj 202129min
Episode 35: The Dark Earth
Enter stage left a new character at the dawn of the Reformation: the new professor of Greek at the University in Wittenberg: Philipp Schwartzerdt aka Philipp Melanchthon.
26 Apr 202144min
Episode 34: An Augsburg Appointment
Martin Luther is "invited" to a special meeting in Augsburg in October of 1518 with Cardinal Cajetan. Can you say, recant?
28 Feb 202136min
Episode 33: What the Eck?
We pick up the story after the Heidelberg Disputation, and discuss the relationship between Martin Luther and Johannes Eck, and Eck's criticism of the 95 Theses. Cardinal Cajetan enters the narrative...
1 Jan 202133min
Episode 31: Reading, Writing & Heretics
This is a rather eclectic episode, digging into literacy and communication methods in the late Middle Ages, Renaissance and Reformation. The move from Latin to writing in the vernacular. We'll also ...
28 Jan 202037min
