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Ep. 242: A Drunken German Lights a Fire
n spring 1518 Martin Luther assured Pope Leo X that he was a dutiful son of the Church. But was he still one?
The 95 Theses were the perfect opening…
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Ep. 241: The 95 Theses – More Cockup than Conspiracy.
Episode 241
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 …
2 weeks, 1 day ago
Ep. 240 Martin Luther - His Youth and His "Anfechtungen"
Episode 240
In this episode we will look at the first 35 years of Martin Luther’s life, from his birth in 1483 to a moment sometime between 1512 and 1519 when he…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
The Reformation! The Faith of the Common People
Episode 239
On 31 October 1517, an Augustinian monk carried 95 theses through the streets of Wittenberg — whether to nail them to the castle church door, post th…
1 month, 1 week ago
The Most Consequential Figure in European History?
Episode 239
Who had the most lasting impact on Europe? Marx? Napoleon? Darwin? Einstein? Or was it Martin Luther?
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Ep. 238: The Habsburg Empire at its Zenith - Ferdinand I and the Siege of Vienna
Episode 238
Today we celebrate the topping out of the Habsburg empire. By the middle of the 16th century it reached its furthest extent as a political entity rul…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 238: The Habsburg Empire at its Zenith - Ferdinand I and the Siege of Vienna
Episode 37
Today we celebrate the topping out of the Habsburg empire. By the middle of the 16th century it reached its furthest extent as a political entity rul…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 237: How Italy Fell to the Habsburgs - From the Peace of Madrid to the Sack of Rome 1527.
Episode 237
We are coming closer to the end of our series on the Fall and Rise of the House of Habsburg. We have seen the reconsolidation of Austria, the acquisi…
5 months ago
Ep. 237: How Italy Fell to the Habsburgs - From the Peace of Madrid to the Sack of Rome 1527.
Episode 36
We are coming closer to the end of our series on the Fall and Rise of the House of Habsburg. We have seen the reconsolidation of Austria, the acquisi…
5 months ago
Ep. 236: Charles V (1520-1555) - The Battle of Pavia
Episode 236
In 1521 four men dominated Europe. They were all in their twenties: King Henry VIII of England, born 1491, King Francois I of France, born 1494, Sule…
5 months, 1 week ago