Podcast on Germany

Join in for a quick background on the Cologne Cathedral and a project that was 600 years in the making!

We are back! So is Henry IV much to the anger of the Pope, the rebels, and basically all of Northern Italy.  Join in as we see how Emperor Henry IV continually makes more and more enemies!

I read out the letter that gave us the title of Episode 90 and Henry's accusations against Pope Gregory VII.

It is the cage match of the century! Who will win?  Pope Gregory VII vs King Henry IV.  Join us as we figure out just how this multi-excommunicated king finally becomes the Holy Roman Emperor.

Join in as we finally let good old teen Henry IV rule in his own right.  Well sort of in his own right.  After all his mom and the archbishop that held him hostage still are around and would really like to stay in control.Please note: there was an issue with the music and I was forced to leave it off.

You know what is worst than a monarchy?  A Regency!  Join today as we look at the regency for Emperor Henry IV.  By the end of it all the 15 old kid will be able to thank his mother for not only putting an arch nemesis on the throne of another country but allowing another to become his regent.

Join us today as we look at Henry III as he brings the Holy Roman Empire to its height in the mid 1000s. When your dad sets everything up for you it makes life that much easier it seems.  But don't worry we have our own problems to deal with.  From a classic tell of revenge for slights of the past  to 3 popes living next to each other there is something for everyone.

Welcome to this month's episode as we deal with Conrad II a man who can be described as ambitious and stubborn in all things.  Coming from the wrong branch of the family tree? It won't stop him.  People complaining about his wife being his cousin? Good luck telling him to get divorce.

Join in as we look at the life of Henry II now Emperor of the Holy Roman empire.  But don't think we get to spend too much time in Germany not when we have a war in Poland and the Byzantines to deal with.  Also who doesn't like meddling in the church and causing some much needed reforms?

Today we look at Henry of Bavaria who decides the rules aren't for him when it comes to being elected emperor.  Get crowned in Aachen? nah.  Get selected by the electors to become king? Nah.  Run a fair election and dont murder your opponents?.....Nah.

When you got only a few years to live but all the power what are you going to do?  Well this Otto decides to remake the Roman Empire.

Welcome to a special episode with Dr. Beorn where we discuss his research into the Holocaust on the eastern front specifically looking at the Janowska camp in Lviv. 

As a surprise final episode for the Month of Germany please enjoy a brief look into the werewolf folklore of Germany.  Make sure to lock up your sheep, get some silver, and memorize your neighbor's names as you never know which one will be a wolf.

Join us for our last interview of the month of Germany!  It is a topic well suited for Halloween it seems. Today we are joined by Dr. Nisrine Rahal who discusses a service so dangerous, so scary, that the Prussian Government banned it and forced most of the supporters to flee the country.  That's right, we are discussing KINDERGARTENS *clutches pearls.*

Join us today as we continue our string of interviews for the Month of Germany.  Today we discuss the Lockheed Starfighter which not only became the first plane West Germany ever produced but represented, in all its success and failure, West Germany's arrival as a player in the cold war.

Please join us for our 100th anniversary episode with Mike Cote!  Explore the diplomatic complexities of Pre World War I Europe and find out why Britain and Germany were on the way to war with one another in 1914.

Hello! Join in as we begin the month of Germany with a look at Charles William Ferdinand the unsung hero of the French Revolution.  Why is he unsung? Well because he is the one that made the fateful decision to retreat at the battle of Valmy, accidentally saving the Revolution.  Find out about the legendary general who made 2 really important decisions in his life that changed the course of history.

Join in as we discuss the musical chairs of Otto III's regent as they wait for the 2 year to be old enough to actually rule.  But when you got a mother vs her loathed mother in law vs a guy who tried to overthrow the last Emperor a few times trying to take over it isn't going to be a boring transition.

Are you ready to see a realm at peace?  Are you ready to see a leader who doesnt have a dad complex?  Are you ready to not have to deal with Rome?  Well this is not the episode for you.  

Otto has finally secured Germany it seems but now Italy is calling to him.  But taking Italy is one thing.  Holding Italy and the crowns that come with it is another.

Otto the great is not going to have such a great start.  Join in as we see him deal with threats on the border, disruptive nobles, and treacherous relatives.

In today's episode we are officially done with the Carolingian rule in Germany.  Now is the time of the Saxons.  Problem is what do you do when everyone wonders why they should even bother paying respects to the guy who is not related to the old boss?

Join us today as we discuss Dr. Blackler's new book An Imperial Homeland: Forging German Identity in Southwest Africa.  Dr. Blackler provides us with a wonderful overview of Germany's often over look southwest colony and how it's dark history there helped shaped Germany's future.

What happens when you put a control freak, a child, and a guy no one had heard of on the throne of the Empire one after the other?  Pure chaos.

In this episode we look at life among the villages of the Carolingian Empire.  Join in as we see them deal with new challenges such as land ownership, growing cities, and the church!  

Join in as we talk to Jesse Alexander and Cathérine Pfauth who work on the absolutely fantastic project called Glory and Defeat.  This project provides a needed indepth study of the Franco Prussian war including a week by week study of the war.  You can find their channel at:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB1eDEd1AYG3YrRIJSZzMOQ

In our first interview for the 3 year anniversary of the Podcast we are join by Dr. Rubble who takes us through the roller coaster that was women's rights in Germany during the 20th century with an eye opening discussion of family law and the competition that suddenly arises over it during the creation of East and West Germany.

Join in as we see the last unification of the Empire under Charles the fat.  A man who when push came to shove gave up every time.

Louis the German is dead but a golden age for the Carolingians seems right around the corner as Carloman and his brother Louis III both look like amazing leaders to reunite the empire.  Just as long Charles the Fat doesn't get the crown things look like it will be grand!

In today's episode we deal with King Louis's family issues which range from his conniving brother, his ambitious daughter in law, and his cousins who have risen to power with the death of Emperor Lothair.  

Join in as we take a break from the internal strife of the Empire and deal with those pesky outsiders who dare to challenge King Louis's reign.  Obotrites, Sorbs, and Vikings oh my!

In today's episode we explore the reign of Lothar who decided not only did he want to rule by himself but if he couldn't do it then he would bring the entire empire down with him.

In today's episode we look at the creation of the Holy Roman Empire under Charlemagne and how his son Louis did not earn the title 'the Great.'

Join in as we look at the minor brush fire war of Charlemagne's reign that will take 30 years to put out and watch the collapse of the last of the old Germanic tribes.

Join in as we see how the Franks and Saxons get along as neighbors and how 'welcomed' this Christian religion is in the regions outside of Frankish control.

 Join in as we cruise through nearly 300 years of those that lived in central and western Germany and why siblings can never be trusted to work together.

Hello all! Welcome back to the show as we wrap up the barbarian invasions and the fall of the western Roman empire with a look of that island on the other side of the channel from modern day France.

We are in the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles. A grumpy old man is being crowned as the leader of the newly formed German nation. Listen to this episode to find out how we got to this day!

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the formation of the German Empire we have Katja Hoyer discussing her new book! https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Iron-German-Empire-1871-1918-ebook/dp/B08R9DKRV1

Finally going to talk about those Huns. Enough people told me to do it so here we go! Final thoughts on them: Over rated. Listen to the episode to find out why.

Join in as we look at the disappearance of one of America's largest minority groups within the span of 4 years. A special episode recorded with American History Podcast.

Join in as we look at the Visigoth kingdom set up in southern France! The Visigoths who have been center stage for Rome's attention now seem to be settling. But when you got an inspiration for JRR Tolkien's work about to become king of the tribe it definitely is not going to be a quiet time in the region.

Join in as we look at the Suevi who go from one of the smallest Germanic tribes in the Iberian Peninsula to nearly driving the Romans out! Will they leave a lasting legacy in the conquered lands unlike the Vandals or will they disappear into the dustbin of history?

Join in as we look at the kings after Geiseric of the Vandals and how, despite lasting 100 years, they leave nothing behind besides their name and a few scraps of metal.

Join in as we look over the Netflix new show called Barbarians and how historically accurate it is! (hint: it is not).

For our final interview we have Michael Kaelin from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Join in as we discuss German immigration into the US during the 1800s and how these immigrants played a role in controlling who and who could not come to the US from their home countries and informed the US immigration policy that would form in the lead up to 1900.

For our 3rd interview of the Month of Germany we have Ezra Gerard at the University of Wisconsin who is working on German Homosexuality. Join in as we look at the 1800s and 1900s study of Homosexuality in Germany and how it shaped our view of it today.

Geiseric decides that Europe does not agree with him or the Vandals and Alans so they are going sailing! Join in as we look at the long life of one of the biggest threats to Rome that does something that no barbarian has ever been able to do before, force the West to accept their terms. Find out how he brings the Western Empire to the peace table time and time again. If you would like to learn more about Pope Leo I's check out Pontifacts episode 47: Leo I (the Great).https://pontifacts.podbean.com/e/47-leo-i-the-great/

Join in as we continue the month of Germany with another graduate interview! Kilian Harrer a PhD graduate from University of Wisconsin-Madison shows us how the introduction of the French Republic led to complications in the traditional rival between the Catholics and the Protestants of Western Germany and would form the roots of future conflict that would plague Germany in the 1800s.

To celebrate our 2 year anniversary we have released the 1st of 4 interviews conducted with Graduate students within the field of German History. Chad Gibbs, a George L. Mosse Fellow from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, explores the horrors of Treblinka camps during the height of Nazi Germany and how the prisoners of this camp were able to use the camp to their advantage to launch a revolt and attempt an escape on August 2nd 1943.

It is time to move off the Italian peninsula. Tribes are trying to settle in Spain and Gaul and make deals with the Roman empire or the rebel leaders who keep popping up. But how can you expect things to go easy if your leader can't even take a bath without being killed?