Ep. 63: Frederick Barbarossa (1152-1190) - Consolidating Power - Peace and Recovery
Following the Peace of Venice and the Fall of Henry the Lion, our great emperor Barbarossa has reached the end of the road. Being a man of infinite resource and sagacity he climbs out of the hole, res...
9 Juni 202230min
Ep. 62: Frederick Barbarossa (1152-1190) - Consolidating Power - The Fall of Henry the Lion
This episode deals with, guess what, the fall of Henry the Lion from his position as duke of Saxony and Bavaria. The interesting bit is not so much whether it happened, that is pretty obvious, but why...
2 Juni 202240min
Ep. 61: Frederick Barbarossa (1152-1190) - Wars in Italy - The Peace of Venice
This week we will talk about the great peace conference in Venice where Barbarossa is finally reconciled with the papacy, the Lombards and the Sicilians.It is also the time he has to bend the knee bef...
26 Maj 202231min
Ep. 60: Frederick Barbarossa (1152-1190) - Wars in Italy - Battle of Legnano
1176 This week we talk about the next leg in this the fifth Italian campaign Barbarossa undertakes. It involves an aborted battle, attempts at peace, a mediation award, a refusal of support and the mo...
19 Maj 202233min
Ep. 59: Frederick Barbarossa (1152-1190) - Wars in Italy - The City of Straw
(1168-1174) This week we talk about Barbarossa’s next moves after his disastrous fourth Italian campaign. It takes him a few years to come to grips with the failure of his great imperial programme bef...
12 Maj 202230min
Ep. 58: Frederick Barbarossa (1152-1190) - Wars in Italy - The Lombard League
(1162-1167 again) This week we will talk about the second part of the pincer movement that brought that Hohenstaufen construct of imperial power crashing down to earth. The first was the schism in the...
5 Maj 202233min
Ep. 57: Frederick Barbarossa (1152-1190) - Wars in Italy - Siege of Rome 1167
This week we do what we have done so many times and seem to be unable to avoid, talk about the conflict between pope and emperor. And that always means trouble, bad decisions and a siege of Rome. But ...
28 Apr 202238min
Ep. 56: Frederick Barbarossa (1152-1190) - Wars in Italy - The Fall of Crema
1159-1162 This week we will see how the Italian Communes take the Laws of Roncaglia. Not well is the understatement of the 12th century. Prepare for some epic sieges and harsh imperial justice.The mus...
21 Apr 202233min
