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A History of the Germans from the Middle Ages to Reunification in weekly 25-35 min #podcast episodes. Famed for its "moderate but not severe biases of the typical contemporary liberal variety"
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As far as I know, yes. There were bigger defaults, like that of Philipp II, but I cannot remember whether that triggered major bankruptcies.
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To find out more, read the full story of "The Fuggers of Augsburg", on my website: historyofthegermans.com/2025/05/15/f... or listen to the Podcast episode #194 on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.
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I like him so much, I produced 10 episodes about his life - some may even be quite good: historyofthegermans.com/karliv/
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We looked at all this in episode 132 that you can find here: historyofthegermans.com/2024/01/01/b...
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This event is the jumping off point for the Podcast, because Heinrich turned out to be apt at more things than snaring songbirds. If you want to hear more about this remarkable ruler, check out episode 1 of the History of the Germans Podcast you can find here: historyofthegermans.com/1-2/
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It featured many of Martin Luther's concepts and led to a wave of military innovations.
We did a whole season on the Hussite Revolt you can find here: historyofthegermans.com/hussite/
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More sheep:
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We go into more detail why that is in our latest episode: historyofthegermans.com/2025/05/08/1...
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😂😂😂
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History dad - loud and proud!
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so much fun! Paul is an amazing interviewer...
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And as a bonus we also investigate why this region has become a hub for technology and precision engineering, an area where there was no coal, no mining or any other natural advantage – except for the wine – no seriously, it was the wine.
Here is the link: historyofthegermans.com/2025/05/01/1...
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The family became afflicted with the disease of dynasties: inheritance by babies and buffoon, or both
That would normally be the death nail for a noble House, but not this time. The Estates of Württemberg stepped in to protect the state, deposed buffoons and ruledon behalf of the babies. (2/3)
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Listen on:
Spotify
open.spotify.com/episode/3XKE...
Apple:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...
On my website:
historyofthegermans.com/2025/04/24/1...
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Their way to the top was a long one, involving loyalty to the death, piratical princesses, alchemy, someone called the Türkenlouis, a sun-shaped city and skilled diplomacy.
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Thanks a lot for adding the show
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How could German universities rise to such dominance during the 19th and early 20th century from very humble beginnings? That is what we will look at in episode 190 of the History of the Germans Podcast:
historyofthegermans.com/2025/04/17/1...
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Her strongest argument was that she would cover the costs, i.e., hand over the benefices of monasteries to pay the professors.
Do I need to mention that the official name of Freiburg University is Albrecht-Ludwigs Universität and the Tübingen one is named after Eberhard and Karl, no Mechthilds...
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He contacted the mayor and negotiated the withdrawal of German troops, and in return the city was spared.
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In the latest episode of HotGPod, we take a trip upriver on the Rhine and Neckar from Mainz to Heidelberg, digging deeper in the political, economic and cultural life of this region at the transition from the Middle Ages to the Early Modern period: historyofthegermans.com/2025/04/10/p...
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In the latest episode of HotGPod, we take a trip upriver on the Rhine and Neckar from Mainz to Heidelberg, digging deeper in the political, economic and cultural life of this region at the transition from the Middle Ages to the Early Modern period: historyofthegermans.com/2025/04/10/p...
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In 1125 the Concordat of Worms put an end to the Investiture Controversy (though not the the conflict between pope and emperor), in 1495 emperor Maximilian enacted his Reichsreform at teh diet of Worms and in 1521 a certain M. Luther decalared: "here I stand and I can do no other". (2/3)