History of the Germans

About History of the Germans

A narrative history of the German people from the Middle Ages to Reunification in 1991. Episodes are 25-35 min long and drop on Thursday mornings every 2 weeks. "A great many things keep happening, some good, some bad". Gregory of Tours (539-594) So far we have covered: Ottonian Emperors (# 1- 21) - Henry the Fowler (#1) - Otto I (#2-8) - Otto II (#9-11) - Otto II (#11-14) - Henry II (#15-17) - Germany in 1000 (#18-21) Salian Emperors(#22-42) - Konrad II (#22- 25) - Henry III (#26-29) - Henry IV/Canossa (#30-39) - Henry V (#40-42) - Concordat of Worms (#42) Early Hohenstaufen (#43-69) - Lothar III (#43-46) - Konrad III (#47-49) - Frederick Barbarossa (#50-69) Late Hohenstaufen (#70-94) - Henry VI (#70-72) - Philipp of Swabia (#73-74) - Otto IV (#74-75) - Frederick II (#75-90) - Epilogue (#91-94) Colonisation of the East (#95-108) The Hanseatic League (#109-127) The Teutonic Knights (#128-137) From the Interregnum to the Golden Bull (#138 -185) - Rudolf von Habsburg (#139-141) - Adolf von Nassau (#142) - Albrecht von Habsburg (#143) - Heinrich VII (#144-148) - Ludwig the Bavarian (#149-153) - Karl IV (#154-163) The Reformation before the Reformation - Wenceslaus the Lazy (#165) - The Western Schism (#166/167) - The Ottomans (#168) - Sigismund (#169-#184 The Empire in the 15th Century - Mainz & Hessen #186 - Printing #187-#188 - Universities #190 - Wittelsbachs #189, #196-#199 - Baden, Wuerrtemberg, Augsburg, Fugger (#191-195) - Maps & Arms (#201-#202) The Fall and Rise of the House of Habsburg - Early Habsburgs (#203-#207) - Albrecht II (#208) - Friedrich III (#209-#215) - Maximilian I (#215-

Publisher

Dirk Hoffmann-Becking

Category

education · history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Jan 2021

Latest episode

29 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

117 of 445 episodes have a transcript.

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   29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ep. 243: Fame, Friends, Foes and a Fat Marmot (Martin Luther #5)

   Host Johannes Mildner explores Martin Luther's perilous journey to Augsburg and his confrontation with Cardinal Cajetan, revealing the friends, foes, and political machinations that shaped the Reformation's early days.

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   15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ep. 242: A Drunken German Lights a Fire

   Host [Host Name] interviews Martin Luther about his early challenges to the Catholic Church and the creation of a mass market for public debate.

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   1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ep. 241: The 95 Theses – More Cockup than Conspiracy.

   Host Johannes von Moltke explores the 95 Theses, questioning popular narratives and revealing surprising new perspectives on the Reformation's origins.

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Ep. 243: Fame, Friends, Foes and a Fat Marmot (Martin Luther #5)

Published 29 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And it was now coming after Martin Luther. So if you ask me what I think the most fascinating aspect of Reformation history is, it's that Luther survived the years 1518 and 1519. What kept Luther alive and in good spirits through all of this were his friends, and his circle of friends was changing. […]

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168,402

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

489 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

1,770 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 86 / 100

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98

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0

YouTube

86

Engagement

99

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