In this episode we talk about the economy, society, infrastructure and art at the turn of the first millennium. We will look at changes in climate, agriculture, monetary system and warfare. We will take a look at towns and cities, take a deeper dive into Cologne and Magdeburg, muse about the trade in Eunuchs and medieval bathing habits. It is the 10th century when society splits into those who pray (Oratores), those who fight (Bellatores) and those who do all the useful stuff (Laboratores). We discuss the beginnings of castles, 20,000 of which will rise up in Germany during the course of the middle ages...lots to get through!
The music for the show is Flute Sonata in E-flat major, H.545 by Carl Phillip Emmanuel Bach (or some claim it as BWV 1031 Johann Sebastian Bach) performed and arranged by Michel Rondeau under Common Creative Licence 3.0.
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To make it easier for you to share the podcast, I have created separate playlists for some of the seasons that are set up as individual podcasts. they have the exact same episodes as in the History of the Germans, but they may be a helpful device for those who want to concentrate on only one season.
So far I have:
The Ottonians
Salian Emperors and Investiture Controversy
Fredrick Barbarossa and Early Hohenstaufen
Frederick II Stupor Mundi
Saxony and Eastward Expansion
The Hanseatic League
The Teutonic Knights
The Holy Roman Empire 1250-1356
Ep. 150 – The Last Chivalric Battles – Morgarten and Mühldorf
Ep. 149 – The Real Ludwig of Bavaria
Ep. 148 - Imperial Swansong – the End of Henry VII’s Campaign in Italy
Ep. 147 – Brescia or Bust – Henry VII’s Big Mistake(s)
Ep. 146 – The Return of the King – Henry VII’s Journey to Rome
Ep. 145 - How to make Friends and Influence People – The Luxemburgs become Kings of Bohemia
Ep. 144 - The Rise of the House of Luxembourg - The election of Emperor Henry VII
Ep. 143 – The Murder of a King - Albrecht I von Habsburg.
Ep. 142 - Adolf von Nassau - A Shadow of a King
Ep. 141 - Rudolf von Habsburg Semper Augustus - Allezeit Mehrer des Reiches
Ep. 140 – Rudolf von Habsburg and the Golden King Ottokar II of Bohemia
Ep. 139 – The End of the Interregnum - The Election of Rudolf von Habsburg in 1273
Season 8 From the Interregnum to the Golden Bull (1250-1356): Catch-up Episode
Ep. 137 – The Conversion - Albrecht, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order becomes a protestant duke
Ep. 136 – 13 Years of War - The Prussian League shifts allegiance
Ep. 135 - After Tannenberg - The rule of the Teutonic Knights in Prussia weakened
Ep. 134 – Tannenberg / Grunwald / Žalgiris - A battle of many names
Ep. 133 – The Order of the Order - The organisational structure of the Teutonic Knights
Ep. 132 – The Battle on the Ice - Alexander Nevsky, Sergei Eisenstein and what really happened
Ep. 131 – The Conquest of Prussia (Part II) - The second, third and n-th Prussian uprising
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