History of the Germans

A podcast by Dirk Hoffmann-Becking - Thursdays

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Education Society & Culture History

171 Episodes

  1. Ep. 27 - Peace in Our Time - The Peace of God in the Middle Ages

    Published: 8/12/2021

  2. Ep. 26 - Henry III Comin' in Smoothly - The first seamless transition of power from father to son in 70 years

    Published: 8/5/2021

  3. Ep. 25 - Konrad II, the Construction of an Empire - Speyer Cathedral as a symbol of Salian power

    Published: 7/29/2021

  4. Ep. 24 - Konrad II's Acquisition of Burgundy - The last addition to the Empire

    Published: 7/22/2021

  5. Ep. 23 - Duke Ernst, Rebel and Legend - A medieval story about loyalty and friendship

    Published: 7/15/2021

  6. Season 2 The Salian Emperors (1024-1125): Ep. 22 - Konrad II, Who Would Have Thought

    Published: 7/8/2021

  7. Ep. 21 - Q&A

    Published: 6/24/2021

  8. Ep. 20 - A Blank Canvas - The perception history of the Ottonians

    Published: 6/10/2021

  9. Ep. 19 - Henry II and the House of God - How a pious monarch organises his succession

    Published: 5/27/2021

  10. Ep. 18 - Henry II Goes Forth - The Wars with Boleslaw Chrobry

    Published: 5/20/2021

  11. Ep. 17 - The (not yet holy) Emperor Henry II - Fighting the rivals for the imperial crown

    Published: 5/13/2021

  12. Ep. 16 - Germany in the year 1000 (Part 2) - The Imperial Church System

    Published: 5/6/2021

  13. Ep. 15 - Germany in the year 1000 (Part 1) - Climate, Agriculture, Economy and medieval hygiene

    Published: 4/29/2021

  14. Ep. 14 - Otto III The End of a Dream

    Published: 4/22/2021

  15. Ep. 13 - Otto III The Wonder of the World

    Published: 4/15/2021

  16. Ep. 12 - The Regency of Theophanu and Adelheid

    Published: 4/2/2021

  17. Ep. 11 - Woe the Land that is Governed by a Child - The abduction of Otto III

    Published: 3/25/2021

  18. Ep. 10 - The Misfortunes One Can Endure - Otto II's fateful journey to Southern Italy

    Published: 3/18/2021

  19. Ep. 9 - A Matter of Habit - The new emperor Otto II has to face the usual rebellions

    Published: 3/11/2021

  20. Ep. 8 - An Imperial Bride - The empress Theophanu arrives

    Published: 3/4/2021

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The podcast that does what it says on the tin: a narrative history of the German people that starts in the year 919 AD and hopes to get all the way to 1991. Episodes are 25-35 min long and drop on Thursday mornings. As Gregory of Tours (539-594) said: "A great many things keep happening, some good, some bad". HotGPod is now entering its 8th 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-