History of the Germans
A podcast by Dirk Hoffmann-Becking - Thursdays

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201 Episodes
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Ep. 17 - The (not yet holy) Emperor Henry II - Fighting the rivals for the imperial crown
Published: 5/13/2021 -
Ep. 16 - Germany in the year 1000 (Part 2) - The Imperial Church System
Published: 5/6/2021 -
Ep. 15 - Germany in the year 1000 (Part 1) - Climate, Agriculture, Economy and medieval hygiene
Published: 4/29/2021 -
Ep. 14 - Otto III The End of a Dream
Published: 4/22/2021 -
Ep. 13 - Otto III The Wonder of the World
Published: 4/15/2021 -
Ep. 12 - The Regency of Theophanu and Adelheid
Published: 4/2/2021 -
Ep. 11 - Woe the Land that is Governed by a Child - The abduction of Otto III
Published: 3/25/2021 -
Ep. 10 - The Misfortunes One Can Endure - Otto II's fateful journey to Southern Italy
Published: 3/18/2021 -
Ep. 9 - A Matter of Habit - The new emperor Otto II has to face the usual rebellions
Published: 3/11/2021 -
Ep. 8 - An Imperial Bride - The empress Theophanu arrives
Published: 3/4/2021 -
Ep. 7 - A New Caesar - Otto the Great is crowned emperor
Published: 2/25/2021 -
Ep. 6 - A Conversation with Swords - The Battle on the Lechfeld
Published: 2/18/2021 -
Ep. 5 - The Father, the Son and the Uncle - Otto I has to deal with his rebellious son
Published: 2/11/2021 -
Ep. 4 - A Foe Wherever You Go - King Otto I settles into being a medieval ruler
Published: 2/4/2021 -
Ep. 3 - A Series of Fortunate Events - Otto I's kingdom is rescued by Konrad Kurzbold
Published: 1/28/2021 -
Ep. 2 - A Dog's Breakfast - Otto the not yet great makes some bad mistakes
Published: 1/22/2021 -
Season 1 The Ottonians (919-1024) Ep. 1 - A New Beginning
Published: 1/16/2021 -
Prologue - Part 3
Published: 1/15/2021 -
Prologue - Part 2
Published: 1/14/2021 -
Prologue - Part 1
Published: 1/13/2021
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-