Ep. 179: Sigismund (1410-1433) - Meanwhile in the Empire
Sigismund, king of the Romans, king of Hungary and recently crowned king of Bohemia is not doing too well. Despite his long list of glittering titles he is stuck in the town of Kutna Hora, the revolut...
30 Jan 202542min
Ep. 178: Hussite Revolt (1419-1434) - No Hill to Die On
“It is we, the followers of master Jan Hus, who are obeying the law of God, we who are the true followers of Christ. Thus therefore, who oppose us, oppress us, kill us, are themselves heretics, trying...
23 Jan 202537min
Ep. 177: Hussite Revolt (1419-1434) - The Day after the End of Days
“To our great shame and sorrow, we must acknowledge how our brethren have been cleverly seduced by Satan, and how they have departed from Holy Scriptures in strange and unheard-of ideas and acts. When...
16 Jan 202533min
Ep. 176: Hussite Revolt (1419-1434) -A Great Idiot of History?
Revolutions are exceedingly rare in world history. And they are so rare because they require a whole host of things going wrong and going wrong all at the same time. In 1419/1420 a whole host of thing...
9 Jan 202535min
John Wycliffe - a Guest Episode from the History of England
Today the History of the Germans is honoured to host David Crowther, doyen of the guild of podcasters and host of the most excellent History of England Podcast. Wycliffe's writings were to prove contr...
19 Dec 202456min
Ep. 174: Council of Constance (1414-1418) - The Trial of Jan Hus
“They will roast a goose now, but after one hundred years they will hear a swan sing, and him they will have to endure.” These were allegedly the last words of a certain Jan Hus whose surname meant go...
12 Dec 202448min
Ep. 173: Council of Constance (1414-1418) - The End of the Schism
We have talked about church reform for almost four years, the council of Constance talked about church reform for about the same amount of time and Luther will talk and write about church reform until...
5 Dec 202432min
