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Ep. 68: Germany in 1200 - The Cities
Episode 68
This week we take a tour of how cities in Germany worked around 1200 with a brief detour to look at what happened later and how they differ from Ital…
4 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 67: Germany in the Year 1200 - The Peasants
Episode 67
This is about the peasants, no kings, emperors, popes, bishops at all. Ok one brother of a duke at the end because I simply cannot help myself. But y…
4 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 66: The Myths of Frederick Barbarossa (1152-1190)
Episode 66
We have just spent 15 episodes talking about the life and times of the actual Frederick Barbarossa. Exciting as his life was, his afterlife is almost…
4 years, 3 months ago
Empires of the Normans with Dr. Levi Roach
Episode 1
We had the great pleasure to interview Dr. Levi Roach, Prize-winning author and Associate Professor at the University of Exeter about his new book, T…
4 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 65: The Third Crusade (1189-1192)
Episode 65
This week, after 15 episodes we will finally leave the emperor Barbarossa behind, though it is almost impossible to ever get away from him. No other …
4 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 64: Frederick Barbarossa (1152-1190) - Consolidating Power - The Heirs of Troy
Episode 64
This week we will discuss how Barbarossa attempts to rebuild a new ideological underpinning of his role and how that leads to renewed conflict with t…
4 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 63: Frederick Barbarossa (1152-1190) - Consolidating Power - Peace and Recovery
Episode 63
Following the Peace of Venice and the Fall of Henry the Lion, our great emperor Barbarossa has reached the end of the road. Being a man of infinite r…
4 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 62: Frederick Barbarossa (1152-1190) - Consolidating Power - The Fall of Henry the Lion
Episode 62
This episode deals with, guess what, the fall of Henry the Lion from his position as duke of Saxony and Bavaria. The interesting bit is not so much w…
4 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 61: Frederick Barbarossa (1152-1190) - Wars in Italy - The Peace of Venice
Episode 61
This week we will talk about the great peace conference in Venice where Barbarossa is finally reconciled with the papacy, the Lombards and the Sicili…
4 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 60: Frederick Barbarossa (1152-1190) - Wars in Italy - Battle of Legnano
Episode 60
1176 This week we talk about the next leg in this the fifth Italian campaign Barbarossa undertakes. It involves an aborted battle, attempts at peace,…
4 years, 5 months ago