History of the Germans
By Dirk Hoffmann-Becking
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Ole
Jun 20, 2025
Apr 1, 2024
Greg
Nov 13, 2023
A very thorough, thoughtful and considered approach. I particularly value the thoughtful and revealing reflection of underlying drivers and other contexts within which people and events are situated
Description
A narrative history of the German people from the Middle Ages to Reunification in 1991. Episodes are 25-35 min long and drop on Thursday mornings.
"A great many things keep happening, some good, some bad". Gregory of Tours (539-594)
HotGPod is now entering its 9th season. So far we have covered:
Ottonian Emperors (# 1- 21)
- Henry the Fowler (#1)
- Otto I (#2-8)
- Otto II (#9-11)
- Otto II (#11-14)
- Henry II (#15-17)
- Germany in 1000 (#18-21)
Salian Emperors(#22-42)
- Konrad II (#22- 25)
- Henry III (#26-29)
- Henry IV/Canossa (#30-39)
- Henry V (#40-42)
- Concordat of Worms (#42)
Early Hohenstaufen (#43-69)
- Lothar III (#43-46)
- Konrad III (#47-49)
- Frederick Barbarossa (#50-69)
Late Hohenstaufen (#70-94)
- Henry VI (#70-72)
- Philipp of Swabia (#73-74)
- Otto IV (#74-75)
- Frederick II (#75-90)
- Epilogue (#91-94)
Eastern Expansion (#95-108)
The Hanseatic League (#109-127)
The Teutonic Knights (#128-137)
The Interregnum and the early Habsburgs (#138 ff
- Rudolf von Habsburg (#139-141)
- Adolf von Nassau (#142)
- Albrecht von Habsburg (#143)
- Heinrich VII (#144-148)
- Ludwig the Bavarian (#149-153)
- Karl IV (#154-163)
The Reformation before the Reformation
- Wenceslaus the Lazy (#165)
- The Western Schism (#166/167)
- The Ottomans (#168)
- Sigismund (#169-#184
The Empire in the 15th Century
- Mainz & Hessen #186
- Printing #187-#188
- Universities #190
- Wittelsbachs #189, #196-#199
- Baden, Wuerrtemberg, Augsburg, Fugger (#191-195)
- Maps & Arms (#201-#202)
The Fall and Rise of the House of Habsburg
- Early habsburgs (#203-#207)
- Albrecht II (#208)
-Freidrich III (#209-
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Ep. 226: Maximilian I (1493-1519) - A Grand Plan for a Great War
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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The Imperial Reform of 1495 with Prof. Duncan Hardy
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Ep. 225: Imperial Reform 1495 - The Ewige Landfrieden (Public Peace) of 1495
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Ep. 224: Imperial Reform 1495 – The Reichstag of the Holy Roman Empire
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Ep. 223: Imperial Reform 1495 – The Diet of Worms
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Ep. 222: Maximilian I (1493-1519) – Italian Wars and Spanish Marriages
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Ep. 221: Maximilian I (1493-1519) – Taking Back Austria and Tyrol
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Ep. 220: Maximilian I (1493-1519) - The Burgundian Experience(s)
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Where To Go in Germany - Part 2
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Jan 01, 2026 |
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Where To Go in Germany - Part 1
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Dec 25, 2025 |
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Ep.219: Maximilian I (1493-1519) – The Fall of Ghent
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Ep. 218: Maximilian I (1493-1519) – The Death of Mary of Burgundy
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Ep. 217: Maximilian I (1493-1519) – When Mary Met Maxi
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Ep. 216: Maximilian I (1493-1519) - The Youth of an Emperor
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Ep. 215: Charles the Bold (1433-1477) - Death in the Cold
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Ep. 214: Friedrich III (1440-1493) - The Siege that Woke up an Empire
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Ep. 213: Friedrich III (1440-1493) – Duping the Duke of Burgundy
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Ep. 212: Matthias Corvinus (1443-1490) – The Library of the Raven King
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Ep. 211: Friedrich III (1440-1493) – Hitting Rock Bottom
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Ep. 210: Ladislaus Postumus (1440-1457) - Lord of all, Ruler of No One
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Ep. 209 – Friedrich III (1440-1493) - The First Habsburg Emperor
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Ep. 208: Albrecht II (1438-1439) - Boy Meets Princess, Boy Becomes King
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Ep.207: Habsburg Dukes (1308-1437) - How the Habsburgs got their Chin
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Ep. 206: Habsburg Dukes (1308-1437)– Division, Destruction and Degradation
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Ep. 205: Habsburg Dukes (1308-1437) – Sempach, Birth of a Nation
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Ep. 204: Habsburg Dukes (1308-1437) – Rudolf IV, Founder and Forger
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Ep. 203: Early Habsburgs – From Rudolf I to Albrecht the Wise
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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The Fall and Rise of the House of Habsburg - Trailer
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Ep. 202 - Arms and Armour
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Ep. 201 – Mapping the World, or how Germans invented America
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Ep. 200 – Divide and Lose, the Leipziger Teilung
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Ep. 199 – How Holland was Lost to the Holy Roman Empire (Part 2 - the Economy)
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Ep. 198 – How Holland was Lost to the Holy Roman Empire (Part 1 - the Politics)
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Ep. 197 – The Landshuter Hochzeit – Love and War in Bavaria (Part 2)
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Ep. 196 – Agnes Bernauer - Love and War in Bavaria – (Part 1)
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Ep. 195 – Engraving the German Renaissance
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May 22, 2025 |
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Ep. 194 – The Fuggers of Augsburg
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May 15, 2025 |
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Ep. 193 - The Trade and Tribulations of the Free Imperial Cities
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May 08, 2025 |
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Ep. 192: Duchy of Württemberg - Turning Wine into Winning
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May 01, 2025 |
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Ep. 191 – The Margraviate of Baden - Enlightened Excesses
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Ep. 190: A (very) brief History of the German Universities
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Ep. 189: The Count Palatine on the Rhine
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Ep. 188: What Has Printing Ever Done For Us?
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Ep. 187: Johannes Gutenberg’s Pressing Matters
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Ep. 186: Mainz and Hessen - An Origin Story
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Ep. 185: A Time Between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance -Season Opener
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Ep. 184: A German Messallina? - Empress Barbara of Celje (1392-1451)
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Ep. 183: Hussite Revolt (1419-1434) - The Aftermath of a Revolution
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Ep. 182: Hussite Revolt (1419-1434) - Sigismund Returns to Bohemia
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Ep. 181: Hussite Revolt (1419-1434) - Zizka's Drum
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Ep. 180: Hussite Revolt (1419-1434) - Adamites and the battle of Kutna Hora
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Ep. 179: Sigismund (1410-1433) - Meanwhile in the Empire
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Ep. 178: Hussite Revolt (1419-1434) - No Hill to Die On
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Ep. 177: Hussite Revolt (1419-1434) - The Day after the End of Days
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Ep. 176: Hussite Revolt (1419-1434) -A Great Idiot of History?
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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Ep. 175: Hussite Revolt (1419-1434) - Death and Defenestration
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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John Wycliffe - a Guest Episode from the History of England
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Ep. 174: Council of Constance (1414-1418) - The Trial of Jan Hus
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Ep. 173: Council of Constance (1414-1418) - The End of the Schism
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Ep. 172: Council of Constance (1414-1418) - A Gathering of the (Christian) World
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Ep. 171: Council of Constance (1414-1418) - Removing surplus Popes
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Ep. 170: Jan Hus (1369-1415), Reformer and Rebel?
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Ep. 169: Sigismund (1410-1433) - The Not Yet Emperor
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Ep. 168: Ottoman Empire (1280-1396) - From Osman to Nicopolis
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Ep. 167: The Great Western Schism (1378-1417) - The Impact of the Schism
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Ep. 166: The Great Western Schism (1378-1417) - Popes and antipopes from Urban VI-John XXIII
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Ep. 165: Wenceslaus the Lazy (1378-1400) and Ruprecht of the Palatinate (1400-1410)
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Ep. 164: Council of Constance and Hussite Revolt (1378-1437) - Season Opener
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Karl IV (1346-1378) - A Portrait of a Medieval Ruler - Interview with Vaclav Jurek
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Ep. 163: Karl IV (1346-1378) - Succession and Legacy
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Ep. 162: Karl IV (1346-1378) - Schisms and Deals
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Ep. 161: Karl IV (1346-1378) - A Luxemburg Empire
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Ep. 160: Karl IV (1346-1378 - The Golden Bull of 1356
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Ep. 159: Karl IV (1346-1378) - The Rise to Imperial Power
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Ep. 158: Karl IV (1346-1378) - Prague - a new Rome
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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Ep. 157: The Black Death and other Calamities (1346-1400)
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Ep. 156: Karl IV (1346-1378) - What Price a Crown
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Ep. 155: Karl IV (1346-1378) - Youth of an Emperor
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Ep. 154 - The Blind King John of Bohemia (1296-1346)
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Ep. 153: The Rise of the City of Nürnberg in the 14th Century
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Ep.152: Ludwig the Bavarian (1314-1347) - The (not so) Ugly Duchess Margarete Maultasch
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Ep. 151: Ludwig the Bavarian (1314-1347) - The Kurverein zu Rhens
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Ep. 150: Ludwig the Bavarian (1314-1347) - The Last Chivalric Battles – Morgarten and Mühldorf
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May 30, 2024 |
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Ep. 149: Ludwig the Bavarian (1314-1347) - The Real Ludwig of Bavaria
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May 23, 2024 |
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Ep. 148: Henry VII (1308-1313) - Imperial Swansong
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May 16, 2024 |
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Ep. 147: Henry VII (1308-1313) - Brescia or Bust
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May 09, 2024 |
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Ep. 146: Henry VII (1308-1313) - The Return of the Emperor to Rome
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May 02, 2024 |
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Ep. 145: Henry VII (1308-1313) - How to make Friends and Influence People
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Ep. 144: Henry VII (1308-1313) -The Rise of the House of Luxembourg
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Ep. 143: Albrecht I (1298-1308) -The Murder of a King
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Ep. 142: Adolf von Nassau (1292-1298) - A Shadow of a King
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Ep. 141: Rudolf of Habsburg (1273-1291) - Semper Augustus / Allezeit Mehrer des Reiches
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Ep. 140: Rudolf of Habsburg (1273-1291) and the Golden King Ottokar of Bohemia
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Ep. 139: Rudolf of Habsburg (1273-1291) - The End of the Interregnum
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Ep. 138: The Holy Roman Empire from 919 – 1250: Catch-up and Season Opener
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Ep. 137: The Teutonic Knights (1190-1525) - The Conversion and the End
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Ep. 136: The Teutonic Knights (1190-1525) - 13 Years of War
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Ep. 135: The Teutonic Knights (1190-1525) - After Tannenberg
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Ep. 134: The Teutonic Knights (1190-1525) - Tannenberg / Grunwald / Žalgiris
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Ep. 133: The Teutonic Knights (1190-1525) - The Order of the Order
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Ep. 132: The Teutonic Knights (1190-1525) - The Battle on the Ice
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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Ep. 131: The Teutonic Knights (1190-1525) - The Conquest of Prussia (Part II)
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Ep. 130: The Teutonic Knights (1190-1525) - The Conquest of Prussia (Part I)
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Ep. 129: The Teutonic Knights (1190-1525) - The First Grand Master - Hermann von Salza
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Ep. 128: The Teutonic Knights (1190-1525) - Season Opener - A Chivalric Order
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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The Hanseatic League (1143-1669) - An Interview with Carsten Jahnke
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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Ep. 127: The Hanseatic League (1143-1669) - The Art and Culture of the Hanse
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Ep. 126: A Brief History of Bremen
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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Ep. 125: The Rise of Hamburg in the 16th century and beyond
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Ep. 124: The Hanseatic League - Decline and Fall (Part 2) - Jürgen Wullenwever's and Lübeck's last stand
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Ep. 123: The Hanseatic League - Decline and Fall (Part 1)
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Ep. 122: The Hanseatic League - 15th century Politics - Calamitous Victories
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Ep. 121: The Hanseatic League - 15th century Politics -A Constitutional Crisis
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Ep. 120: The Hanseatic League (1143-1669) - Economics - Money, Money, Money
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Ep. 119: The Hanseatic League - 14th century Politics -What is the Hanse?
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Ep. 118: The Hanseatic League - 14th century Politics -Pirates
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Ep. 117: The Hanseatic League - 14th Century Politics -Embargoes
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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Ep. 116: The Hanseatic League - 14th century Politics -The War with Denmark Part II
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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Ep. 115: The Hanseatic League - 14th century Politics - The War with Denmark Part I
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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Ep. 114: The Hanseatic League (1143-1669) - The Economics - The London Steelyard
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Ep. 113: The Hanseatic League (1143-1669) - The Economics - Bergen and Bruges
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Ep. 112: The Hanseatic League (1143-1669) - The Economics - Grain and Beer
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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Ep. 111: The Hanseatic League (1143-1669) - The Economics - The Copper Mines and Fisheries
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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Ep. 110: The Hanseatic League (1143-1669) - The Economics - Riga, Tallinn, Dorpat, Narva
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Ep. 109: The Hanseatic League (12th century) - The Economics - Gotlandfahrer
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Ep. 108: Colonisation of the East(700-1200) - From Saxony to Saxonies
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Ep. 107: Colonisation of the East(700-1200) - The House of Wettin
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Ep. 106: Colonisation of the East(700-1200) - How to make a Mark in Brandenburg
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May 25, 2023 |
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Ep. 105: Colonisation of the East(700-1200) - The Foundation of Lübeck
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May 18, 2023 |
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Ep. 104: Colonisation of the East(700-1200) - The Making of Holstein
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May 11, 2023 |
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Ep. 103: Colonisation of the East(700-1200) - Lothar III gets things going for real
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May 04, 2023 |
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Ep. 102: Colonisation of the East(700-1200) - Investiture Controversy and its impact on the East
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Ep. 101: Colonisation of the East(700-1200) - Mecklenburg - Gottschalk and Adalbert
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Ep. 100: Colonisation of the East(700-1200)- The (second) Saxon War
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Ep. 99: Colonisation of the East(700-1200) - Follow the Money
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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Ep. 98: Colonisation of the East(700-1200) - The Rift between Emperor and Saxon Princes
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Ep. 97: Colonisation of the East(700-1200) - Rebellion!
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Ep. 96: Colonisation of the East(700-1200) - The Neighbours - Poland, Bohemia and Denmark
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Ep. 95: Colonisation of the East(700-1200) - Callous Kings and Murderous Margraves
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Ep. 94 - Questions and Answers
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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Ep. 93: Frederick II's Afterlife - from Fake Emperors to Ernst Kantorowics
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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Ep. 92: Pope Boniface VIII - Showdown with the Papacy - Papal Epilogue
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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Ep. 91: Konrad IV, Manfred and Konradin (1250-1268) - Hohenstaufen Epilogue
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Ep. 90: Frederick II (1196-1250) - Showdown with the Papacy - Things Are Falling Apart
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Ep. 89: Frederick II (1196-1250) - Showdown with the Papacy - Holy War against the Emperor
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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Ep. 88: Frederick II (1196-1250) - Showdown with the Papacy - A Road to Peace
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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Ep. 87: Frederick II (1196-1250) - Showdown with the Papacy - The Beast out of the Sea
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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Ep. 86: Frederick II (1196-1250) - Showdown with the Papacy - Oops, we did it again
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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Ep. 85: Frederick II (1196-1250) - Showdown with the Papacy - Cortenuova
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Ep. 84: Frederick II (1196-1250) - Stupor Mundi - The Art of Hunting with Birds
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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Ep. 83: Frederick II (1196-1250) - Stupor Mundi - The Court of Frederick II
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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Ep. 82: Frederick II (1196-1250) - Stupor Mundi - The Mainzer Landfriede on 1235
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Ep. 81: Frederick II (1196-1250) - Stupor Mundi - Henry (VII), son of the emperor and rebel
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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Ep. 80: Frederick II (1196-1250) - Stupor Mundi - The Constitutions of Melfi
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Ep. 79: Frederick II (1196-1250) - Stupor Mundi - Return to Sicily
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Ep. 78: Frederick II (1196-1250) - Sixth Crusade - A Crusade without Crusaders
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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Ep. 77: Frederick II (1196-1250) - Becoming Emperor - A Nail in the Coffin
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Ep. 76: Frederick II (1196-1250) - Becoming Emperor - From Urchin to Emperor
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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Ep. 75: Frederick II (1196-1250) - Becoming Emperor - Wet Pants and other Miracles
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Ep. 74: Otto IV (1198-1215) - The War that Broke the Empire
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Ep. 73: Philipp of Swabia (1198-1208) - One Pope, Three Emperors
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Ep. 72: Henry VI (1189-1197) - Conquest of Sicily - Clouds on the Horizon
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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Ep. 71: Henry VI (1189-1197) - Conquest of Sicily - To Catch a King
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Aug 14, 2022 |
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Ep. 70: Henry VI (1189-1197) - Conquest of Sicily - From Father to Son
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Aug 07, 2022 |
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Ep. 69: Germany in 1200 Medieval Faith
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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Ep. 68: Germany in 1200 - The Cities
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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Ep. 67: Germany in the Year 1200 - The Peasants
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Ep. 66: The Myths of Frederick Barbarossa (1152-1190)
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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Empires of the Normans with Dr. Levi Roach
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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Ep. 65: The Third Crusade (1189-1192)
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Ep. 64: Frederick Barbarossa (1152-1190) - Consolidating Power - The Heirs of Troy
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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Ep. 63: Frederick Barbarossa (1152-1190) - Consolidating Power - Peace and Recovery
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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Ep. 62: Frederick Barbarossa (1152-1190) - Consolidating Power - The Fall of Henry the Lion
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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Ep. 61: Frederick Barbarossa (1152-1190) - Wars in Italy - The Peace of Venice
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May 26, 2022 |
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Ep. 60: Frederick Barbarossa (1152-1190) - Wars in Italy - Battle of Legnano
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May 19, 2022 |
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Ep. 59: Frederick Barbarossa (1152-1190) - Wars in Italy - The City of Straw
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May 12, 2022 |
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Ep. 58: Frederick Barbarossa (1152-1190) - Wars in Italy - The Lombard League
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May 05, 2022 |
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Ep. 57: Frederick Barbarossa (1152-1190) - Wars in Italy - Siege of Rome 1167
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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Ep. 56: Frederick Barbarossa (1152-1190) - Wars in Italy - The Fall of Crema
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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Ep. 55: Frederick Barbarossa (1152-1190) - Wars in Italy - The Laws of Roncaglia
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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Ep. 54: Frederick Barbarossa (1152-1190) - Wars in Italy - A Bohemian Bluff
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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Ep. 53: Frederick Barbarossa (1152-1190) - Unification of the Empire - Sacrum Imperium
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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Ep. 52: Frederick Barbarossa (1152-1190) - Unification of the Empire - The Honour of the Empire
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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Ep. 51: Frederick Barbarossa (1152-1190) - Unification of the Empire - The Barbarossa
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Ep. 50: Frederick Barbarossa (1152-1190) - Unification of the Empire - Barbarossa Begins
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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Ep. 49: Second Crusade (1147-1149) - Konrad's Catastrophe
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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Ep. 48: Welf vs Staufer - Konrad III (1137-1152) - Konrad's Conundrum
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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Ep. 47: Welf vs Staufer - Konrad III (1137-1152) - Konrad's Coup
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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Ep. 46: Welf vs Staufer - Lothar III (1125-1137) - A Topsy Turvy World
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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Ep. 45: Bernard of Clairvaux - Lothar III (1125-1137) - Triple Division
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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Ep. 44: Welf vs Staufer - Lothar III (1125-1137) - A Saxon Emperor
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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Ep. 43: Welf vs Staufer - Lothar III (1125-1137) - All Change, All Change
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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Ep. 42: Investiture Controversy (1065-1122) - A World Revolution?
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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Ep. 41: Investiture Controversy (1065-1122) - The Concordat of Worms
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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Ep. 40: Investiture Controversy (1065-1122) - Henry V has a Cunning Plan
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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Ep. 39: Investiture Controversy (1065-1122) - The Final Betrayal
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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Bonus - Matilda of Tuscany
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Nov 14, 2021 |
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Ep. 38: The First Crusade (1096-99)
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Ep. 37: Investiture Controversy (1065-1122) - The Marriage of Matilda of Tuscany
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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Ep. 36: Investiture Controversy (1065-1122) - Henry IV Coming Home at Last
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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Ep. 35: Investiture Controversy (1065-1122) - Taking Revenge on Gregory VII
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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Ep. 34: Investiture Controversy (1065-1122) - Gaining the Upper Hand
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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Ep. 33: Investiture Controversy (1065-1122) - Canossa Finally!
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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Ep. 32: Investiture Controversy (1065-1122) - Hildebrand, not Pope but False Monk
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Ep. 31: Investiture Controversy (1065-1122) - The (second) Saxon War
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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Ep. 30: Investiture Controversy (1065-1122) - Three Roads to Canossa
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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Ep. 29: Henry III (1039-1056) - The Medieval Empire at its Zenith
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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Ep. 28: Henry III (1039-1056) - Three Popes with One Stone
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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Ep. 27: Henry III (1039-1056) - Peace in Our Time
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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Ep. 26: Henry III (1039-1056) - Comin' in Smoothly
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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Ep. 25: Speyer Cathedral - Konrad II builds the Largest Church in Europe
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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Ep. 24: Konrad II (1024-1039) - The Acquisition of Burgundy
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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Ep. 23: Konrad II (1024-1039) - Duke Ernst, Rebel and Legend
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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Ep. 22: Konrad II (1024-1039) - Who Would Have Thought
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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Ep. 21: Questions & Answers
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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Ep. 20: What People thought about the Ottonians - A Blank Canvas
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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Ep. 19: Henry II (1002-1024) - The House of God
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May 27, 2021 |
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Ep. 18: Henry II (1002-1024) - The War with Boleslaw the Brave of Poland
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May 20, 2021 |
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Ep. 17: Henry II (1002-1024) - The (not yet) Holy Emperor
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May 13, 2021 |
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Ep. 16: Germany in the year 1000 - The Imperial Church System
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May 06, 2021 |
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Ep. 15: Germany in the year 1000 - Climate, Agriculture, Economy and Medieval Hygiene
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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Ep. 14: Otto III (983-1002) - The End of a Dream
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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Ep. 13: Otto III (983-1002) - The Wonder of the World
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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Ep. 12: Otto III (983-1002) - The Regency of Theophanu and Adelheid
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Apr 02, 2021 |
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Ep. 11: Otto III (983-1002) - Woe the Land that is Governed by a Child
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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Ep. 10: Otto II (973-983) - The Misfortunes One Can Endure
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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Ep. 9: Otto II (973-983) - A Matter of Habit
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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Ep. 8: Otto the Great (936-973) - An Imperial Bride
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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Ep. 7: Otto the Great (936-973) - Crowning A New Caesar
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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Ep. 6: Otto the Great (936-973)) - The Battle on the Lechfeld (955)
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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Ep. 5: Otto the Great (936-973) - The Father, the Son and the Uncle
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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Ep. 4: Otto the Great (936-973) - A Foe Wherever You Go
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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Ep. 3: Otto the Great (936-973) - A Series of Fortunate Events
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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Ep. 2: Otto the Great (936-973) - A Dog's Breakfast
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Jan 22, 2021 |
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Ep. 1: Henry the Fowler (919-936) - A New Beginning
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Jan 16, 2021 |
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Charlemagne and all that - Prologue (Part 3)
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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From Romulus Augustulus to Pippin the Short - Prologue (Part 2)
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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From Julius Caesar to the end of the Roman Empire - Prologue (Part 1)
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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History of the Germans - Trailer
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Jan 12, 2021 |