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Ep. 49: Second Crusade (1147-1149) - Konrad's Catastrophe
Episode 49
1147-1149 The title is a bit of a spoiler. Suffice to say that Cornad III's great crusade does not go quite as planned.
He had set off with an army of…
4 years, 7 months ago
Ep. 48: Welf vs Staufer - Konrad III (1137-1152) - Konrad's Conundrum
Episode 48
1144-1147 - King, not really Emperor Conrad III may have signed a precarious peace with his greatest opponent, Henry the Lion, duke of Saxony. But th…
4 years, 7 months ago
Ep. 47: Welf vs Staufer - Konrad III (1137-1152) - Konrad's Coup
Episode 47
1138-1142 This week we will watch another candidate having the royal title snatched from his fingers. Henry the Proud, duke of Bavaria, duke of Saxon…
4 years, 8 months ago
Ep. 46: Welf vs Staufer - Lothar III (1125-1137) - A Topsy Turvy World
Episode 46
1130-1137 - Emperor Lothar III is getting embroiled in the schism between popes Innocent II and Anaclet II. Anaclet II is properly elected and holds …
4 years, 8 months ago
Ep. 45: Bernard of Clairvaux - Lothar III (1125-1137) - Triple Division
Episode 45
Before Lothar III can claim the imperial crown, he needs a pope to give it to him. There's just one problem — in 1130, Rome has two of them.
In this e…
4 years, 8 months ago
Ep. 44: Welf vs Staufer - Lothar III (1125-1137) - A Saxon Emperor
Episode 44
The election of Lothar III in 1125 was a humiliation for the House of Hohenstaufen — nephews of the last emperor, passed over in favour of their grea…
4 years, 8 months ago
Ep. 43: Welf vs Staufer - Lothar III (1125-1137) - All Change, All Change
Episode 43
Welcome to Season 3 of the History of the Germans, diving into one of the most dramatic and consequential periods of medieval German history — the ag…
4 years, 9 months ago
Ep. 42: Investiture Controversy (1065-1122) - A World Revolution?
Episode 42
In this episode we will come to the end of the Investiture controversy, the end of the Salian dynasty and the end of Season 2 – and ask the question,…
4 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 41: Investiture Controversy (1065-1122) - The Concordat of Worms
Episode 41
In this week’s episode the last of the Salians will find that despite all his efforts, the tide of history cannot be stemmed, almost leaving him in e…
4 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 40: Investiture Controversy (1065-1122) - Henry V has a Cunning Plan
Episode 40
In this episode we will see whether young Henry V will do any better at ending the conflict between Pope and Emperor, featuring one of the most audac…
4 years, 10 months ago