History of the Germans
A German history starting in the Middle Ages when the emperors fought an epic struggle with the papacy to the Reformation, the great 18th century of Kant, Goethe, Gauss, the rise of Prussia and the horrors of the Nazi regime. We will end with the post-war period of moral and physical rebuilding. As Gregory of Tours (539-594) said: "A great many things keep happening, some good, some bad" .
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- https://historyofthegermans.com/
- Description
- A German history starting in the Middle Ages when the emperors fought an epic struggle with the papacy to the Reformation, the great 18th century of Kant, Goethe, Gauss, the rise of Prussia and the horrors of the Nazi regime. We will end with the post-war period of moral and physical rebuilding. As Gregory of Tours (539-594) said: "A great many things keep happening, some good, some bad" .
- Language
- 🇬🇧 English
- last modified
- 2024-04-26 12:21
- last episode published
- 2024-04-25 05:00
- publication frequency
- 7.58 days
- Contributors
- Dirk Hoffmann-Becking
- Owner Author
- Historyofthegermans@gmail.com (Dirk Hoffmann-Becking)
- Managing editor
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- Number of Episodes
- 159
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| 2024-04-25 | Hello and welcome to, well an absence of an episode of the History of the Germans. This is just a short message to let you know that unfortunately there will not be an episode of the History of the Germans this week. It is all the fault of a guy called... |
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| 2024-04-18 |
How to make Friends and Influence People – The Luxemburgs become Kings of Bohemia Henry, the new king of the Romans, just 30 years of age, tall and blond, every inch his forebearer the great Charlemagne had a one track mind. There was one thing he wanted and that was the imperial crown. It is now 60 years since there last had been a... |
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| 2024-04-11 |
The Rise of the House of Luxembourg - The election of Emperor Henry VII On November 27th, 1308 the prince electors chose Henry VII, count of Luxemburg to be their new king of the Romans and future emperor. Little did they know that this decision will give rise to a dynasty that will rule the empire for as many decades as t... |
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| 2024-04-04 | The late 13th century was the sniper’s alley for many a powerful family. The disappearance of great dynasties, the Arpads of Hungary, the Premyslids of Bohemia, the Zaehringer, Babenbergs, the counts of Holland to name just a few wasn’t down to lack o... |
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| 2024-03-28 | After the death of Rudolf von Habsburg the Prince Electors chose another, now truly impecunious count, Adolf von Nassau to be king. They chose him over Rudolf’s son Albrecht and over the overwhelmingly most powerful prince in the empire, King Wenceslau... |
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| 2024-03-21 |
Ep. 141 Rudolf von Habsburg Semper Augustus - Allezeit Mehrer des Reiches Martin Rady in his highly amusing and exceptionally well written book on the Habsburg said: “The remainder of Rudolf’s reign up to his death in 1291 was a failure. He did not manage to have himself crowned emperor by the pope and had to make do with th... |
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| 2024-03-14 |
Ep. 140 – Rudolf von Habsburg and the Golden King Ottokar II of Bohemia This week we will look at what the poor count Rudolf of Habsburg does once he had been elected King of the Romans. This is not the first time the electors have chosen a man of much more modest means than themselves. William of Holland and Hermann von S... |
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| 2024-03-07 | On October 1, 1273 seven princes elected a new king of the Romans. Their choice was a momentous one that set European history further down its path away from a universal empire to separate kingdoms and principalities. The pope had demanded that they co... |
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| 2024-02-29 | This episode is something I never thought I would do, it is a run through the history of the Holy Roman Empire from 919 AD to 1250, pretty most of the periods I have covered so far. Why do it? If you’re one of those who have listened religiously to a... |
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| 2024-02-08 | This week we will talk about the end of the rule of the Teutonic Knights in Prussia. Instead of a land ruled by a chivalric order answering to the pope, Prussia became a secular state, ruled by a protestant prince and run by a newly created class of la... |
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