How did the Low Countries, once one of the heartlands of the Holy Roman Empire, gradually slip out of the political entity it had belonged for centuries...
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Three facts about Emperor Otto II – he learned that for some of his relatives treason is a matter of habit, that bathing in the Middle ages can be deadly in very much not the way you think, and that your enemies can turn your eagles as much as your luck. A thread (1/
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The war between Hussites and the Catholic Church had been raging for 15 long and painful years. The ideological gap seemed unbridgeable – until the aging king Sigismund sees an opportunity…
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So what was your favourite season? what did I miss? what was too long, too detailed, too boring? What would you really like to hear more about (please not your great, great, great-grandfather)? Any other comments on #HotGPod?
New episode is just out. The Golden Bull of 1356 - a watershed in German history or nothing. Ew?
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As always the episode is available on all major podcast platforms and on my website: historyofthegermans.com/2024/08/15/i...
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A new King is coming!
Episode 139 - The End of the Interregnum drops tomorrow 05:00 GMT
Download early to avoid disappointment. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and as always, my website: historyofthegermans.com
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Welcome in the New Year with the perfect wake-up episode: The Battle on the Ice, covering the famous contest between Alexander Nevsky, the Prince of Novgorod and the Teutonic Order. historyofthegermans.com/2024/01/01/b... #battleontheice #HotGPod