Podcast appearances and mentions of joseph ii

As Europe increasingly freaks out about the expansion of the Ottoman Empire, a ragtag crew of guys who ordinarily hate each other band together for common cause and GUESS WHAT -- it goes cartoonishly wrong. In the second part of this two-part series, Ben hangs with the Ridiculous History guys and  breaks down the most ridiculous friendly-fire incident in all of human history. (Also, side note: Ben recorded this on his birthday, and he's still younger than Joseph II.)

It's April Fools day which means we want to talk about one of the dumbest battles in World History...  War has always been a chaotic, messy endeavor -- and, sometimes, it's downright ridiculous. In this week's special two-part series Ben joins the badass dudes from Ridiculous History to talk about the bizarre turn of events that led to the Battle of Karánsebes. In part one, Ben introduces the gang to the legendary 'enlightened despot,' Joseph II, a guy who, diplomatically put, took self-confidence to a whole new (and possibly undeserved) level.

Der umstrittene Reformator - (5) Zu früh verstorben. Die Beurteilung Josephs II. durch die Nachwelt - Mit dem Historiker Lorenz Mikoletzky, ehemaliger Generaldirektor des Österreichischen Staatsarchivs - Sendung vom 28.3.2025

Der umstrittene Reformator - (4) Die Kirchenreformen im Zeitalter des Josefinimus - Mit dem Historiker Lorenz Mikoletzky, ehemaliger Generaldirektor des Österreichischen Staatsarchivs - Sendung vom 27.3.2025

Der umstrittene Reformator - (3) Die Josephinischen Staatsreformen - Mit dem Historiker Lorenz Mikoletzky, ehemaliger Generaldirektor des Österreichischen Staatsarchivs - Sendung vom 26.3.2025

Der umstrittene Reformator - (2) Der Politiker.: Vom Mitregenten zum Alleinherrscher - Mit dem Historiker Lorenz Mikoletzky, ehemaliger Generaldirektor des Österreichischen Staatsarchivs - Sendung vom 25.3.2025

Der umstrittene Reformator - (1) Das tragische Schicksal des Privatmenschen Joseph II. - Mit dem Historiker Lorenz Mikoletzky, ehemaliger Generaldirektor des Österreichischen Staatsarchivs - Sendung vom 24.3.2025

A blessing instead I. Joseph   II. David   III. Jesus   IV. Apostles   V. Christians today 

The LORD was with them I. Joseph II. Joshua III. Samuel IV. David V. John the Baptist

Plans fail, so pivot  I. Joseph II. Moses III. David IV. Jonah V. Paul

Finding our place in His plan I. Joseph II. John the Baptist  III. Jesus IV. Paul V.  Christians today

En 1765, Joseph II monte sur le trône et devient Empereur du Saint-Empire germanique. Grand réformateur, monarque visionnaire, despote éclairé, Joseph II est à la tête d'un immense Empire, 15 nations avec 13 langues et 8 religions différentes. Afin d'harmoniser cette multitude de culture et de placer les citoyens sur un pied d'égalité, Joseph II entreprend plusieurs réformes et met en œuvre ses Edits de tolérance. L'historien Hervé Hasquin nous compte cette épopée. Une séquence réalisée par Cécile Poss. Merci pour votre écoute Un Jour dans l'Histoire, c'est également en direct tous les jours de la semaine de 13h15 à 14h30 sur www.rtbf.be/lapremiere Retrouvez tous les épisodes d'Un Jour dans l'Histoire sur notre plateforme Auvio.be :https://auvio.rtbf.be/emission/5936 Intéressés par l'histoire ? Vous pourriez également aimer nos autres podcasts : L'Histoire Continue: https://audmns.com/kSbpELwL'heure H : https://audmns.com/YagLLiKEt sa version à écouter en famille : La Mini Heure H https://audmns.com/YagLLiKAinsi que nos séries historiques :Chili, le Pays de mes Histoires : https://audmns.com/XHbnevhD-Day : https://audmns.com/JWRdPYIJoséphine Baker : https://audmns.com/wCfhoEwLa folle histoire de l'aviation : https://audmns.com/xAWjyWCLes Jeux Olympiques, l'étonnant miroir de notre Histoire : https://audmns.com/ZEIihzZMarguerite, la Voix d'une Résistante : https://audmns.com/zFDehnENapoléon, le crépuscule de l'Aigle : https://audmns.com/DcdnIUnUn Jour dans le Sport : https://audmns.com/xXlkHMHSous le sable des Pyramides : https://audmns.com/rXfVppvN'oubliez pas de vous y abonner pour ne rien manquer.Et si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement.

Remember where you came from I. Joseph II. Israelites III. David IV. Unforgiving servant V.  Jesus

Princess Izabela Czartoryska was a towering figure of late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century European cultural and intellectual life. Married at sixteen to a distinguished older aristocrat, she amassed learning, influence, and a role in both Polish and European statecraft through encounters with figures ranging from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Joseph II of Austria. After the liquidation of her homeland's sovereignty with its third partition in 1795, she spent the final decades of her life pioneering and curating spaces of preservation, both of Polish nationhood and of the human experience writ large.  Izabela the Valiant: The Story of an Indomitable Polish Princess (William Collins, 2024) is her definitive biography, penned by distinguished historian Adam Zamoyski—the protagonist's great-great-great-grandson. Trawling through a vast family archive and arcane sources in half a dozen languages, Zamoyski has told her story as one of empowerment, education, and encounter in an age of profound national and international upheaval. Piotr H. Kosicki is Associate Professor of History at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is the author of Catholics on the Barricades (Yale, 2018) and editor, among others, of Political Exile in the Global Twentieth Century (with Wolfram Kaiser). His most recent writings appeared in The Atlantic and in Foreign Affairs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Princess Izabela Czartoryska was a towering figure of late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century European cultural and intellectual life. Married at sixteen to a distinguished older aristocrat, she amassed learning, influence, and a role in both Polish and European statecraft through encounters with figures ranging from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Joseph II of Austria. After the liquidation of her homeland's sovereignty with its third partition in 1795, she spent the final decades of her life pioneering and curating spaces of preservation, both of Polish nationhood and of the human experience writ large.  Izabela the Valiant: The Story of an Indomitable Polish Princess (William Collins, 2024) is her definitive biography, penned by distinguished historian Adam Zamoyski—the protagonist's great-great-great-grandson. Trawling through a vast family archive and arcane sources in half a dozen languages, Zamoyski has told her story as one of empowerment, education, and encounter in an age of profound national and international upheaval. Piotr H. Kosicki is Associate Professor of History at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is the author of Catholics on the Barricades (Yale, 2018) and editor, among others, of Political Exile in the Global Twentieth Century (with Wolfram Kaiser). His most recent writings appeared in The Atlantic and in Foreign Affairs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Princess Izabela Czartoryska was a towering figure of late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century European cultural and intellectual life. Married at sixteen to a distinguished older aristocrat, she amassed learning, influence, and a role in both Polish and European statecraft through encounters with figures ranging from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Joseph II of Austria. After the liquidation of her homeland's sovereignty with its third partition in 1795, she spent the final decades of her life pioneering and curating spaces of preservation, both of Polish nationhood and of the human experience writ large.  Izabela the Valiant: The Story of an Indomitable Polish Princess (William Collins, 2024) is her definitive biography, penned by distinguished historian Adam Zamoyski—the protagonist's great-great-great-grandson. Trawling through a vast family archive and arcane sources in half a dozen languages, Zamoyski has told her story as one of empowerment, education, and encounter in an age of profound national and international upheaval. Piotr H. Kosicki is Associate Professor of History at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is the author of Catholics on the Barricades (Yale, 2018) and editor, among others, of Political Exile in the Global Twentieth Century (with Wolfram Kaiser). His most recent writings appeared in The Atlantic and in Foreign Affairs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

Princess Izabela Czartoryska was a towering figure of late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century European cultural and intellectual life. Married at sixteen to a distinguished older aristocrat, she amassed learning, influence, and a role in both Polish and European statecraft through encounters with figures ranging from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Joseph II of Austria. After the liquidation of her homeland's sovereignty with its third partition in 1795, she spent the final decades of her life pioneering and curating spaces of preservation, both of Polish nationhood and of the human experience writ large.  Izabela the Valiant: The Story of an Indomitable Polish Princess (William Collins, 2024) is her definitive biography, penned by distinguished historian Adam Zamoyski—the protagonist's great-great-great-grandson. Trawling through a vast family archive and arcane sources in half a dozen languages, Zamoyski has told her story as one of empowerment, education, and encounter in an age of profound national and international upheaval. Piotr H. Kosicki is Associate Professor of History at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is the author of Catholics on the Barricades (Yale, 2018) and editor, among others, of Political Exile in the Global Twentieth Century (with Wolfram Kaiser). His most recent writings appeared in The Atlantic and in Foreign Affairs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Princess Izabela Czartoryska was a towering figure of late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century European cultural and intellectual life. Married at sixteen to a distinguished older aristocrat, she amassed learning, influence, and a role in both Polish and European statecraft through encounters with figures ranging from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Joseph II of Austria. After the liquidation of her homeland's sovereignty with its third partition in 1795, she spent the final decades of her life pioneering and curating spaces of preservation, both of Polish nationhood and of the human experience writ large.  Izabela the Valiant: The Story of an Indomitable Polish Princess (William Collins, 2024) is her definitive biography, penned by distinguished historian Adam Zamoyski—the protagonist's great-great-great-grandson. Trawling through a vast family archive and arcane sources in half a dozen languages, Zamoyski has told her story as one of empowerment, education, and encounter in an age of profound national and international upheaval. Piotr H. Kosicki is Associate Professor of History at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is the author of Catholics on the Barricades (Yale, 2018) and editor, among others, of Political Exile in the Global Twentieth Century (with Wolfram Kaiser). His most recent writings appeared in The Atlantic and in Foreign Affairs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Princess Izabela Czartoryska was a towering figure of late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century European cultural and intellectual life. Married at sixteen to a distinguished older aristocrat, she amassed learning, influence, and a role in both Polish and European statecraft through encounters with figures ranging from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Joseph II of Austria. After the liquidation of her homeland's sovereignty with its third partition in 1795, she spent the final decades of her life pioneering and curating spaces of preservation, both of Polish nationhood and of the human experience writ large.  Izabela the Valiant: The Story of an Indomitable Polish Princess (William Collins, 2024) is her definitive biography, penned by distinguished historian Adam Zamoyski—the protagonist's great-great-great-grandson. Trawling through a vast family archive and arcane sources in half a dozen languages, Zamoyski has told her story as one of empowerment, education, and encounter in an age of profound national and international upheaval. Piotr H. Kosicki is Associate Professor of History at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is the author of Catholics on the Barricades (Yale, 2018) and editor, among others, of Political Exile in the Global Twentieth Century (with Wolfram Kaiser). His most recent writings appeared in The Atlantic and in Foreign Affairs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/eastern-european-studies

Princess Izabela Czartoryska was a towering figure of late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century European cultural and intellectual life. Married at sixteen to a distinguished older aristocrat, she amassed learning, influence, and a role in both Polish and European statecraft through encounters with figures ranging from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Joseph II of Austria. After the liquidation of her homeland's sovereignty with its third partition in 1795, she spent the final decades of her life pioneering and curating spaces of preservation, both of Polish nationhood and of the human experience writ large.  Izabela the Valiant: The Story of an Indomitable Polish Princess (William Collins, 2024) is her definitive biography, penned by distinguished historian Adam Zamoyski—the protagonist's great-great-great-grandson. Trawling through a vast family archive and arcane sources in half a dozen languages, Zamoyski has told her story as one of empowerment, education, and encounter in an age of profound national and international upheaval. Piotr H. Kosicki is Associate Professor of History at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is the author of Catholics on the Barricades (Yale, 2018) and editor, among others, of Political Exile in the Global Twentieth Century (with Wolfram Kaiser). His most recent writings appeared in The Atlantic and in Foreign Affairs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeder Ort, den wir auf unsere Reise besuchen, hat eine gewisse Magie in sich. Heute sind wir in Brünn auf der Festung Spielberg, ein Ort, an dem unser heutiger Hauptdarsteller, Joseph II., die Verachtung des Menschen am eigenen Leib zu spüren bekam. Ein Ort, an dem vielleicht den Habsburgern das Schicksal der Guillotine erspart blieb.Joseph II. kämpfte für Menschenrechte und rettete sich und sein Land, während seine Schwester Marie Antoinette auf dem Schafott in den Wirren der französischen Revolution starb. Unterschiedlicher können zwei Lebenslinien nicht verlaufen.Und hier noch ein paar interessante Links zur heutigen Geschichte:Joseph II.Spielberg in Brünn Brünn eine Stadt mit viel Gesichtern Diese Folgen ergänzen die heutige Reise:#008 - Rudolf II. und das Silicon Valley in Prag (1600) #026 - Warten auf die Thronfolge, um zu sterben - Franz Ferdinand in Schloss Konopiště (1863-1914) #034 - Schlossgarten Schönbrunn - Der Kaiser und seine verhängnisvollen Affären (1875) #010 - Marie-Antoinette und der lange Weg zur Guillotine - Der Pariser Herbst 1793 +++

Mabuting Balita l Marso 19, 2024 – Martes sa Ikalimang Linggo ng Kuwaresma   Ebanghelyo:   Lucas 2:41–51Pumupunta taun-taon sa Jerusalem ang mga magulang ni Hesus para sa Piyesta ng Paskuwa. Kayat nang maglabindalawang taon na siya, umahon sila tulad ng nakaugalian para sa pagdiriwang. Subalit nang umuwi na sila pagkatapos ng mga araw ng piyesta, naiwan sa Jerusalem ang batang si Hesus nang hindi namamalayan ng kanyang mga magulang. Sa pag-aakalang kasama siya ng iba pang mga kasamahan, maghapon silang nakipaglakbay at noon nila hinanap ang bata sa mga kamag-anakan nila't mga kakilala. Nang hindi nila siya matagpuan, bumalik sila sa Jerusalem sa paghahanap sa kanya. At sa ikatlong araw, natagpuan nila siya sa Templo, nakaupong kasama ng mga guro at nakikinig at nagtatanong sa kanila. At namangha sa kanyang talino at mga sagot ang mga nakarinig sa kanya. Nagulat ang kanyang mga magulang pagkakita sa kanya, at sinabi sa kanya ng kanyang ina: “Anak, bakit mo naman ito ginawa sa amin? Nagdusa nga ang iyong ama at ako habang hinahanap ka namin.” Ngunit sinabi niya sa kanila: “At bakit ninyo ako hinahanap? Hindi ba ninyo alam na dapat ay nasa bahay ako ng aking Ama?” Pero hindi nila naintindihan ang sinabi niya sa kanila.  Kaya bumaba siyang kasama nila pa-Nazaret, at patuloy siya sa pagiging masunurin sa kanila. Iningatan naman ng kanyang ina ang lahat ng ito sa kanyang puso.   Pagninilay: “Thy will be done. Mangyari nawa ang kalooban mo.” Ito ang mga katagang nasambit ng mga ilang karakter sa bibliya. Ilan dito ay sina Maria at Hesus . Sagot ni Maria “Thy will be done” noong kinausap siya ng Anghel na siya ang maging ina ng Mesiyas (cf Luke 1:38). Nasambit naman ni Hesus habang siya ay nagdarasal sa hardin ng Getsemani, “Ama ko, kung hindi po maaaring maialis ang kopang ito malibang inumin ko, mangyari nawa ang inyong kalooban” (Mt 26:42) At ngayon ay si San Jose, na maaaring kahit isang salita mula sa kanya ay walang naisulat sa bibliya, pero sa kanyang gawa ay kitang-kita at ramdam na ramdam ang naisin ng kanyang puso't isipan—ang maisakatuparan ang kalooban ng Diyos. Try to imagine the situation of Joseph, bago ang pagpapakasal niya kay Maria. Sigurado ako na marami na siyang plano, bago pa man sila magsama: pakakasalan niya si Maria; magpapagawa ng bahay (tandaan karpintero siya), magsasama at titira roon at magkakaroon marahil ng maraming mga anak na tatawaging Joseph Jr. o Joseph II o little Josie. But wait, lahat ng mga ito ay gumuho, noong nalaman niya ang kundisyon ng kanyang magiging asawa na buntis na pala; at marahil mismong si Maria ang nagkuwento kay Jose kung paano siya nabuntis dulot ng Espiritu Santo. Ang hirap unawain di ba? Kung kayat nagdesisyon siyang hiwalayan niya ito ng tahimik. Pero nagbago ang lahat noong siya ay nanaginip, at doo'y nagpakita sa kanya ang anghel at sinabi ang kalooban ng Diyos. Sa kanyang paggising ay binigyang katuparan ang mithiin ng Diyos. Mga kapanalig, sa ating pagdiriwang ng kapistahan ni San Jose, bilang kabiyak ng puso ni Maria, tinatanong tayo, ‘sumusunod din ba tayo sa kalooban ng Diyos?' Tandaan, sa bawat pagdasal natin ng Ama Namin, lalong lalo na sa bahagi ng ‘sundin ang loob Mo dito sa lupa, para nang sa langit', isa rin itong pagpapaalala na dapat ang kalooban ng Diyos ang masunod. Kung kayat bilang anak ng Diyos, tularan natin si San Jose na kayang isantabi ang mga makasariling hangarin, at gampanan ang kalooban ng Poong Maylikha. Amen.  

Freedom found in forgiving I. Joseph II. David  III. Jesus IV. Stephen V.  Paul 

Mabuting Balita l Marso 19, 2024 – Martes sa Ikalimang Linggo ng Kuwaresma   Ebanghelyo:            Lucas 2:41–51Pumupunta taun-taon sa Jerusalem ang mga magulang ni Hesus para sa Piyesta ng Paskuwa. Kayat nang maglabindalawang taon na siya, umahon sila tulad ng nakaugalian para sa pagdiriwang. Subalit nang umuwi na sila pagkatapos ng mga araw ng piyesta, naiwan sa Jerusalem ang batang si Hesus nang hindi namamalayan ng kanyang mga magulang. Sa pag-aakalang kasama siya ng iba pang mga kasamahan, maghapon silang nakipaglakbay at noon nila hinanap ang bata sa mga kamag-anakan nila't mga kakilala. Nang hindi nila siya matagpuan, bumalik sila sa Jerusalem sa paghahanap sa kanya. At sa ikatlong araw, natagpuan nila siya sa Templo, nakaupong kasama ng mga guro at nakikinig at nagtatanong sa kanila. At namangha sa kanyang talino at mga sagot ang mga nakarinig sa kanya. Nagulat ang kanyangmga magulang pagkakita sa kanya, at sinabi sa kanya ng kanyang ina: “Anak, bakit mo naman ito ginawa sa amin? Nagdusa nga ang iyong ama at ako habang hinahanap ka namin.” Ngunit sinabi niya sa kanila: “At bakit ninyo ako hinahanap? Hindi ba ninyo alam na dapat ay nasa bahay ako ng aking Ama?” Pero hindi nila naintindihan ang sinabi niya sa kanila.  Kaya bumaba siyang kasama nila pa-Nazaret, at patuloy siya sa pagiging masunurin sa kanila. Iningatan naman ng kanyang ina ang lahat ng ito sa kanyang puso.     Pagninilay: “Thy will be done. Mangyari nawa ang kalooban mo.” Ito ang mga katagang nasambit ng mga ilang karakter sa bibliya. Ilan dito ay sina Maria at Hesus. Sagot ni Maria “Thy will be done” noong kinausap siya ng Anghel na siya ang maging ina ng Mesiyas (cf Luke 1:38). Nasambit naman ni Hesus habang siya ay nagdarasal sa hardin ng Getsemani, “Ama ko, kung hindi po maaaring maialis ang kopang ito malibang inumin ko, mangyari nawa ang inyong kalooban” (Mt 26:42) At ngayon ay si San Jose, na maaaring kahit isang salita mula sa kanya ay walang naisulat sa bibliya, pero sa kanyang gawa ay kitang-kita at ramdam na ramdam ang naisin ng kanyang puso't isipan—ang maisakatuparan ang kalooban ng Diyos. Try to imagine the situation of Joseph, bago ang pagpapakasal niya kay Maria. Sigurado ako na marami na siyang plano, bago pa man sila magsama: pakakasalan niya si Maria; magpapagawa ng bahay (tandan karpintero siya), magsasama at titira roon at magkakaroon marahil ng maraming mga anak na tatawaging Joseph Jr. o Joseph II o little Josie. But wait, lahat ng mga ito ay gumuho, noong nalaman niya ang kundisyon ng kanyang magiging asawa na buntis na pala; at marahil mismong si Maria ang nagkuwento kay Jose kung paano siya nabuntis dulot ng Espiritu Santo. Ang hirap unawain di ba? Kung kayat nagdesisyon siyang hiwalayan niya ito ng tahimik. Pero nagbago ang lahat noong siya ay nanaginip, at doo'y nagpakita sa kanya ang anghel at sinabi ang kalooban ng Diyos. Sa kanyang paggising ay binigyang katuparan ang mithiin ng Diyos. Mga kapanalig, sa ating pagdiriwang ng kapistahan ni San Jose, bilang kabiyak ng puso ni Maria, tinatanong tayo, ‘sumusunod din ba tayo sa kalooban ng Diyos?' Tandaan, sa bawat pagdasal natin ng Ama Namin, lalong lalo na sa bahagi ng ‘sundin ang loob Mo dito sa lupa, para nang sa langit', isa rin itong pagpapaalala na dapat ang kalooban ng Diyos ang masunod. Kung kayat bilang anak ng Diyos, tularan natin si San Jose na kayang isantabi ang mga makasariling hangarin, at gampanan ang kalooban ng Poong Maylikha. Amen.  

This week we take a look at Tudor England. Under the reign of King Henry VIII, and Thomas Cromwell a significant event happened that would lead to the dissolving of the monasteries. But why did it happen? Was it for the reasons we thought they were disolved? And how does this compare to the disolvement of the Habsburg Monasteries under Joseph II? And what happened to the people after the monasteries were dissolved? Find out all this, and more, this week on "Well That Aged Well". With "Erlend Hedegart".Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/well-that-aged-well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mozart's “The Abduction from the Seraglio” was first heard in Vienna in 1782, commissioned by Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II to cater to the German-speaking audience of the capital city. Joseph II and Mozart had more in common than just their native tongue. Joseph II championed liberal ideas, equality, and religious freedom, while some experts interpret Mozart's operas as striving to be liberatory. But 1780s Europe was financially entwined with human trafficking, and the ideals of enlightenment and freedom didn't apply to every human.  In “Abduction,” those real-world restrictions — and the ramifications they have for Mozart's characters — are on full display. This week on Every Voice with Terrance McKnight: In “Abduction from the Seraglio,”  Pasha Selim subjects both European  women and men of African descent to servitude within his haram. But their dramatic treatment — which characters get to enjoy escape and victory, and which characters do not — tend to uphold stereotypes of race, class and sex. We hear from the voices of Jennifer Welch Babige as Konstanze and Blonde, Sir Willard White as Osmin, and Nathan Stark as Pasha Selim. This episode is written, hosted and produced by Terrance McKnight with support from David Norville. The Executive Producer is Tony Phillips. The Executive Producer for WQXR Podcasts is Elizabeth Nonemaker. Our research team includes Ariel Elizabeth Davis, Pranathi Diwakar, Ian George, and Jasmine Ogiste. Sound design and engineering by Sapir Rosenblatt Original music composed by Jeromy Thomas and Ashley Jackson. Special thanks to the Livermore Valley Opera and the Metropolitan Opera for the use of their performances of “Abduction from the Seraglio.” This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.A transcript of this episode is available on our website: everyvoicepodcast.org

In the prime of his illustrious career, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ran in the realm of prominent, Black visionaries, composed the radical (unfinished) opera “Zaide” depicting a slave revolt, and even shared a home with famed Senegalese / French composer Joseph Boulogne, known as the Chevalier de Saint Georges. The Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II, a supporter of Mozart, was also progressive for his time. During his reign, he was known for his religious tolerance, abolition of serfdom, and public friendship with Angelo Solimon, a man of African descent.But having Black friends doesn't mean you're willing to sacrifice political standing and a payday. And though both men may have dreamed of a better world, “The Abduction from the Seraglio,'' commissioned by Joseph II,  catered to the harsh reality of the times, oiling the wheels of Europe's economic engine — slavery. This week on Every Voice with Terrance McKnight: Sir Williard White as Osmin, the enslaved eunuch, and Soprano Jennifer Welch-Babidge as Blonde navigate the fiction of race as two enslaved characters in “The Abduction from the Seraglio.”This episode is written, hosted and produced by Terrance McKnight with support from David Norville. The Executive Producer is Tony Phillips. The Executive Producer for WQXR Podcasts is Elizabeth Nonemaker. Our research team includes Ariel Elizabeth Davis, Pranathi Diwakar, Ian George, and Jasmine Ogiste. Sound design and engineering by Alan Goffinski. Original music composed by Jeromy Thomas and Ashley Jackson. Special thanks to the Livermore Valley Opera and the Metropolitan Opera for the use of their performances of “Abduction from the Seraglio.” This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.A transcript of this episode is available on our website: everyvoicepodcast.org

God is there I. Joseph II. Elijah III. Daniel IV. Stephen V. Peter

“E” is for Eikerenkoetter, Frederick Joseph II (1935-2009). Clergyman, educator.

Synopsis On today's date in 1787, Mozart's opera “Don Giovanni” had its premiere performance in Prague, with Mozart himself conducting. Mozart had arrived in Prague early in October that year, but as singers and instrumentalists alike needed more time than originally planned to prepare his difficult new score, the premiere occurred later than planned. The October 29th premiere was a triumph, and a Prague newspaper reported that Mozart was received with threefold cheers when he entered and left the theater. At the request of Joseph II, the Austrian emperor, “Don Giovanni” was staged in Vienna the following year. The emperor was pleased: “That opera is divine,” he told Mozart's librettist, Lorenzo da Ponte, but, surprisingly, the Viennese audiences didn't seem to like it. Da Ponte quotes the Emperor as suggesting “Don Giovanni” was just too complicated for their taste: “Such music is not meat for the teeth of my Viennese,” he said. In his Memoirs, da Ponte writes: “I reported this remark to Mozart, who replied quietly: ‘Well, give them time to chew on it, then.'” ”He was not mistaken,” continued da Ponte. “At each performance of Don Giovanni the applause increased, and little by little, even Vienna of the dull teeth came to savor it.” Music Played in Today's Program Wolfgang Mozart (1756-1791) Don Giovanni Michele Pertusi (as Leporello); London Philharmonic; Sir Georg Solti, conductor. London 455 500

"Joseph II" is a message taken from the Sunday morning service (10-23-2022) by Bishop Ron Kuykendall. For more information visit cloverdalechurch.ca

In 1780, captured American naval officer Joshua Barney escaped from prison in Plymouth, made his way to London, and with the help of some English sympathizers to the American Revolution was able to take the ferry to Ostend, the principal port of the Austrian Netherlands. During his journey he struck up an acquaintance with an Italian noblewoman after curing her seasickness. Grateful, she insisted that he accompany her by carriage to Brussels, where in a “certain hotel” a porter ushered the two of them into the presence of the Holy Roman Emperor, Joseph II of Austria. As Barney remembered it decades later using the third person, he was surrounded by “big whiskered Germans and spruce Italians who eyed him with a stare of surprise equal to his own.” Barney's was far from the only interaction between American rebels, and the Austro-Hungarian empire, its rulers, or its inhabitants. Take, for example, the proud parents who in 1778 at the baptismal font of St. Stephen's Cathedral in the heart of Vienna had their infant son christened Benjamin Silas Arthur Schuster, his first three names those of the three American commissioners then in Paris–Benjamin Franklin, Silas Deane, and Arthur Lee.  This is one of numerous anecdotes and instances that Jonathan Singerton deploys in his new book The American Revolution and the Hapsburg Monarchy, to support the somewhat surprising argument that “the American Revolution had a deep-rooted impact in the Habsburg lands which ultimately lasted through to the nineteenth century.” Jonathan Singerton is currently a lecturer and research associate at the University of Innsbruck; this is his first book. For Further Investigation For previous conversations related to this topic, you might consider Episode 149: Edges are Interesting, or, a History of Eastern Europe (in which I propose the radical and unprovable hypothesis that the Habsburg Empire was doomed because Joseph II hated his Latin tutor); and my conversation with Glenda Sluga in Episode 257 on the Congress of Vienna in 1815. Jonathan Singerton recommends the website Die Welt der Hapsburger (in English, if necessary) when you want "to get into the Habsburg's more" Jonathan says that, for more reading, Pieter M. Judson's The Habsburg Empire: A New History "is essential, as is" Martyn Rady's The Habsburgs: To Rule the World (as it's titled by in the States)

Als die Gesellschaft der Ärzte in Wien gegründet wurde, lenkte ein gewisser Fürst Metternich die Geschicke des Landes, die ersten Versammlungen der Mediziner, die im - heute alten - AKH praktizierten, wurden von der Obrigkeit misstrauisch beäugt. Die Wurzeln der Gesellschaft reichen noch tiefer in die Geschichte, der erste Präsident, Johann Malfatti, war noch von Kaiser Joseph II. nach Wien berufen worden und saß am Krankenbett Beethovens. Doch auf ihrer großen Geschichte ruht sich die Gesellschaft, die seit 130 Jahren im Billrothhaus residiert, nicht aus. Sie fördert weiterhin den medizinischen Nachwuchs. Präsidentin Beatrix Volc-Platzer bringt frischen Wind in die altehrwürdigen Gemäuer.

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 574, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: "House" And "Home" 1: It's the part of a racetrack from the last turn to the finish line. Homestretch. 2: On Nov. 8, 1972 this subscription cable TV service began transmitting. Home Box Office. 3: This 1862 act gave ownership of 160 acres to anyone who lived and worked on them for 5 years. The Homestead Act. 4: It's an insubstantial plan subject to imminent collapse. House of Cards. 5: In 1960 James Agee's book "A Death In The Family" was dramatized into this Pulitzer-winning play. "All The Way Home". Round 2. Category: Martha My Dear 1: Her "Everyday" line is sold at K-Mart. Martha Stewart. 2: Her father, Col. John Dandridge, was a wealthy landowner. Martha Washington. 3: Backed by the Vandellas, she had hits with "Heat Wave" and "Dancing in the Street". Martha Reeves. 4: "The Dirty Duck" and "The Case Has Altered" are mysteries by this woman. Martha Grimes. 5: This woman depicted here by Al Hirschfeld "could have danced all night". Martha Graham. Round 3. Category: A Walk In The Park 1: This London park was named for the position held by the future King George IV. Regent's Park. 2: In 1989 George Bush had the DEA buy drugs in a park across from this building to show on TV. The White House. 3: You can follow streets named for King George V and King David to Independence Park in this city. Jerusalem. 4: A giant ferris wheel graces this city's Prater, opened to the public by Joseph II in 1766. Vienna. 5: 30-mile Wildwood Trail is in this northwest city's Forest Park; William Clark visited when it was just forest. Portland, Oregon. Round 4. Category: Murder And Mayhem 1: In this 1987 film, after 1 of the main characters was killed, the word "Touchable" was written in his blood. The Untouchables. 2: Some say he shot himself in Bolivia after soldiers killed Sundance. Butch Cassidy. 3: Thousand of heretics were burned at the stake by order of this Catholic tribunal. The Inquisition. 4: John Billington, who arrived on this boat, is generally considered America's 1st murderer. Mayflower. 5: These young killers were nicknamed "Babe" and "Dickie", as C. Darrow could have told you. Leopold and Loeb. Round 5. Category: French Words And Phrases 1: "Le silence est d'or" is the French version of this proverb. silence is golden. 2: What the French abbreviate ap. J.-C., meaning apres Jesus-Christ is abbreviated this way in Latin. A.D. (Anno Domini). 3: This phrase meaning ahead of one's time is often used to describe modern artists. Avant-Garde. 4: It means "pen name" or pseudonym, and is used as such. nom de plume. 5: It's the French word for kitchen; we use it to mean a manner of preparing food or the food prepared. cuisine. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

Synopsis Today is the birthday of Antonio Salieri, one of the most unjustly maligned composers in history. The successful stage play and movie "Amadeus" have helped to repeat the notorious charge that the jealous 18th-century Italian composer Antonio Salieri was directly or indirectly responsible for Mozart's early death. Historians have acquitted Salieri of this crime, but more people are familiar with the fiction than the facts. The truth is that Salieri was often quite friendly to Mozart during his lifetime, and after Mozart's death served as a music teacher to Mozart's talented son, Franz Xaver Mozart. The long-lived Salieri also gave lessons in the Italian style to Beethoven, Schubert, and Liszt – surely signs of a nature more generous than jealous. Salieri was born in Legnano, Italy in 1750. He came in Vienna in 1766, when he was 16 years old, and Vienna remained his home until the end of his life. A protégé of the Austrian Emperor, Joseph II, Salieri even accompanied that very musical monarch, who played the cello, at royal chamber music sessions. As a composer, Salieri enjoyed imperial patronage from his arrival in Vienna until 1800, a period of some 35 years. Some of the operas Salieri wrote for Vienna have been revived and recorded in our time. He wrote over 40 of them, including a comic opera entitled "The Talisman" – an opera composed to a text by Mozart's favorite librettist, Lorenzo da Ponti. Music Played in Today's Program Wolfgang Mozart (1756-1791) –Symphony No. 25 (Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Sir Neville Marriner, cond.) Fantasy 900 1791 Antonio Salieri (1750-1825) –La locandiera Overture (London Mozart Players; Matthias Bamert, cond.) Chandos 9877

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 574, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: "House" And "Home" 1: It's the part of a racetrack from the last turn to the finish line. Homestretch. 2: On Nov. 8, 1972 this subscription cable TV service began transmitting. Home Box Office. 3: This 1862 act gave ownership of 160 acres to anyone who lived and worked on them for 5 years. The Homestead Act. 4: It's an insubstantial plan subject to imminent collapse. House of Cards. 5: In 1960 James Agee's book "A Death In The Family" was dramatized into this Pulitzer-winning play. "All The Way Home". Round 2. Category: Martha My Dear 1: Her "Everyday" line is sold at K-Mart. Martha Stewart. 2: Her father, Col. John Dandridge, was a wealthy landowner. Martha Washington. 3: Backed by the Vandellas, she had hits with "Heat Wave" and "Dancing in the Street". Martha Reeves. 4: "The Dirty Duck" and "The Case Has Altered" are mysteries by this woman. Martha Grimes. 5: This woman depicted here by Al Hirschfeld "could have danced all night". Martha Graham. Round 3. Category: A Walk In The Park 1: This London park was named for the position held by the future King George IV. Regent's Park. 2: In 1989 George Bush had the DEA buy drugs in a park across from this building to show on TV. The White House. 3: You can follow streets named for King George V and King David to Independence Park in this city. Jerusalem. 4: A giant ferris wheel graces this city's Prater, opened to the public by Joseph II in 1766. Vienna. 5: 30-mile Wildwood Trail is in this northwest city's Forest Park; William Clark visited when it was just forest. Portland, Oregon. Round 4. Category: Murder And Mayhem 1: In this 1987 film, after 1 of the main characters was killed, the word "Touchable" was written in his blood. The Untouchables. 2: Some say he shot himself in Bolivia after soldiers killed Sundance. Butch Cassidy. 3: Thousand of heretics were burned at the stake by order of this Catholic tribunal. The Inquisition. 4: John Billington, who arrived on this boat, is generally considered America's 1st murderer. Mayflower. 5: These young killers were nicknamed "Babe" and "Dickie", as C. Darrow could have told you. Leopold and Loeb. Round 5. Category: French Words And Phrases 1: "Le silence est d'or" is the French version of this proverb. silence is golden. 2: What the French abbreviate ap. J.-C., meaning apres Jesus-Christ is abbreviated this way in Latin. A.D. (Anno Domini). 3: This phrase meaning ahead of one's time is often used to describe modern artists. Avant-Garde. 4: It means "pen name" or pseudonym, and is used as such. nom de plume. 5: It's the French word for kitchen; we use it to mean a manner of preparing food or the food prepared. cuisine. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

Am I someone's keeper? I. Joseph II. Jonathan III. Stephen IV. Philip V.  Timothy

„Der Pfarrer war in Regierungszeiten von Joseph II dafür verantwortlich, dass alle geimpft wurden […] wir haben den Vorläufer des heutigen Grünen Passes bei uns ausgestellt“, berichtet die Museumsdirektorin. Bei Julia Schütze #Talk2Me macht Barbara Taubinger in TEIL1 einen exklusiven Streifzug durch die aktuelle, multimediale Ausstellung „Europa, wer bist du?“; - spricht u.a. über

„Der Pfarrer war in Regierungszeiten von Joseph II dafür verantwortlich, dass alle geimpft wurden […] wir haben den Vorläufer des heutigen Grünen Passes bei uns ausgestellt“, berichtet die Museumsdirektorin. Bei Julia Schütze #Talk2Me macht Barbara Taubinger in TEIL1 einen exklusiven Streifzug durch die aktuelle, multimediale Ausstellung „Europa, wer bist du?“; - spricht u.a. über

Rock solid promises I. Joseph II. Stephen III. Peter IV. Cornelius V.  Paul

“E” is for Eikerenkoetter, Frederick Joseph II (1935-2009). Clergyman, educator.

Ep. 152 Narranturm & Beechwood Asylums   Today we're going back to some of our creepy roots. We're gonna visit a couple Asylums!!! First, we're going to look at Narrenturm asylum, and then we'll head to Beechwood Asylum! After that, we'll just hop right into the business!   "Narrenturm" in (Austrian/older) German translates as 'fools' tower,' or more accurately: 'lunatics' tower!    The Narrenturm was indeed the world's first building especially designed, in 1783, for "keeping" such mentally ill "patients" locked up in a central facility. It was finished in 1784, and the first patients were admitted soon after.   Treatment in those days was minimal to non-existent, so the 250 or so inmates in the 28 cells branching off each of the circular corridors on each of the five floors were indeed more or less simply "incarcerated" here. It was little more than a "loony bin," then emphasizing the word "bin." Still, it was argued that this was better than letting the patients roam around freely with the risk that they might harm someone or be subjected to ridicule or even physical mistreatment by other people. So they were locked away inside this tower, two patients in each of the cells, which contained nothing but the beds and bare walls.   The Narrenturm was constructed in 1784 under Emperor Joseph II. It was Constructed by court architect Isidor Canevale. It consisted of a five-story, fortress-like circular building with 28 rooms and a ring of slit windows, plus a central chamber aligned north-to-south. There were, in total, 139 individual cells for the inmates. It was built as part of the Altes Allgemeines Krankenhaus, or "Old General Hospital." It was officially founded by Emperor Josef II in 1784 after the buildings had been used for more than 60 years as a poorhouse. The building of the Narrenturm was prompted by the discovery of underground dungeons used by the Capuchin monks of Vienna for housing their mentally ill brethren; another factor was that Joseph II had learned about similar institutions in France during his travels there. The construction of the Narrenturm points to a new attitude towards the mentally ill – they began to be separated from the rest of society and not simply classified among the general category of "the poor." Each cell had solid and barred doors and chains for restraining inmates. The building's doctors and guards were officed/housed in the center. A visitor to the Narrenturm in the late 1700s said some patients were still made to wear chains or straitjackets while in their cells. Others were allowed to roam free, although the institution was focused on a new way of dealing with the mentally ill.    The Narrenturm had a lightning rod or "lightning catcher" installed on the roof ridge when it was first built. At that time, Václav Prokop Diviš, a clergyman in Přímětice near Znojmo, had studied plant growth and treatment with electrical currents present, publishing his findings to the medical community. There are rumors the 'caught lightning' may have been used to treat the mentally ill, although that has never been proven.   Prokop Divis invented the grounded lightning rod, which is still used in today's modern infrastructures. He was also a natural scientist, theologian, and one of the Czech canon regulars during his time. A man of science from the earlier centuries, Prokop Divis thought ahead of his time and made this classic invention.    Although definitely a man who believed in God and serving the church, Prokop still made his own contribution as an inventor and scientist whose product is still being used today. He earned the needed experience to devise his invention when working in the parish in Prendice.   Prokop was responsible for managing the Abbey's farmland in Prendice. He also took charge of water conduit construction, which gave him the exposure to understand mechanical issues. In addition, Prokop developed an interest in electricity, and he began to perform his own experiments with great success on plant growth and therapy, using a small electric voltage.   When the death of Georg Wilhelm Richmann, one of the professors at St. Petersburg, reached Prokop's knowledge, he became interested in atmospheric electricity. Richmann had perished by being struck by lightning while observing a storm from a hut. This prompted Prokop to build the "weather-machine" in Prendice, a device to protect from lightning strikes.   Prokop devised the very first grounded lightning rod. He observed thunderstorms and deduced that lighting was an electrical spark. He also realized that he could imitate thunder and lightning on a smaller scale.   His grounded lightning rod was first erected on the 15th of June in 1754, six years before Benjamin Franklin invented his lightning rod in the United States.   Prokop's lightning rod consisted of a pointed slender iron bar, and fastened to it, near the top of the bar, were two crossbars, so producing four arms. Then across which, in turn, a shorter bar was laid, making twelve 'ends.' At each of the twelve extremities, a box with 27 brass needles was attached; each compartment was filled with iron shavings. The main bar was supported by a 132-foot wooden column, and iron chains connected the main bar to the ground. The rod was designed to split the lightning spark into as many smaller sparks as there were needles (324) to reduce its force.   His lightning rod invention was not popular and was received with suspicion, so Prokop removed it in 1756 and turned his interest toward music. However, his theory of atmospheric electricity was published in his papers after his death.    Apart from his invention of the first grounded lightning rod, Prokop also created the first electrical musical instrument. This was called the denis d'Or and was played by the hand and the feet, like an organ. It was invented in 1753, and this instrument had properties that allowed it to imitate the sound of other string instruments.   Initially, Prokop only studied science to be able to find the truth. But when he realized that he could utilize his findings, he made the most productive use of his scholarly knowledge. In 1765, Prokop died on the 21st of December in Prendice, aged 67.   Back to the Asylum. Whatever the rumors, most seem to believe the clinic offered more humane treatments for the mentally ill than other doctors in the general population at the time and protected them from possibly being abused by relatives.   The psychiatric clinic remained in use until 1869, when it was closed down. Vienna's «Fool's Tower» was soon considered a building worthy of condemnation. Some saw the treatment of prisoners and the mentally ill at that time as unworthy. Some, therefore, quickly raised the issue of conditions in mental hospitals and prisons, made systematic inventories, and traveled abroad to gather knowledge and experience. Some thought this building and some of the other early ones that needed to be shut down were due more to architecture than anything. We've discussed several other Asylums on the show, and we've gone over their architecture and why they were designed in the specific way they were, so we won't go into that here, but feel free to go back and listen to those other episodes!    So, there's not an exceptional amount of info on this place, but we thought it was incredible, primarily because of what it is now! We know some of you depraved fuckers will like this and maybe plan a trip!  The psych facility closed in 1866 but reopened as a new location for the Anatomical-Pathological Museum in the 1970s. While the circular building (known by locals as "the poundcake") houses only a tiny percent of the museum's total collection, it contains some fascinating pieces. Syphilitic skulls that resemble Swiss cheese, jars of disfigured fetuses, and graphic wax displays of untreated STDs all peer out at you from the old cells. It also contains a recreated wonder cabinet, complete with a narwhal tusk and taxidermied monkeys. In total, 70,000 items make up the collection. Since January 2012, the collection has been administered as a branch of the Natural History Museum of Vienna.   But only a relatively small part of the collection in the museum's possession is regularly displayed to the general public. Most specimens are part of the "study collection" (Studiensammlung) for medical professionals and medical training only. However, some features are occasionally shown to visitors on guided tours.   Some people don't take kindly to the more extreme examples of shocking deformities, so some of these specimens can only be seen by special arrangement. So that's where we're all going!!! Whoooo!    These restrictions are also in force to prevent the Narrenturm from becoming some kind of overtly voyeuristic attraction (this applies in particular to a room with various conjoined twins in large formaldehyde-filled jars – a type of floating twin children's cemetery). They even have a "devil," believe it or not … In actual fact, it's a preserved stillborn baby that back then (1827) was taken to look like the Devil. You need a bit of imagination to see it that way (it doesn't have horns, hooves, or a forked tail), but it's undoubtedly "shocking" to look at. Rather than having been cursed, possessed, or any other such superstitious stuff, the poor thing was simply anencephalic – i.e., a baby deformed so that most of the forebrain, upper skull, and scalp are missing. This is an extreme form of a neural tube defect termed anencephaly, literally meaning 'no brain'). The head ends in big bulging eyes at the top of the front of the head while the flat rear of the head is open, exposing the remnants of brain tissue. The disorder is attributed to a lack of folic acid. Still, it may also result from high mercury exposure, lead, or other toxic heavy metals like Sabbath, Metallica, Slayer, and cannibal corpse. Yes, it's the midnight train…and we felt we had to add that during the tour. Apparently, they go into the details of the history of tuberculosis treatment. So, there's that. Also on display are various bone diseases, tumors, birth defects (including a full-size Cyclops baby specimen floating in formaldehyde), and countless models of skin diseases (mainly of the 'moulage' technique, i.e., taken directly from the sufferer's body and then painted more or less realistically), so that's gross.    There is a taxidermy specimen of a "stuffed" child, the whole body! The unfortunate patient had suffered from a severe form of congenital ichthyosis, a skin condition affecting the entire body's surface skin. Next is the skeleton of a woman who had suffered from severe rickets, resulting in such twisted bones and a bent, shortened back that she was only about 20 inches "tall." Finally, there are the leg bones of a man who had been seven feet something tall at the other extreme end – a giant. His shinbone is longer than the rickets woman's entire body.    So on top of all of the asylum stuff, now there's all this craziness in there!    Oh, also there are rumors of it being haunted too, cus…you know, why not!   While we couldn't find much in people talking about any haunted experiences, the Asylum and museum had made many lists of the most creepy haunted Asylums in the world. So we assume there's something there!    Ok, that was Narranturm Asylum. Next, we'll head over to revisit our friends in Australia! We love you crazy fuckers down under! First, we're gonna check out the Beechworth asylum!   In the rolling hills of Beechworth, near Victoria, Australia, you'll find a dilapidated old building known as the Mayday Lunatic Asylum, once one of the largest asylums in all of Australia. When the Asylum closed its doors for good in 1995, numerous patients died during its 128-year reign.   Bone-chilling sightings, horrid smells of rotting flesh, and a history of inducing nightmares in even the most seasoned spook lovers – the Beechworth Lunatic Asylum has the fearsome reputation of one of the most haunted sites in Australia. Very few of its patients walked out of the institution alive from 1867 – to 1995.    Built on a hill in Beechworth, Victoria, the site was chosen because of the belief the town's altitude would cleanse the patients of their illnesses, with the winds carrying away their mental afflictions. Seems reasonable…yea…   The hospital housed 1200 patients, 600 men, and 600 women, at its peak. As medication wasn't introduced until the 1950s, the center's doctors opted to restrain patients with straight jackets and shackles, and in some cases, they received electroshock treatment. Oh, yea…and of course… there were the lobotomies!!! All the lobotomies!! All it took was a pair of signatures to land you in Beechworth–the request of a friend or relative and that of a medical doctor. So if a husband wanted to get rid of his wife, all he had to do was get a doctor to agree she was unstable. Once there, the new patient would be interviewed by the ward physician. Beechworth was one of many mental institutions operating in Australia at the time, alongside Ardale Mental Hospital and the Sunbury Lunatic Asylum. Some physician interviews have survived to the present day. Unfortunately, they speak of troubled patients, brutal treatment, and little hope of escape.    The patients' stories were taken down verbatim by a ward doctor, described by one patient as Dr. O'Brien, who made notes over time about their progress and prospects for work and recovery.    One interview goes as follows:   Daniel Dooley, 59   23/8/1892   "I was brought by a policeman because I was silly, and I was in the habit of saying my prayers. I stayed a night out looking for a quartz reef. I value it at 100 pounds. I've been at Dunolly on an unemployment pass. I brought a tent. I saw a lot of larrikins there, and they burned my tent. When I came back I could not find the place. I met five men dressed like navvies (Irish workers). I spoke to them and they did not answer. I met more and I spoke and they said they were ghosts. I wanted to go into a house, but they said it was haunted. I then saw the Devil — like a steam engine. I then saw the BVM (Blessed Virgin Mary) and I spoke to her and shook hands with her. She took a tree up to make shelter for me and sent J. C. (Jesus Christ) to obtain another for me. She lifted up the tree as easy as I can this chair. And there was music and ejaculations of the Hail Mary. I asked for money and she had a bird in her hand and placed it on a perch, and one of the men had a purse with him but that money I've not got yet. I told a priest and he told me to be off."   There were 4 other accounts. Unfortunately, none of these 5 men that have these statements survived their time in the Asylum.    Nathaniel Buchanan, a researcher for Aradale Ghost Tours, which covers the Ararat institution and the disused Mayday Hills Lunatic Asylum at Beechworth, said treatment in the mid to late 1800s was well behind modern practices.   "Treatment was mostly restraint," he said.   "There were none of the modern medicines, that mostly came in the 1950s."   "Restraint would start with a straight jacket, if that wasn't suitable the 'lunatic' could be placed in an isolation box until they settled down."   "There was no distinction between epilepsy and schizophrenia. In that time, there were four classifications for lunacy — mania, melancholia, dementia and paranoia."   "There number of conditions has increased from four to about 2000 since then."   "Many of the women in the institutions in the late 1800s were likely to have been suffering from post-natal depression, but that was just classified as melancholia," he said.   "Also it took just two signatures for somebody to be taken in. If a man wanted his wife gone, and his friends knew about it, he could get them to say his wife was mad, and she'd be taken.   "At one stage it also took two signatures to be discharged, but that was later increased to eight signatures, meaning it was a lot harder to get out."   Inmates were given work in an 1800s movement towards "moral treatment" — teaching patients proper morals by giving them trades and responsibilities.   Women were tasked with sewing and washing while men made shoes and tended farms.   One particularly cruel feature of Beechworth was what is known as "Ha-Ha walls." The key feature of a Ha-Ha wall was a trench built on the interior of the Asylum's walls. This made the wall appear low enough that inmates weren't imprisoned from the outside while ensuring that none of them could actually escape.    Given the harsh treatment of the patients at Beechwood, it's no wonder that this Asylum is considered another of the most haunted in the world.    Speaking to ABC News in 2008, Adam Win-Jenkins, who ran ghost tours of the site, said there are stories of mass shock treatments in which almost the entire patient population was shocked in one session.   The rooms where these treatments took place are where the paranormal activity seems to occur.   In 2015, a man named Gaurav Tiwari, the founder of the Indian Paranormal Society who has since passed away, saw a little girl kneeling in the darkness of the infamous wing.   Adelaide ghost hunter Allen Tiller also had an experience in a wing called the "bullpen," which housed aggressive young people aged between 18 and 25.   He heard a door slamming and "footsteps up the hallway," he told Nova100 in 2015.   But even before the center closed, it was plagued by ghost stories. Some buildings have since been demolished following an electrical fire.   In 1951, a fire swept through the male wing causing considerable damage. An article from The Herald Sun that year read:   "400 male patients, many naked, were rescued from Beechworth asylum today, minutes before a fire caused the blazing top storey of the mental hospital to collapse... 11 patients escaped into the surrounding mountainous country. Seven were later recaptured, but four — described as not dangerous — are still at large."   Bristol, one of the wards knocked down, was where a deceased male doctor could commonly be spotted roaming the halls.   The other common sighting is Matron Sharpe, who was often seen by the nurses. They report seeing the Matron sitting with patients facing electroshock treatment. Those who witnessed the figure say the room would turn icy cold, but her presence seemed to comfort the patients.   Its rooms each tell an eerie tale, too. One of which is the story of Jim Kelly - Ned Kelly's uncle.   After burning down his sister-in-law's house while a young Ned was inside (but escaped unscathed), Jim was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor by Sir Redman Barry - who later sentenced his nephew Ned Kelly to death.   As part of his sentence, Jim was sent to the institution to help build the hospital. However, after serving his time, his mind "was broken," so he spent the rest of his days as a patient at the hospital until he died in 1903.   Jim's body was laid to rest in an unmarked grave in the Beechworth cemetery, as were the rest of the Asylum's deceased patients.   Not until the 1980s did patients actually receive their own graves and headstone. Before this, they were also buried in the opposite direction to everyone else. Setting them apart from the rest of society as the Asylum had done while living.   Another story from the haunted grounds involves a man who disappeared. Despite desperate efforts by staff to find him, several weeks after he disappeared, a resident dog called Max was found chewing a leg near the grounds' entry.   This led to finding the man's body up a tree, presumably where he had attempted to escape. But, unfortunately, his body had been there so long that his leg had fallen off into Max's possession. This was also the cause of the stench that lingered on the hospital grounds.   Workmen at the hospital have reported hearing the sound of children laughing and playing; when they investigated the sound, they could not trace its source. Several years ago, a parent noticed their 10-year-old son talking to himself while on a ghost tour. When asked who he was talking to, the boy said he was talking to another boy called James, who lived there.   One patient, a big chain-smoking woman, was thrown out of a window to her death by another patient who wanted her cigarettes. Because the woman was Jewish, her body was not allowed to be moved until a Rabbi had seen it, so her body was left lying out the front of the hospital dead for 2 days while the Rabbi made the trip up from Melbourne. Her ghost has been seen on the spot where she fell by several witnesses over the last decade.   The gardens of Beechworth have long been subdivided into allotments; those who live nearby have seen the ghost of a man wearing a green woolen jacket. The spirit is thought to be a gardener named Arthur, who worked the gardens for many years earning ten shillings a week. He wore his green jacket in winter and summer, and no one could persuade him to remove it. After Arthur died, it was discovered why; Arthur had been secretly storing his wages in the seam of his jacket. When the nurses opened it, they found 140 pounds hidden inside, over four years of his wages.    Well…we know you love this stuff, so we'll throw in another quick one! Gonjiam Psychiatric Hospital in South Korea! In 1982 the Gonjiam Psychiatric Hospital was established outside Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, by a Mr. Hong. The original building was just over 11,000m² and spread across three floors. Sometime during the early 1990s, two additional buildings were added, which increased the size by another 500m². In July 1996, the hospital closed a short time later and was left abandoned and unmaintained for over two decades.   Nefarious rumors began to spread about the hospital's closure, and ghost hunters and urban explorers started flocking to the spooky site in droves. As a result, Gonjiam Psychiatric Hospital quickly gained a reputation as one of the top three haunted buildings in South Korea. But until an article was published by CNN in 2012 featuring Gonjiam as one of the world's most terrifying locations, the hospital mainly had maintained its ghostly reputation domestically.   Sources discussing the history of Gonjiam and the hospital's fate aren't widespread on the English side of the internet, so the majority of research for this article was done using Korean sources. So, however, specific dates and versions of stories and events vary from reference to authority, so it's worth taking some information with a grain of salt. So enjoy Gonjiam Psychiatric Hospital for the creepy legacy it left behind, but don't consider it a perfect reflection of the history of psychiatric hospitals in South Korea.   So what's all the fuss about? What makes this particular abandoned hospital so terrifying?   It helps that the entire building looks like a living, breathing 'haunted insane asylum' trope: Collapsed ceilings. Long echoing corridors. Doors that shut on their own. Patient rooms are littered with old mattresses and forgotten personal items.   The main building is a concrete block with a zigzagging exterior staircase and windowless black holes peering into the eerie interior from the outside. The building just looks haunted. And what do creepy abandoned buildings need? A ghost story, of course. And it didn't take long for one to begin making the rounds.   According to legend, many patients at Gonjiam died mysteriously, forcing the hospital to shut down permanently. Some believe the murders were committed by the hospital owner, who was accused of keeping the patients' hostage. However, it's said that the owner fled to America after the victims' families and government authorities began investigating the unexplained deaths.   Another story says Gonjiam's doctors and director were driven to madness while working alongside the mentally ill patients, which led the director to end his own life. Finally, some believe his suicide was caused by a ghost who possessed his body and drove him to insanity.   And the many other ghosts that haunt Gonjiam's abandoned halls are the victims of the psychotic doctors and murderous owner. So while the hospital is closed for the living, the former patients of Gonjiam are trapped forever in the place where they met their gruesome end.   The real reason for the hospital's closure is much less exciting… The hospital director didn't commit suicide, nor was Gonjiam closed due to the mistreatment or murder of patients. Business at Gonjiam Psychiatric Hospital actually came to an end because of finances, not mad doctors. With the implementation of the Water Source Protection Act in South Korea, a new sewage treatment facility became a sudden legal requirement for the hospital. This caused a disagreement between the owner and the director over whether or not it was worth the financial strain to install a new treatment facility. While talks were ongoing in 1997, the elderly owner passed away, and a new treatment facility was never installed, so the hospital remained closed. When the former owner's son took over the property, he neglected to maintain it, and the hospital fell into disrepair.   As for the former hospital's director, he was alive and well at the closing of Gonjiam and allegedly opened another psychiatric hospital in the province of Gangwon-do, east of Seoul.   Essentially, nothing about the legend surrounding Gonjiam Psychiatric Hospital is actually true. And a lot of the rumors seem to come from a South Korean television show called 이영돈 PD 논리로 풀다 (ENG: Solve with the logic of PD Lee Young-don), which had an episode featuring the reported hauntings at Gonjiam.   The Asylum is no longer standing, but it isn't hard to see why stories ran wild about this place. Just look at pictures of it before it was demolished. And despite the legends not being true, the reports of hauntings still existed until the day the place was destroyed. Many people did die there, so there is definitely that possibility. If you look around, you can find chilling stories about sneaking in and experiencing everything from strange sounds, screaming, and even apparitions and shadows moving about.    We wanted to throw this one in because it looks creepy, and it's on a place we've not covered anything in yet.. plus the urban legends surrounding the site are pretty awesome in their own right!   Since we ended in South Korea, we're gonna do the best Korean horror movies as per rotten tomatoes! https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-korean-horror-movies/

Nicola Horlick discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known. Nicola Horlick is CEO of Money&Co. She has been a leading fund manager in the City of London for over thirty years. During that time, she has set up and managed several investment businesses. She now chairs a private equity business, is CEO of a film development company, and is a director of an NHS Foundation Trust. Black Comedy by Peter Shaffer https://chicagocritic.com/black-comedy/ Joseph II of Austria https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v10/n10/william-doyle/despots Many Lives, Many Masters by Dr Brian Weiss https://www.compulsivereaders.com/reviews/many-lives-many-masters-brian-l-weiss/ Pictures at an Exhibition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq7Qd9PSmR0 Orlanda Broom https://orlandabroomartist.com/ La Perriere https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Tourism-g1189181-La_Perriere_Orne_Basse_Normandie_Normandy-Vacations.html This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Syracuse Legend Kris Joseph comes back on the pod to discuss his new venture, Kris Joseph Hoops. He details his approach to player development and love of the game (0:00). Then the guys talk about the current state of Syracuse basketball (35:00). They finish with a conversation on the Los Angeles Lakers (55:40).

The Origins of the French Revolutionary Wars can be dated to 17th August 1787, when in Constantinople the Ottomans arrested the Russian ambassador Count Bulgakov in the Topkapi palace, and declared war on St Petersburg. Catherine the Great had deliberately provoked the Turks and now dragged in the reluctant Austrians into the war. The Austrian Emperor was Joseph II, the archetypal enlightened despot, who worked hard to reform his empire but from the top down. His reforms provoked the so-called Brabantine Revolution 1789-90 in the Netherlands which was similar in some ways to the contemporary French Revolution. www.patreon.com/historyeuropewww.historyeurope.netMusic from Joseph Haydn (Symphony 94, 'Surpise'), Christoph Gluck (the opera 'Iphigenie En Tauride') and Mozart (the Turkish March), courtesy of www.musopen.orgPicture - January Suchodolski - the Siege of Ochakov 1788 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Der 1784 erbaute Narrenturm war das erste Krankenhaus für psychisch erkrankte Menschen. Das kreisrunde Gebäude, von den Wienern auch Gugelhupf genannt, mit 139 Zellen hat viele skurrile Seiten: Initiator Kaiser Joseph II soll viele Abende in einem Holzpavillion am Dach verbracht haben. Abwassersystem und Heizung wollten nicht so recht funktionieren. Der jüngst neu eröffnete und sanierte Narrenturm beherbergt heute die anatomisch-pathologische Schausammlung. Kustos Eduard Winter bringt uns die Geschichte dieses faszinierenden Gebäudes näher.

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 237, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: The 21St Century 1: In 2005 Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once this country's richest man, got 9 years in jail for fraud and tax evasion. Russia. 2: In May 2001 Gerald Ford stopped into this president's library to pick up its Profiles in Courage Award. John F. Kennedy. 3: This 125-year-old women's magazine was briefly recast as "Rosie". McCall's. 4: A 2003 judgment said keeping 2 women from marrying each other violated this state's constitution. Massachusetts. 5: In July 2001 a cargo plane brought the salvaged parts of a U.S. spy plane back to the U.S. from this country. China. Round 2. Category: A Walk In The Park 1: This London park was named for the position held by the future King George IV. Regent's Park. 2: In 1989 George Bush had the DEA buy drugs in a park across from this building to show on TV. The White House. 3: The Bridge of Perfect Wisdom is a landmark of Beihai Park in this world capital. Beijing. 4: You can follow streets named for King George V and King David to Independence Park in this city. Jerusalem. 5: A giant ferris wheel graces this city's Prater, opened to the public by Joseph II in 1766. Vienna. Round 3. Category: Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow 1: Flat snow crystals generally have this many sides or arms. six. 2: The National Weather Service defines this as snowy winds of 35 mph with 1/4 mile visibility lasting for 3 hours. a blizzard. 3: Buffalo, New York is familiar with the snowstorm-causing effect named for this type of body of water. a lake effect. 4: When air becomes "super" this adjective, relative humidity is above 100% and snow can form. supersaturated. 5: Poli'ahu, the goddess of snow, lives on this highest Hawaiian mountain. Mauna Kea. Round 4. Category: European Languages 1: Dialects in the High form of this European language include Thuringian, Silesian and Franconian. German. 2: Modern dialects of this language include Gronings, West-Vlaams and Brabants. Dutch. 3: Although Spanish is widely spoken in Gibraltar, this language is used for schools and for official purposes. English. 4: Nynorsk, an official language of this country, was created by Ivar Aasen in the mid-19th century. Norway. 5: It's also called Ruthenian, and you'll hear it spoken in Odessa and Sevastopol. Ukrainian. Round 5. Category: Ice Cream 1: When setting up an ice cream maker, use table salt or this type which dissolves more slowly. rock salt. 2: French for "in the fashion", it's the way to get ice cream with your dessert. à la mode. 3: In January of 2011, pecans fruit and chocolaty bits in vanilla soft serve was this brand's "Blizzard of the Month". Dairy Queen. 4: Harry Burt started this co. whose 1st white truck used a set of bells from the family bobsled. Good Humor. 5: Reuben Mattus created this ice cream brand, whose name was meant to invoke an Old World aura. Häagen-Dazs. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 176, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Really Tough Wheel Of Fortune Puzzles 1: ON THE MENU: I'll take a "G", Pat and solve the puzzle... it's an Italian dish of tiny dumplings made from potatoes or flour. gnocchi. 2: THING: It's the cavity or tube that connects the oral and nasal passages with the esophagus and larynx. pharynx. 3: ON THE MAP: This country whose capital is Astana became a republic of the USSR in 1936. Kazakhstan. 4: BEFORE and AFTER: French action movie and Peta Wilson TV show that became a world leader in 1958. La Femme Nikita Khrushchev. 5: PERSON: A total of 3 Zs are in the first and last names of this national security adviser under Carter. Zbigniew Brzezinski. Round 2. Category: A Walk In The Park 1: This London park was named for the position held by the future King George IV. Regent's Park. 2: In 1989 George Bush had the DEA buy drugs in a park across from this building to show on TV. The White House. 3: The Bridge of Perfect Wisdom is a landmark of Beihai Park in this world capital. Beijing. 4: You can follow streets named for King George V and King David to Independence Park in this city. Jerusalem. 5: A giant ferris wheel graces this city's Prater, opened to the public by Joseph II in 1766. Vienna. Round 3. Category: Not Without My Daughter 1: For many years, this "pretty baby" was inseparable from her manager mom Teri, an ex-model herself. Brooke Shields. 2: It's no rumor: her real daughter, Rumer, played her movie daughter in "Striptease". Demi Moore. 3: Mom Naomi kept performing as half of this duo for over a year after doctors advised her to quit. the Judds. 4: This current Dutch queen was a baby when she fled the Netherlands with her mother during WWII. Beatrice (Beatrix). 5: In 1986 she and her mother Nusrat were formally elected co-Chairwomen of the Pakistani People's Party. (Benazir) Bhutto. Round 4. Category: Countries By City 1: Jagersfontein,Krugersdorp,Ladysmith. South Africa. 2: Bremen,Kiel,Worms. Germany. 3: Chandigarh,Jaipur,Amritsar. India. 4: Recife,Sao Goncalo,Itapipoca. Brazil. 5: Toowoomba,Wagga Wagga,Adelaide. Australia. Round 5. Category: Capital Punishment 1: Joan of Arc. Burned at the stake. 2: Mata Hari. Firing Squad. 3: Socrates. Drank Hemlock. 4: Louis XVI. Beheaded. 5: Haman. Hung from the gallows. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

Eine kompakte Geschichte Österreichs (9): Der Historiker Ernst Bruckmüller im Gespräch mit Wolfgang Ritschl über den autokratischen Reformer Joseph II.: Klosteraufhebungen, Recherchereisen und Beamtenüberwachung

Vienne, la capitale autrichienne est synonyme de liberté pour Mozart qui peut enfin composer à sa guise. Joseph II, l’empereur des Habsbourg depuis 1780 s’inscrit en droite ligne de l’Aufklärung. Ce mouvement allemand comparable aux Lumières françaises à quelques différences près, s’intéresse de près aux autres civilisations. Les voisins des Autrichiens retiendront donc toute l’attention des artistes viennois, c’est l’époque de l’orientalisme et des turqueries qui imprègnent diverses œuvres de Mozart dont notamment, L’Enlèvement au sérail, son premier opéra en langue allemande. « Chaque nation a son opéra, pourquoi n’en aurions-nous pas un, nous autres Allemands ? La langue allemande n’est-elle pas aussi bien adaptée au chant que le français ou l’anglais ? N’est-elle pas plus chantante que le russe ? » confie Mozart à son père. A cette époque, c’est l’opéra italien qui a pignon sur rue. Quelle relation nouera Mozart avec ses collègues italiens, avec Salieri de 5 ans son aîné, qu’en est-il des cabales et de la place de Mozart au sein de la société des Lumières ?

Losing your life for Jesus I. Joseph II. Peter III. Rich, young, ruler IV. Stephen V. Paul

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Wie wurden Kranke in Wien versorgt und gepflegt? In unserer aktuellen Staffel sprechen wir uns Spitäler, Pflegeeinrichtungen und die Entwicklung der Medizin und Gesundheitsversorgung. In der dritten Folge geht es zum Narrenturm und ins Josephinum, zwei Gebäude, die Joseph II neu erbauen ließ. Beide sollten was zu ihrer Zeit Revolutionäres beherbergen: In den Narrenturm sollte die erste psychiatrische Klinik Kontinentaleuropas einziehen. Mit dem Josephium wurde ein Meilenstein in der medizinische Ausbildung gestiftet, in der mit von Wachsmodellen und einer enormem Fachbibliothek gelehrt und geforscht wurde.

How to treat an enemy I. Joseph II. David III. Elisha IV. Esther V. Jesus

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Maria Theresa (1717-1780) who inherited the Austrian throne in 1740 at the age of 23. Her neighbours circled like wolves and, within two months, Frederick the Great had seized one of her most prized lands, Silesia, exploiting her vulnerability. Yet over the next forty years through political reforms, alliances and marriages, she built Austria up into a formidable power, and she would do whatever it took to save the souls of her Catholic subjects, with a rigidity and intolerance that Joseph II, her son and heir, could not wait to challenge. With Catriona Seth Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature at the University of Oxford Martyn Rady Professor of Central European History at University College London And Thomas Biskup Lecturer in Early Modern History at the University of Hull Producer: Simon Tillotson

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Maria Theresa (1717-1780) who inherited the Austrian throne in 1740 at the age of 23. Her neighbours circled like wolves and, within two months, Frederick the Great had seized one of her most prized lands, Silesia, exploiting her vulnerability. Yet over the next forty years through political reforms, alliances and marriages, she built Austria up into a formidable power, and she would do whatever it took to save the souls of her Catholic subjects, with a rigidity and intolerance that Joseph II, her son and heir, could not wait to challenge. With Catriona Seth Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature at the University of Oxford Martyn Rady Professor of Central European History at University College London And Thomas Biskup Lecturer in Early Modern History at the University of Hull Producer: Simon Tillotson

The year was 1781. Joseph II introduced his "Patent of Toleration." The reading is from William Cowper, his "Sometimes a Light Surprises." — FULL TRANSCRIPTS available: https://www.1517.org/podcasts/the-christian-history-almanac GIVE BACK: Support the work of 1517 today CONTACT: CHA@1517.org SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play FOLLOW US: Facebook Twitter Audio production by Christopher Gillespie (gillespie.media).

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Hey y'all! Welcome to the 28th episode (can you believe it!?) of the 'cast! This week we welcome back Fr. John Patterson, SOLT. Fr. John continues to expand on the life of St. Joseph and his role as Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Foster Father of Our Lord, Jesus.  Taking the time to pray and meditate over the fact that this is a real, bonafide family, which includes real, bonafide relationships is something we desperately need in our upside world! We love Fr. John, the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity, and hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed recording. God bless you, and as always, thanks for listening! 

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Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts versuchte sich Österreich verbittert gegen die Großmächte Preußen, Russland und das Osmanische Reich zu behaupten. Auf Kaiser Joseph dem II., der ein aufgeklärter Absolutist war und die Leibeigenschaft abgeschafft hat, ruhten alle Hoffnungen. Im Februar 1788 war man durch ein Zweckbündnis gezwungen Russland in den Krieg gegen die Türken zu folgen. Nach einer Reihe von peinlichen Aussetzern entschloss sich die österreichische Armee zu einem letzten heroischen Kampf gegen die Osmanen. Bei Karánsebes kam es zum legendären Gefecht. Victor erzählt euch heute, wie es zum wohl kuriosesten Eigenbeschuss der Geschichte kam und wie Joseph II., in militärischer Hinsicht, als "Pannenkönig" in die Geschichte einging. Unsere Quellen findet ihr auf Instagram und auf unserer Website His2Go.de. Ihr könnt uns dabei unterstützen weiterhin jeden 10., 20. und 30. des Monats eine Folge zu veröffentlichen. Folgt uns bei Spotify, Google Podcasts, Podimo und Instagram und bewertet uns auf Apple Podcasts oder über eure Lieblings-Podcastplattformen. Über einen Spendenlink auf unserer Website könnt ihr uns finanziell unterstützen, damit wir Literatur und neue Technik für den Podcast anschaffen können. Wir freuen uns über euer Feedback, Input und Vorschläge zum Podcast, die ihr uns über das Kontaktformular auf der Website, Instagram und unserer Feedback E-Mail: feedback.his2go@gmail.com zukommen lassen könnt. An dieser Stelle nochmal vielen Dank an jede einzelne Rückmeldung, die uns bisher erreicht und uns sehr motiviert. Music from https://filmmusic.io “Sneaky Snitch” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Nouvelle diffusion de notre spéciale "Amadeus" de Milos Forman. On en parle avec Dick Tomasovic, chargé de cours en histoire et esthétique du cinéma et des arts du spectacle à l'ULg. Pour info : Une docu. sur le réalisateur "Milos Forman, une vie libre" est à voir sur le site d'Arte jusqu'au 8 juin. À Vienne, en novembre 1823. Au coeur de la nuit, un vieil homme égaré clame cette étonnante confession : "Pardonne, Mozart, pardonne à ton assassin !" Ce fantôme, c'est Antonio Salieri, jadis musicien réputé et compositeur officiel de la Cour. Dès l'enfance, il s'était voué tout entier au service de Dieu, s'engageant à le célébrer par sa musique, au prix d'un incessant labeur. Pour prix de ses sacrifices innombrables, il réclamait la gloire éternelle. Son talent, reconnu par l'empereur mélomane Joseph II, valut durant quelques années à Salieri les plus hautes distinctions. Mais, en 1781, un jeune homme arrive à Vienne, précédé d'une flatteuse réputation. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart est devenu le plus grand compositeur du siècle. Réalisant la menace que représente pour lui ce surdoué arrogant dont il admire le profond génie, Salieri tente de l'évincer.

Spéciale Amadeus de Milos Forman Focus sur le film aux 8 Oscars, 4 Golden Globes et César du meilleur film étranger, qui raconte la vie de Mozart mais racontée du point de vue d'Antonio Salieri, musicien italien et éternel rival du petit génie autrichien. On en parle avec Dick Tomasovic. Deux minutes d'exercice avec au moins six fois le mot "beauté" : Antoine Wauters. Nouvelle diffusion de notre spéciale "Amadeus" de Milos Forman. On en parle avec Dick Tomasovic, chargé de cours en histoire et esthétique du cinéma et des arts du spectacle à l'ULg. Pour info : Une docu. sur le réalisateur "Milos Forman, une vie libre" est à voir sur le site d'Arte jusqu'au 8 juin. À Vienne, en novembre 1823. Au coeur de la nuit, un vieil homme égaré clame cette étonnante confession : "Pardonne, Mozart, pardonne à ton assassin !" Ce fantôme, c'est Antonio Salieri, jadis musicien réputé et compositeur officiel de la Cour. Dès l'enfance, il s'était voué tout entier au service de Dieu, s'engageant à le célébrer par sa musique, au prix d'un incessant labeur. Pour prix de ses sacrifices innombrables, il réclamait la gloire éternelle. Son talent, reconnu par l'empereur mélomane Joseph II, valut durant quelques années à Salieri les plus hautes distinctions. Mais, en 1781, un jeune homme arrive à Vienne, précédé d'une flatteuse réputation. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart est devenu le plus grand compositeur du siècle. Réalisant la menace que représente pour lui ce surdoué arrogant dont il admire le profond génie, Salieri tente de l'évincer. "Le son des autres" de Laurence Bibot. La « Bagarre » s'agrandit au cinéma, à la littérature et aux jeux... Une Bagarre dans la Ludothèque, Vidéothèque, Cinémathèque, Bibliothèque... pour vous donner des idées de livres à lire ou redécouvrir, de films à voir en famille... et aussi pour vous apporter un peu de légèreté pendant cette période de confinement. Avec Myriam Leroy et Benjamin Schoos.

Nouvelle diffusion de notre spéciale "Amadeus" de Milos Forman. On en parle avec Dick Tomasovic, chargé de cours en histoire et esthétique du cinéma et des arts du spectacle à l'ULg. Pour info : Une docu. sur le réalisateur "Milos Forman, une vie libre" est à voir sur le site d'Arte jusqu'au 8 juin. À Vienne, en novembre 1823. Au coeur de la nuit, un vieil homme égaré clame cette étonnante confession : "Pardonne, Mozart, pardonne à ton assassin !" Ce fantôme, c'est Antonio Salieri, jadis musicien réputé et compositeur officiel de la Cour. Dès l'enfance, il s'était voué tout entier au service de Dieu, s'engageant à le célébrer par sa musique, au prix d'un incessant labeur. Pour prix de ses sacrifices innombrables, il réclamait la gloire éternelle. Son talent, reconnu par l'empereur mélomane Joseph II, valut durant quelques années à Salieri les plus hautes distinctions. Mais, en 1781, un jeune homme arrive à Vienne, précédé d'une flatteuse réputation. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart est devenu le plus grand compositeur du siècle. Réalisant la menace que représente pour lui ce surdoué arrogant dont il admire le profond génie, Salieri tente de l'évincer.

Spéciale Amadeus de Milos Forman Focus sur le film aux 8 Oscars, 4 Golden Globes et César du meilleur film étranger, qui raconte la vie de Mozart mais racontée du point de vue d'Antonio Salieri, musicien italien et éternel rival du petit génie autrichien. On en parle avec Dick Tomasovic. Deux minutes d'exercice avec au moins six fois le mot "beauté" : Antoine Wauters. Nouvelle diffusion de notre spéciale "Amadeus" de Milos Forman. On en parle avec Dick Tomasovic, chargé de cours en histoire et esthétique du cinéma et des arts du spectacle à l'ULg. Pour info : Une docu. sur le réalisateur "Milos Forman, une vie libre" est à voir sur le site d'Arte jusqu'au 8 juin. À Vienne, en novembre 1823. Au coeur de la nuit, un vieil homme égaré clame cette étonnante confession : "Pardonne, Mozart, pardonne à ton assassin !" Ce fantôme, c'est Antonio Salieri, jadis musicien réputé et compositeur officiel de la Cour. Dès l'enfance, il s'était voué tout entier au service de Dieu, s'engageant à le célébrer par sa musique, au prix d'un incessant labeur. Pour prix de ses sacrifices innombrables, il réclamait la gloire éternelle. Son talent, reconnu par l'empereur mélomane Joseph II, valut durant quelques années à Salieri les plus hautes distinctions. Mais, en 1781, un jeune homme arrive à Vienne, précédé d'une flatteuse réputation. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart est devenu le plus grand compositeur du siècle. Réalisant la menace que représente pour lui ce surdoué arrogant dont il admire le profond génie, Salieri tente de l'évincer. "Le son des autres" de Laurence Bibot. La « Bagarre » s'agrandit au cinéma, à la littérature et aux jeux... Une Bagarre dans la Ludothèque, Vidéothèque, Cinémathèque, Bibliothèque... pour vous donner des idées de livres à lire ou redécouvrir, de films à voir en famille... et aussi pour vous apporter un peu de légèreté pendant cette période de confinement. Avec Myriam Leroy et Benjamin Schoos.

St. Joseph II

God's favor in adversity I. Joseph II. Hannah III. David IV. Daniel V. Esther

O tym, jak Leopold II przejął stery w cesarstwie i o tym jak cztery narody szykowały się do wojny, a dwa kolejne do powstania.Bibliografia:1. Sz. Askenazy, "Przymierze polsko-pruskie", Lwów 1918 (rozdział 3: "Rozkład");2. A Jezierski, C. Leszczyńska, "Historia gospodarcza Polski", Warszawa 2003 (rozdział 4.1.:"Zabór austriacki");3. W. Kalinka, "Sejm Czteroletni", Lwów 1881 (rozdział 3.4.110.: "Pierwsze porozumienia z Galicyą" i 4.2.: "Reichenbach");4. R.H. Lord, "Drugi rozbiór Polski", Warszawa 1984 (rozdział 7: "Reichenbach");5. J. Łojek, "Geneza i obalenie konstytucji 3 maja", Lublin 1986 (rozdział 2: "Geneza i istota traktatu z dworem berlińskim);6. S.S. Montefiore, "Potiomkin. Książę książąt", Warszawa 2006 (rozdział 29: "Wspaniały i okrutny");7. wiki: "Kingdom of Hungary (1526–1867)" [en]; "Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor" [en]; "Powstanie chłopskie w Siedmiogrodzie" [pl].

Episode 24 of "The Innkeeper's Guestbook". On this very special episode, Innkeeper Freddie welcomes family onto the podcast—real estate developer extraordinaire, Yves-Georges Joseph. Yves delves into his passion for biking (and his new custom Carrera ;-) before taking Freddie and the listeners on a ‘Tour De Yves’ (see what I did there ;-). The Internets: rjdallc.com Recorded at Union Inn in the heart of Washington, DC, "The Innkeeper's Guestbook" is a podcast hosted by world-famous conversationalist and host-extraordinaire "Innkeeper Freddie". Join him as he interviews the myriad of guests who stay at his home/Inn--a Top 10 listing in Washington, DC per airdna.co. Union Inn - www.unioninndc.com "1890s Rowhouse" - www.airbnb.com/rooms/1177438 "Cozy Pied-à-Terre" - www.airbnb.com/rooms/2098615

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If you have been in the midst of a battle of temptation, listen as Amy teaches on Joseph and the moment of temptation that nearly robbed him of his purpose.

In Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus, Count Franz Orsini-Rosenberg assesses Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro with the criticism that it has “too many notes.” Cinnabar Theater’s current production suffers from the opposite - it’s missing a few. Amadeus is actually the story of Antonio Salieri (Richard Pallaziol), the most celebrated composer of his time and a man who’s dedicated his life to God and mankind as thanks for God’s granting him the gift of musical talent. Enter Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Aaron Wilton), a crude, boorish reprobate for whom reasons Salieri cannot fathom has been gifted by God with musical genius. Salieri, feeling mocked by God and unhinged by what he sees as a betrayal, seeks revenge on Him by destroying His vessel. He will bring about Mozart’s ruin while seeming to be his friend but destroy himself in the process. Shaffer’s historical fiction won the 1981 Tony Awards for Best Play and Best Actor in a Play (Ian McKellen) and the film adaptation matched that with its 1985 Oscar wins for Best Picture and Best Actor (F. Murray Abraham). Both Pallaziol and Wilton have their moments as Salieri and Mozart with Pallaziol at his best when Salieri is at his most duplicitous. While Wilton succeeds in bringing a high level of obnoxiousness to his Mozart, there’s little chemistry displayed in scenes he shares with Rose Roberts as Mozart’s wife Constanza. Chad Yarish leads an uneven supporting cast as the amusingly befuddled Austrian emperor Joseph II with Tim Setzer also effective as the pompous Count Johann Kilian von Strack. Where this Jennifer King-directed production really falters is in its design elements. Scenographer Peter Parrish brings little more than a few platforms and some haphazardly hung drapes to a play whose settings include an 18th century Viennese palace. A large center scrim used occasionally for shadow projections went curiously unused for most of the production. Parrish’s lighting design was also lacking, really only effective in a scene where Salieri collapses in frustration after he reads page after page of Mozart’s compositions and finally succumbs to his genius. Skipper Skeoch’s period costume design had to do double-duty in providing a sense of time and place with wigs and makeup by Jolie O’Dell also providing nice atmospheric support. The show concludes with Salieri, speaking for all “mediocrities” in the word, absolving them. Sadly, that’s not in my power here. “Amadeus” runs Friday through Sunday through April 15th at Cinnabar Theater in Petaluma. Friday and Saturday evening performances at 8pm; Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2pm. For specific dates and times, go to cinnabartheater.org

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In 1787 Joseph II decreed a series of administrative reforms for his Belgian provinces, essentially undoing their independence. Thus began a resistance, mounted by the estates, guilds and corporations, and then a revolution. In June 1789, Joseph had declared the Joyeuse Entrée annulled, creating a whole new branch of revolutionaries. In this lecture, Jane Judge documents the different strands of both conservative and democratic revolutionary thought which emerged in the Belgian provinces at this time, and argues that this is the first instance of people thinking of themselves as Belgian in what is modern day Belgium.

Andreas Pammer arbeitet im Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen in Wien im Bereich Kartographie. Wir sprechen über die "Mutter aller Österreichkarten" - die ÖK50 und ihre neuen digitalen Nachfolger. Vier mal wurde das Staatsgebiet Österreichs seit Joseph II. genau vermessen. Topopgraphen zählten und beschrieben alle Berge, Flüsse, Siedlungen und Besonderheiten. Die Ergebnisse mündeten in der ÖK50 – der „Österreichischen Karte im Maßstab 1:50.000“. Die 191 Kartenblätter sind Grundlage für alle Militär- und Wanderkarten Österreichs. Mit computerunterstützten Methoden werden sie auch heute noch laufend akutalisiert und modernen Erfordernissen angepasst.

Joseph is sold as a slave by his brothers to an Egyptian official named Potiphar. He is thrown into prison for refusing to sleep with Potiphar's wife. In prison, he becomes known as an interpreter of dreams. As a result he is made the regent of Egypt. All is well until his brothers come to Egypt to buy grain.

Cette salle, qui servit en dernier lieu de salon de réception à l‘empereur Charles Ier, est agrémentée de précieuses tapisseries de la manufacture des Gobelins de Paris, tissées en 1772 et 1776. Les médaillons s’inspirent de tableaux de François Boucher. Les meubles, le paravent et le garde-feu sont également tendus de Gobelins. L‘ensemble faisait partie du présent que Louis XVI offrit à son beau-frère, l‘empereur François-Joseph II. www.hofburg-wien.at | Download Tour-Guide (PDF)© by Schloß Schönbrunn Kultur- und Betriebsges.m.b.H.

L’Office de l’argenterie doit une importante et remarquable collection d’objets en porcelaine, datée des environs de 1700 et en provenance d’Extrême-Orient, à l’archiduc Charles-Alexandre de Lorraine. Charles-Alexandre était le frère cadet de l’empereur François-Stéphane, mari de Marie-Thérèse. En 1744, il épousa Marie-Anne, l’unique soeur de l’impératrice. Après les noces, le jeune couple s’installa à Bruxelles où Charles-Alexandre prit les fonctions de Gouverneur des Pays-Bas. Il devint collectionneur passionné, mais accumula par la même occasion une foule de dettes. À sa mort, son neveu l’empereur Joseph II fut désigné curateur de sa succession ; il mit la plus grosse partie des biens de son oncle aux enchères à Bruxelles. La rarissime porcelaine d’Imari fut néanmoins emmenée à Vienne. Quelques-unes unes des pièces conservées forment une symbiose intéressante entre la culture d’Extrême-Orient et la culture européenne. Ces objets en porcelaine, venant du Japon et de Chine, ont été sertis d’argent par des orfèvres européens et adaptés aux besoins de la Cour. Signalons parmi ceux-ci les assiettes et récipients en porcelaine montés sur argent. Les motifs bleus, rouges et or sont typiques de la porcelaine japonaise de cette période, appelée porcelaine d’Imari d’après leur port d’exportation. Le surtout de table en argent formant un paysage de roches a probablement été réalisé par un orfèvre viennois. Par les orifices du tronc d’arbre en argent, un encensoir pouvait laisser échapper des fumées odorantes. Les fruits émaillés chinois renfermaient eux aussi des essences parfumées. www.hofburg-wien.at | Download Tour-Guide (PDF)© by Schloß Schönbrunn Kultur- und Betriebsges.m.b.H.

En 1777, l’empereur Joseph II rendit visite à sa soeur, la jeune reine française Marie-Antoinette. Lorsqu’il rentra chez lui, il ramena 500 précieux objets en porcelaine de Sèvres et, parmi ceux-ci, le service à dîner vert pomme et quatre prestigieuses soupières, dont trois ont été conservées à l’Office de l’argenterie. Le pot à oille de forme ronde – il était destiné à un tonifiant ragoût de potage – et les deux soupières reposent sur quatre pieds travaillés, eux-mêmes posés sur des supports. Les gerbes d’épis en bronze dorés et les médaillons peints représentant des fruits, des produits de la terre, des fleurs, des oeufs, des fruits de mer, mais aussi des outils agricoles et de jardinage évoquent la fécondité et la fertilité de la nature domestiquée. www.hofburg-wien.at | Download Tour-Guide (PDF)© by Schloß Schönbrunn Kultur- und Betriebsges.m.b.H.

Wiener Osteoporose-Forschung von Joseph II. bis heute Wissenschaftliche Sitzung vom 2010-11-24

The portraits in this room show the emperors from the end of the 18th century, starting with Maria Theresa‘s son Leopold II, who followed Joseph II on the throne. Beside him is his son Franz, the last Holy Roman Emperor. In 1806, under pressure from the military victories won by Napoleon, he dissolved the Holy Roman Empire and proclaimed the Empire of Austria. Thus Franz II became the first emperor of Austria as Franz I. Following the Habsburg tradition of pursuing alliances by marriage to acquire influence and territory rather than by waging war, he married his eldest daughter Marie Louise to Napoleon, and his second daughter Leopoldine to the emperor of Brazil. Her portrait is displayed here on the easel. The other portraits show Emperor Ferdinand and his wife Maria Anna. Ferdinand was the eldest son of Emperor Franz and was popularly known by the affectionate nickname of “Ferdinand the Kind-hearted”. He was epileptic and incapable of ruling. The real ruler of the Austrian monarchy during that period was State Chancellor Metternich, who was known as the “coachman of Europe” for the way he controlled European policy with his skilful diplomatic manoeuvrings. www.schoenbrunn.at | Download Tour-Guide (PDF)© by Schloß Schönbrunn Kultur- und Betriebsges.m.b.H.

The Vieux-Laque Room was remodelled by Maria Theresa as a memorial room to her beloved husband, Franz Stephan, who died unexpectedly in 1765. Black lacquer panels from Peking were set into the walnut wainscoting and embellished with gold frames. After Franz Stephan‘s death, Maria Theresa wore mourning for the rest of her life. A note was found in the empress’s prayer book after her death on which she had noted the length of her happy marriage, right down to the precise number of hours. Maria Theresa also commissioned three paintings for this room: in the middle is a portrait of Franz Stephan by Pompeo Batoni, who also painted the double portrait of Joseph II and his brother Leopold which was done in Rome in 1769. On the table in front of Joseph, who is standing on the right, lies a copy of Montesquieu’s Esprit des lois, one of the key works of the Enlightenment. The ideas of the Enlightenment underlay all the young emperor’s endeavours and reforms. www.schoenbrunn.at | Download Tour-Guide (PDF)© by Schloß Schönbrunn Kultur- und Betriebsges.m.b.H.

Les portraits de cette salle représentent les empereurs à partir de la fin du XVIIIe siècle : Léopold II, fils de Marie-Thérèse, qui succéda à Joseph II ; à côté de lui, son fils François, dernier empereur à porter la couronne du Saint Empire romain germanique. En 1806, les guerres napoléoniennes le forcèrent à prononcer la dissolution du Saint Empire romain. François II proclama alors l’empire autrichien et devint le premier empereur d’Autriche sous le titre de François Ier. Fidèle à la tradition des Habsbourg, l’empereur François II/Ier maria Marie-Louise, sa fille aînée, à Napoléon, et sa deuxième fille Léopoldine - dont vous voyez le portrait sur le chevalet - au roi du Brésil. Les autres portraits montrent l’empereur Ferdinand et son épouse Marie Anna. Ferdinand est le fils aîné de l’empereur François, affectueusement appelé « Ferdinand le débonnaire » dans le langage populaire. Il souffrait d’épilepsie et n’était pas en mesure de régner. Le souverain effectif de la monarchie autrichienne de cette époque était le chancelier Metternich, également appelé le « cocher de l’Europe », parce qu’il mena la politique européenne avec beaucoup de doigté et de diplomatie. www.schoenbrunn.at | Download Tour-Guide (PDF)© by Schloß Schönbrunn Kultur- und Betriebsges.m.b.H.

Le salon vieux laque a été transformé par Marie-Thérèse en salle commémorative après le décès de son très cher époux François de Lorraine, qui mourut subitement en 1765. Les panneaux de laque noire, importés de Pékin, ont été insérés dans des boiseries en noyer et entourés de cadres dorés. Après le décès de son mari, Marie-Thérèse n’a plus jamais quitté le deuil. Dans le livre de prière de l’impératrice, on trouva, après sa mort, un billet où elle avait consigné avec précision le nombre d’heures que dura son heureuse union. Marie-Thérèse fit exécuter trois tableaux pour cette salle commémorative : au milieu se trouve le portrait de François Ier Stéphane, peint par Pompeo Batoni. Le double portrait de Joseph II et de son frère Léopold a été réalisé par le même artiste et a été peint à Rome en 1769. Sur ce tableau, vous apercevez sur la table devant Joseph un exemplaire de « l’Espritdes Lois » de Montesquieu, un des livres majeurs du siècle des lumières. Ce courant de pensées inspira toutes les ambitions et les réformes du jeune empereur. www.schoenbrunn.at | Download Tour-Guide (PDF)© by Schloß Schönbrunn Kultur- und Betriebsges.m.b.H.

Die Porträts in diesem Raum zeigen die Kaiser ausgehend vom Ende des 18. Jh.: Maria Theresias Sohn Leopold II., der Joseph II. folgte; neben ihm sein Sohn Franz, letzter Kaiser des Heiligen Römischen Reiches. Im Jahre 1806 sah dieser sich durch die napoleonischen Kriege gezwungen, das Heilige Römische Reich aufzulösen und proklamierte das Kaisertum Österreich. So wurde aus Franz II. der erste Österreichische Kaiser Franz I. Der habsburgischen Tradition folgend verheiratete Franz II./I. seine erste Tochter Marie Louise mit Napoleon, seine zweite Tochter Leopoldine mit dem Kaiser von Brasilien, deren Porträt Sie auf der Staffelei sehen. Die weiteren Porträts zeigen Kaiser Ferdinand und seine Gemahlin Maria Anna. Ferdinand war der älteste Sohn von Kaiser Franz und wurde im Volksmund liebevoll „Ferdinand der Gütige“ genannt – er war Epileptiker und regierungsunfähig. Der eigentliche Herrscher der österreichischen Monarchie in dieser Zeit war Staatskanzler Metternich, auch „der Kutscher Europas“ genannt, der mit viel Geschick und Diplomatie die europäische Politik lenkte. www.schoenbrunn.at | Download Tour-Guide (PDF)© by Schloß Schönbrunn Kultur- und Betriebsges.m.b.H.

The portraits of the Habsburg Emperor Joseph II (1765-1790) provide a good opportunity for a study of imperial portraiture in the Age of the Enlightenment. As a sitter of the highest rank in Eighteenth-Century Europe, Joseph was known to hold enlightened ideas on sovereignty, and his portraits - emerging on the eve of the French Revolution - mark a point at which leaders were forced to re-evaluate their understanding of authority. The widely popular medium of portraiture in the second half of the Eighteenth Century proved to be particularly responsive to these developments. This dissertation traces how the visual representation of Joseph II adapted to the paradigm shifts of the age, and begins by presenting and categorizing the different types of his portrait versions. Then it draws upon written sources from court archives to examine the contexts in which portraits were produced, displayed and distributed. Finally, I set out the distinct iconographic changes discernible in the portraits of Joseph II and their importance for Nineteenth-Century portraiture. It will be suggested that these portraits depart from the norms of Baroque iconography in favour of a more reduced form, in which the Emperor is characterized by bourgeois values such as a strong work ethic, a sense of duty and the popular touch in order to legitimate his sovereignty.

A sermon on Genesis 39:1-22

This 130th episode is titled Up North, Then South.This is the last episode in which we take a look at The Church in Europe following the Enlightenment. The narrative is nowhere near exhausTIVE. It's more an exhaustING summary of Scandinavia, the Dutch United Provinces, Austria, and Italy. We've already looked at Germany, France, and Spain.The end of the 17th century proved to be a brutal time in Scandinavia. Some 60% of the population died from 1695-7 due to warfare and the disease and famine of its aftermath. As if they hadn't had enough misery, the Great Northern War of 1700–1721 then followed. In the desperation of the times, Lutherans provide devotionals offering hope and comfort, while calling for prayer and repentance.Along with northern Germany -- Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland were Lutheran strongholds. Citizens were required to swear loyalty to a Lutheran State Church in league with absolutist monarchs.But during the Great Northern War, Swedish King Charles XII suffered a massive defeat by the Russian armies of Peter the Great. Sweden lost large tracts of land and the throne lost clout with the people. A so-called “Age of Liberty” followed that lasted most of the rest of the 18th century. The Swedish Parliament gained power and reformers gave a rationalist slant to Swedish education. They battled with Lutheran clergy who wanted to retain some  theology in the education of Sweden's young.Many returning captured Swedes imprisoned in Russia, had converted to Pietism by missionaries sent by Francke and the University at Halle we talked about last time. The soldiers became advocates for Pietism back home. Moravians also promoted revivals in Scandinavia.After a grab for power in 1772, Gustavus III nullified the Swedish Constitution restraining the reach of royal power. He imposed a new Constitution designed to reinforce Lutheranism as the basis of government. He said, “Unanimity in religion, and the true divine worship, is the surest basis of a lawful, concordant, and stable government.” But in 1781, limited toleration came to Sweden when other Protestant groups were once again allowed. Catholicism, however, remained banned.From 1609, when the Dutch won their liberty from Spain, until Louis XIVth's invasion in 1672, the Dutch United Provinces had its “Golden Age” and enjoyed what Simon Schama called an “embarrassment of riches.” This was due mostly to their lucrative international trade and free market economy. The Dutch eschewed the traditional monarchy dominating the rest of Europe in favor of a far more egalitarian Parliamentary system.Amsterdam was a thriving commercial and cultural center. Its population more than doubled from 1600 to 1800. Amsterdam's docks were always packed. Its warehouses stuffed with goods from all over the world and the trade of the massive and powerful Dutch East India Company. From its earliest days, this trading enterprise supported Reformed missionary work at posts in the Malay Archipelago, Sri Lanka, and South Africa. In July 1625, Dutch traders established New Amsterdam, later known as New York City.The United Provinces were intellectual a religious crossroads for Europe through its universities, publishing houses, and churches. Protestant students from Germany, Finland, and France flocked there to study at the University of Leiden and other schools.The main task of the faculty at the University of Leiden was the study of Scriptures. Its chief professor was Joseph Scaliger whose knowledge of the classics and biblical textual criticism made him one of Europe's premier scholars. Others notable scholars were scholars included Arminius and Gomarus.As many of our listeners know, the 17th century was the Dutch golden age of art. Thousands of painters created millions of paintings with scenes ranging from battles and landscapes, to churches, still life, and portraits. Among the more famous masters were Rembrandt, Frans Hal, and Vermeer. But by the 18th century, the quality of Dutch art had somewhat fallen.The Dutch Reformed Church affirmed the 1561 Belgic Confession of Faith. It addressed topics ranging from the Trinity, the work of Christ, and the sacraments, to Church-State relations. Although the Reformed Church was the “official” faith, the United Provinces were known for their toleration of other groups. That didn't mean there weren't heated theological rows. Two parties emerged in the Dutch Reformed Church: the “precise” Calvinists who wanted churches to possess binding doctrinal authority, and the “loose or moderate” Calvinists who desired greater freedom of religious thought.The Dutch Provinces often served as a haven for those seeking relief from persecution in other parts of Europe. Amsterdam was a notable home to a large Jewish community. Some 70,000 French Huguenots took refuge there and married into the populace. An Anabaptist community flourished. Religious dissidents like Baruch Spinoza and Anthony Collins, an exile from England, weren't much respected but they were at least not beat up.Many Europeans admired the Dutch Republic for its successful war of liberation from the Spanish, its egalitarian government, as well as its vital free market economy. By 1675, there were fifty-five printing presses and 200 booksellers in Amsterdam, adding to the burgeoning base of middle-class scholars.During the 18th century, the Dutch, while continuing to be officially Reformed, saw an increase in the number of those they'd been less tolerant toward; namely=Catholics, Dissenters, and Jews. Revivals frequently passed through more rural domains. In 1749 and 50, emotionally-charged revival meetings took place with the ministry of Gerard Kuypers. Villages in the Netherlands and nearby Germany experienced similar revivals.In a foreshadowing of Intelligent Design and the fine-tuning of the universe arguments, a number of Dutch theologian-scientists wrote works in which they sought to demonstrate that the intricacy of designs in nature prove God's existence. Until the 1770s, the Reformed Church played a dominant role in Dutch public life. Some 60% of the population was Reformed, 35% Catholic, 5% percent Anabaptists and Jews.There really never was a Dutch version of the Enlightenment. Most of its participants never espoused a militant atheism, but sought to accommodate their faith to educational reforms and religious toleration. They appreciated the new science and advances in technology.Now we turn back to Geneva; adopted home of John Calvin.During the early 1750s, Geneva was the home of both Voltaire and Rousseau, well-known Enlightenment thinkers and scoffers at Christianity.Several of Geneva's pastors proposed a reasonable and tolerant form of Christianity that warmed to some of the more liberal Enlightenment ideas. This was a huge turn from the position of Francis Turretin who in the mid-17th century, led the Reformed and conservative theologians of Geneva to the idea that the City was a theocracy with God as its ruler. Turretin said the government ought defend “the culture of pure religion and the pious care of nurturing the church.” Turretin's party defended the Masoretic pointing of the Hebrew text, making this belief binding on the Swiss church. These pastors feared if Hebrew vowels were left out, the Hebrew words of the Old Testament were susceptible to interpretations that varied from those they approved. They also tried to force pastoral candidates to repudiate the doctrine of “universal grace” being championed by an emerging class of theologians.But in 1706 Turretin's son, Jean, repudiated his father's work and embraced a more liberal theology that advocated the role of reason in determining truth. He denied his father's soteriology, doctrine of salvation, and eschewed limited atonement. By the 1720s, Arminianism had taken firm root in Geneva.In Feb, 1670, the Hapsburg, Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor and a devout Roman Catholic, ordered all Jews to leave Austrian lands. Vienna became a major center of cultural. After the defeat of the Turks, it's population boomed, growing from about 100K in 1700 to twice that 80 years later. The construction of the Schwarzenberg and Schönberg Palaces enhanced its prestige while the music of Haydn and Mozart made Vienna famous across Europe.The Hapsburg Emperors Joseph I and Charles VI supported Jesuit missionary efforts to convert Protestants. Jesuits created a baroque Catholic culture in Austria and Bohemia with the construction of magnificent churches in cities and the countryside.Though loyally Catholic, the Hapsburgs rejected the pope's interference in Austria's religious and political life. They'd proven their devotion to Rome when in 1683, Leopold saved The Church from the Turks. Austria was the “rock” on which the Catholic Church was built. It was the Hapsburgs who saved the faith form the infidel, not the pope.In October of 1740, at the death of her father, Maria Theresa took the titles Archduchess of Austria, Queen of Bohemia, and Queen of Hungary. In 1745, her husband, Francis Stephen, became the Holy Roman Emperor under the name Francis I. Disturbed by the Prussian Frederick II's seizure of Silesia, Maria Theresa attempted to reform the military and governmental structures of Austria after Enlightenment ideals. She became the proponent of what's called “Enlightened Absolutism.” At the same time, she was ready to apply repressive measures against those who resisted her reforms. On one occasion she warned that he is “no friend to humanity who allows everyone his own thoughts.”Maria Theresa was a devout Catholic influenced by counselors favorable to Jansenism. With the advice of her chancellor, she tried to establish a national Catholic Church in which the pope had authority only in spiritual matters.Maria Theresa did not allow Protestants to sell their property or leave her lands. She required those who refused to convert to Catholicism to emigrate to Transylvania, where Protestantism was permitted. Nor did Maria Theresa intercede to save the Jesuits when their society was dissolved. She allowed 2000 Protestants to live in Vienna, but she forced the city's Jews to live in a ghetto.Upon the death of Maria Theresa, Joseph II passed Edicts of Toleration that allowed greater freedoms for non-Catholics and continued the policy of subjugating Church power to that of the State. He confiscated the property of over 700 monasteries, displacing 27,000 monks and nuns and used the proceeds to build new churches.Like Germany, during the 18th century, Italy didn't exist as a nation as we know it. It was a hodge-podge of various principalities. They didn't even share a common language.The population of the peninsula grew from eleven to fifteen million in the first half of the century. But in the 1760's a severe famine struck Florence, Rome, and Naples.The region of Tuscany was a hot-bed of the Jansenists who, as you'll remember, were a kind of Calvinist-Catholics.A handful of Italian academics promoted rationalist views in the Catholic church, eliminating what they regarded as backward features of Italian culture. But the Enlightenment just didn't gain the traction in Italy it did in the rest of Europe.The popes of the 18th century had difficulty dealing with the now powerful secular rulers of Europe, no longer threatened by Church power or political machinations.Even the Papal States were frequently invaded by foreign powers. Conquerors only left after they'd secured hefty ransoms. Popes were forced to make concessions that made their weakness evident to all. Despite that, Rome continued to attract large numbers of pilgrims, students, and artists. Pilgrims hoped for a blessing from the Pope or a healing while visiting the many shrines.Then there were the youth on the Grand Tour, as it was called. They were most often graduates of Cambridge, Oxford, the University of Paris or some other school who headed to Italy to gain knowledge in classical culture. In 1776, Samuel Johnson underscored the importance of Italy as a destination for those making the Grand Tour: “A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority. The grand object of traveling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean. On those shores were the four great Empires of the world; the Assyrian, the Persian, the Grecian, and the Roman.”Several popes supported the establishment of academies, colleges, and universities and encouraged general scholarship. Under their generous patronage Rome's artistic riches in painting, sculpture, music, and monuments flourished. Pope Clement XI initiated plans for the Trevi Fountain and the Spanish Steps in the early 18th century.But to give you an idea of how the tables had turned and now kings dominated popes, it was this same Clement, who became a pawn in the hands of Emperor Joseph I and Louis XIV. Louis forced Clement to issue a papal bull dealing with the Jesuit-Jansenist controversy.Papal prestige suffered seriously during the French Revolution. Pope Pius VI was obliged to condemn the “Declaration of the Rights of Man” as well as the “Civil Constitution of the Clergy.” This split the French between those revolutionaries who wanted to throw off the Absolutist government of the French monarchy but maintain their Catholicism, and those French who wanted to be done with religion as well.Bottom Line: The Enlightenment witnessed serious challenges to both the papacy's temporal and spiritual authority.