History of the Germans podcast

History of the Germans

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-

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. 218 – Hedgehogs and Herons, The War that Made the Habsburgs

By 1477 the rules of war that had been enshrined in the laws of chivalry are gone. The con... more

11 Dec 2025

40 MINS

40:09

11 Dec 2025


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Ep. 217 – When Mary Met Maxi, the Burgundian Wedding

How often have you heard this phrase “Let others wage war; you, happy Austria, marry". It ... more

04 Dec 2025

39 MINS

39:52

04 Dec 2025


#230

Ep. 216 - The Youth of Emperor Maximilian I

What is it like to grow up the son of the emperor? For most of the rulers of the Holy Roma... more

27 Nov 2025

32 MINS

32:54

27 Nov 2025


#229

Ep. 215 – The Bold in the Cold, the end of Charles of Burgundy.

The rise of the Habsburgs to world domination pivots on one crucial moment, the marriage o... more

20 Nov 2025

40 MINS

40:21

20 Nov 2025


#228

Ep. 214 - The Siege that Woke up an Empire (Neuss 1474/75)

The venerable city of Neuss between Cologne and Düsseldorf was founded in 16 BC as a Roman... more

13 Nov 2025

39 MINS

39:01

13 Nov 2025


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Ep. 213 – Duping a Duke and the Awakening of Friedrich III

How long can an emperor not be an emperor. The official record stands at 25 years, that is... more

06 Nov 2025

34 MINS

34:48

06 Nov 2025


#226

Ep. 212 – The Library of the Raven King

Today we will talk a lot about Matthias Corvinus, the legendary renaissance king of Hungar... more

30 Oct 2025

40 MINS

40:27

30 Oct 2025


#225

Ep. 211 – Hitting Rock Bottom

It is November 1462 and the emperor Friedrich III and his young family are huddling togeth... more

23 Oct 2025

36 MINS

36:52

23 Oct 2025


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Ep. 210 – Ladislaus Postumus, Lord of all, Ruler of No One

Our journey today will take us away from the emperor Friedrich III who will spend most of ... more

16 Oct 2025

36 MINS

36:56

16 Oct 2025


#223

Ep. 209 – The First Habsburg Emperor

Today we – and the Habsburgs – stride back on to the grand stage of European politics. Not... more

02 Oct 2025

41 MINS

41:12

02 Oct 2025


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Ep. 208 - Boy Meets Princess, Boy Becomes King (Albrecht II)

Last week we saw the family slowly climbing out of the hole that Friedrich IV of the Tyrol... more

25 Sep 2025

38 MINS

38:48

25 Sep 2025


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Ep.207 Of Land and Lip – How the Habsburgs got their Chin

“The Habsburgs ruled half of Europe with a chin that entered the room five minutes before ... more

18 Sep 2025

33 MINS

33:37

18 Sep 2025