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Ep. 137: The Teutonic Knights (1190-1525) - The Conversion and the End
Episode 137
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 po…
2 years, 8 months ago
Ep. 136: The Teutonic Knights (1190-1525) - 13 Years of War
Episode 136
The theocratic state of the Teutonic Knights had survived the devastating defeat at Tannenberg with most of its territory intact. But underneath the …
2 years, 8 months ago
Ep. 135: The Teutonic Knights (1190-1525) - After Tannenberg
Episode 135
Last week we ended with the famous battle of Tannenberg or as the Poles would call it Grunwald and the Lithuanians Zalgiris. This battle is not just …
2 years, 8 months ago
Ep. 134: The Teutonic Knights (1190-1525) - Tannenberg / Grunwald / Žalgiris
Episode 134
This week we look at the reasons the golden age of the Teutonic knights came to an abrupt end at the beginning of the 15th century. It is a sequence …
2 years, 9 months ago
Ep. 133: The Teutonic Knights (1190-1525) - The Order of the Order
Episode 133
In the century that followed the last of the Prussian and Livonian uprisings the states of the Teutonic Order in the Baltic experienced a period of e…
2 years, 9 months ago
Ep. 132: The Teutonic Knights (1190-1525) - The Battle on the Ice
Episode 132
This week we look at the activities of the Teutonic order in Livonia during the 13th century. The situation in Livonia was profoundly different to Pr…
2 years, 9 months ago
Ep. 131: The Teutonic Knights (1190-1525) - The Conquest of Prussia (Part II)
Episode 131
Last week we left the action after the Teutonic Knights had signed the peace of Christburg in 1249 to put an end to the first Prussian revolt. The lo…
2 years, 9 months ago
Ep. 130: The Teutonic Knights (1190-1525) - The Conquest of Prussia (Part I)
Episode 130
Last week we heard about Konrad of Masovia’s offer of the Kulmer Land to the Teutonic knight. This week we will talk about what they did once they ha…
2 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 129: The Teutonic Knights (1190-1525) - The First Grand Master - Hermann von Salza
Episode 129
“.. the far-sighted planning of Grand Master Brother Hermann von Salza had so strengthened the Teutonic Order that it had many members and such power…
2 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 128: The Teutonic Knights (1190-1525) - Season Opener - A Chivalric Order
Episode 128
Hello and welcome to a new season of the History of the Germans, the Teutonic Knights or to give them their full title, the knights of the hospital o…
2 years, 10 months ago