History of the Germans Podcast
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A History of the Germans from the Middle Ages to Reunification in weekly 25-35 min #podcast episodes. Famed for its "moderate but not severe biases of the typical contemporary liberal variety" https://historyofthegermans.com/
What if the most famous story of the Reformation has some massive holes? Was Tetzel really a snake oil salesman? Was Albrecht of Brandenburg and the Fuggers really after the indulgence contracts? Were the Germans been ripped off by the papacy more than anyone else?
New Episode just out! When Martin Luther joined the Augustinian Order in 1505, he embarked on a 15 year long spiritual journey that changed the World...
Am in my way back - just one more sleep….
Another key player who looked so different from what I imagined…
He did not look at all the way I thought he would….
And another image - this man travelled with a book containing >300 tiny relics - one for every saint’s day of the year…
Guys - do not let me down. You know who this is…
Who was that? This one is quite a challenging one…
That one should be familiar - if a bit younger and wearing a monk’s habit…
The Reformation (1517-1555) is coming! But before we get going, here are pictures of key protagonists in the history of the Reformation And to make it all a bit more fun, go ahead and guess who the person in the picture is. Some are easier than others….
The Reformation (1517-1555) is coming! But before we get going, here are pictures of key protagonists in the history of the Reformation And to make it all a bit more fun, go ahead and guess who the person in the picture is. Some are easier than others….
@hotgpod.bsky.social has reached the early 1500s and there's trouble over in Hungary, including the gruesome death of peasant leader Dozsa György; to people my age, of course, his name means the Ujpest football club, and it struck me how many concepts in Eastern European history first came up 1/2
The Emperor Charles V had it all. His army had taken the French King prisoner. He could now demand terms and then focus on Luther's demands and the Ottoman threat. But 2 years later, a marauding army of Landsknechte, his army, was sacking Rome How could he fumble the ball so badly?
The first politician to fully exploit the opprtunities presented by the printing press was the emperor Maximilian I whose massive program of publications drew in artists like Albrecht Dürer, Hans Burgkmair and Albrecht Altdorfer and laid the foundation for the "Erbcharisma" der Habsburger.
Hi @mikeduncan.bsky.social I just found there is an AI guy who publishes shows under the title History of Rome and Revolutions with almost identical artwork. Calls itself Light Knot Studios. I am affected too, so are others. Sorry for the post, I have no contact details for you.
Looks like the golden days of Ludwig the Bavarian - time to dust off your Marsilius of Padua and William of Ockham.
Zeta Of 1@zetaof1.bsky.social · 6mo ago@hotgpod.bsky.social between the US administration threatening pope Leo VI. with another Avignon Papacy and bavarian catholics summoning another investiture controversy (www.br.de/nachrichten/... ): what year is this?!
Just in case any of you want to find out how to bring about regime change in the Middle East: thttps://historyofthegermans.com/2026/04/selim/
Episode 232 - From Mehmet the Conqueror to Selim the Grim (1444-1520) • History of the Germans Podcast
Between the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 and the ascent of Suleiman the Magnificent, the Ottomans doubled their empire, but did not attack Western Europe - why?
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Errate das gesuchte Jahr mit Hilfe von 4 historischen Ereignissen. Ein von Wordle und Geschichte inspiriertes Spiel.
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So today Mrs K-G and I were in Köln, paying our respects to my favourite medieval Byzantine Empress of the Germans #Theophanu. Wife of Otto II, mother of and regent for Otto III. For more info I can recommend this podcast podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/h... from @hotgpod.bsky.social
Did the Habsburgs gain Spain in the horizontal? Was Joanna of Spain really mad or just mad at/about her husband? Was Philipp just handsome or playing chess with Louis XII to unify Europe? Questions, questions…. All of them answeredd in today's episode of the History of the Germans Podcast...
At the Imperial Diet in Augsburg in 1500 Maximilian I was stripped of almost all of his power. From now on the “Reichsregiment”, made up of princes, lords and cities was to run things. Did it work? And why is there a picture of an execution on the artwork? historyofthegermans.com/2026/03/reic...
Episode 228 – The Princes and the Emperor • History of the Germans Podcast
In 1500 the imperial estates stripped the Maximilian I of power. Why did they create their own imperial government? And did it work?
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My favorite podcast, History of the Germans (@hotgpod.bsky.social), thanked me for my support in today's episode! Every Thursday morning I wake up looking forward to the latest installment. Highly recommend. historyofthegermans.com
History of the Germans Podcast • German History Podcast
German history from the coronation of Henry the Fowler in 919 AD to German Reunification in 1990 in weekly 20-30 minute episodes
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Just in case you had enough of the chaos out there and want to hear how almost a 1000 years ago a boy with a difficult childhood and an elevated sense of self importance found himslef caught in a major societal shift that destroyed his empire and him too.. open.spotify.com/playlist/03z...
Emperor Henry IV (1054-1105)
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Why are the Swiss called the Swiss – and how did the first encounter between the two famous Renaissance forces, the Landsknechte and the Swiss Reisläufer turn out? New episode just out - wherever you get your podcasts historyofthegermans.com/2026/03/land...
Episode 227 – Landsknechte vs. Swiss Mercenaries • History of the Germans Podcast
Why are the Swiss called the Swiss - and how did the first encounter between the two famous Renaissance forces, the Landsknechte and the Swiss Reisläufer turn out?
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