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Ep. 231: Maximilian I (1493-1519) - Marrying Bohemia and Hungary
Episode 30
You have almost certainly seen the image in today’s episode artwork before. It is a family portrait showing Maximilian, his first wife Marie of Burgu…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep.230: Margaret of Austria (1480-1530) - The League of Cambrai
Episode 230
Another Thursday and another episode dealing with another epic fail of our hero, Maximilian I. But despite a military campaign that once again failed…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep.230: Margaret of Austria (1480-1530) - The League of Cambrai
Episode 29
Another Thursday and another episode dealing with another epic fail of our hero, Maximilian I. But despite a military campaign that once again failed…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 229: Joanna the (not?) Mad (1504-1555) - How the Habsburgs gained Spain
Episode 229
“Bella gerant alii, tu felix Austria nube" – ‘Let others wage war; thou, happy Austria, marry’ is one of the few terms that almost anyone with a curs…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 229: Joanna the (not?) Mad (1504-1555) - How the Habsburgs gained Spain
Episode 28
“Bella gerant alii, tu felix Austria nube" – ‘Let others wage war; thou, happy Austria, marry’ is one of the few terms that almost anyone with a curs…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 228: Maximilian I (1493-1519) - The Princes and the Emperor.
Episode 228
If there was one group that consistently thwarted Maximilian’s grand plans for world domination, it was the princes of the Holy Roman Empire. He had …
7 months ago
Ep. 228: Maximilian I (1493-1519) - The Princes and the Emperor.
Episode 27
If there was one group that consistently thwarted Maximilian’s grand plans for world domination, it was the princes of the Holy Roman Empire. He had …
7 months ago
Ep. 227: Landsknechte vs. Swiss Mercenaries – The Swabian (Swiss) War of 1499
Episode 227
Why are the Swiss called the Swiss? After all, Schwyz in only of 26 cantons, and not one of the largest ones. How did the proud and prosperous citize…
7 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 227: Landsknechte vs. Swiss Mercenaries – The Swabian (Swiss) War of 1499
Episode 26
Why are the Swiss called the Swiss? After all, Schwyz in only of 26 cantons, and not one of the largest ones. How did the proud and prosperous citize…
7 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 226: Maximilian I (1493-1519) - A Grand Plan for a Great War
Episode 226
Europe's political landscape is shifting fundamentally. No longer are wars fought between kings and their vassals, and emperors against popes - it is…
7 months, 2 weeks ago