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Ep. 175 - Death and Defenestration; the Hussite Revolt
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The Bohemians had already protested against the treatment of Jan Hus when he was arrested and anger was brewing throughout his trial. Hus hadn’t come to Constance on his own. Several noblemen, including the brave knight John of Chlum had come along to support him. One these man, Petr Mladenovics returned to Prague shortly after the trial and recounted the proceedings in every little detail, com...
John Wycliffe - a Guest Episode from the History of England
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Today the History of the Germans is honoured to host David Crowther, doyen of the guild of podcasters and host of the most excellent History of England Podcast. Wycliffe's writings were to prove controversial and proved an interesting early echo of the Reformation. They heavily influenced the view of Jan Hus and the movement in Bohemia. And his ability to develop and present those views owed a ...
Ep. 174 - The Trial of Jan Hus - Council of Constance Part 4
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“They will roast a goose now, but after one hundred years they will hear a swan sing, and him they will have to endure.” These were allegedly the last words of a certain Jan Hus whose surname meant goose and who was burned at the stake on July 6, 1415. Almost exactly one hundred years later a spiritually tormented monk, frightened by a vengeful God who sought to damn him, was assigned to teach ...
Ep. 173 - The End of the Schism - Council of Constance Part 3
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We have talked about church reform for almost four years, the council of Constance talked about church reform for about the same amount of time and Luther will talk and write about church reform until he did no longer believe that the church could be reformed. But what is church reform. Or more specifically, what did the delegates in Constance mean when they debated church reform, why did they ...
Ep. 172 - A World Event - Council of Constance Part 2
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In November 1414 30,000 academics and aristocrats, bishops, blacksmiths and bakers, cardinals, counts and chefs, doctors, dancers and diplomats, princes, prelates and public girls descended on a town in Southern Germany built to house 6 to 8,000 people. They planned to stay a few weeks, 2-3 months max. But 3 and a half years later most of them were still there. What did they get up to? The grea...
Ep. 171 - Cleaning House - The Council of Constance Part 1
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The Council of Constance marked a pivotal moment in the history of the Catholic Church and the history of Europe in general. One issue on the agenda was the ongoing schism that the council of Pisa had failed to resolve. Another the reform of the increasingly corrupt clergy all the way up to the pope himself. And then there were a number of individual questions this gathering of thousands had to...
Ep. 170 - Jan Hus, Reformer and Rebel?
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“Master Jan Hus, preacher of the Holy Scriptures from the chapel of Bethlehem, was also present at this council, who in his preaching continuously criticized and exposed the hypocrisy, pride, miserliness, fornication, simony, and other sins of the clergy, in order to bring the priesthood back to the apostolic life. He was immensely hated by these pestiferous clerics.” This is how Laurence of Br...
Ep. 169 - Sigismund, the (not yet) Emperor
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The late 14th and early 15th century was a period of upheaval, the certainties of the Middle Ages, that the pope ruled the world and that knights were invincible were crumbling away, the long period of economic growth, of eastward expansion and conversion of the pagans made way for war, plague and famine. The church was split in half and the Ottomans were coming. This was an age that called for...
Ep. 168 - From Osman to Nicopolis: The Rise of the Ottoman Empire
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This week we delve into the transformative period of the Ottomans from Osman to the Battle of Nicopolis. It highlights how Osman, the son of an Anatolian warlord, laid the foundations for what would become one of the world's greatest empires, despite starting as just one of many Turkic beys in a tumultuous landscape. The narrative explores the cultural and military strategies that enabled the O...
Ep. 167 - The Great Western Schism - Part 2
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When the Great Western Schism was finally resolved at Pisa and Constance, Christendom rejoiced. Or so we have been told. But was it really such a devastating, catastrophic event that left the papacy mortally wounded, so impaired that it crumbled when next the power of the pope “to bind and to loosen” was questioned? Or was it just an affair, a temporary misunderstanding created by some drafting...
Ep. 166 - The Great Western Schism - Part 1
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If you are a longstanding listener to the History of the Germans, you will already know that sometime in the late 14th century the catholic church broke apart into 2 and then 3 different obediences, three popes residing in different places and being recognised by different nations. But what you may not know is how exactly this had happened. Why did the exact self-same cardinals elect one pope i...
Ep. 165 - Wenceslaus the Lazy and Ruprecht of the Empty Pocket
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“And since these especially ruinous harms to all of Christendom are not to be tolerated or suffered any longer, so we have completely agreed - with a well-considered disposition, by means of much and various discussion and counsel, which we have earnestly undertaken concerning this among ourselves and with many other princes and lords of the Holy Empire, for the assistance of the Holy Church, t...
Ep. 23 (93 - Frederick II's Afterlife - from Fake Emperors to Ernst Kantorowics
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On July 7th, 1285, a sunny day in the city of Wetzlar, a day’s ride north of Frankfurt acrid smoke rises from a mighty pyre built up just outside its walls. The pyre was for an emperor, or at least a man who claimed to be the emperor Fredrick II. This man had shown up in the Rhineland, gathered followers, set up a court and sent letters to prince and cities across the realm. Envoys had come fro...
Season 9 - The Reformation before the Reformation - Season Opener
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On 31st of October 1517 a hitherto unknown professor at the smallish university of Wittenberg published 95 theses. And by doing so, he unleashed a sequence of events that would fundamentally change the face of Europe and still defines communities and nations. The interesting question about the 95 theses is not why Luther rote them, but why they had any impact at all. Martin Luther stands at the...
Ep. 24 (92) - Papal Epilogue - form Boniface VIII's Unam Sanctam to Avignon
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Ep. 24 (92) - Papal Epilogue - form Boniface VIII's Unam Sanctam to Avignon
Germany at War - A Guest Episode from Not so Quiet on the Western Front
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Germany at War - A Guest Episode from Not so Quiet on the Western Front
Ep. 22 (91) - Hohenstaufen Epilogue - from Manfred of Sicily to the execution of Konradin
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Ep. 22 (91) - Hohenstaufen Epilogue - from Manfred of Sicily to the execution of Konradin
Charles IV. A Portrait of a Medieval Ruler - Interview with Václav Žůrek
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Charles IV. A Portrait of a Medieval Ruler - Interview with Václav Žůrek
Charles IV: Portrait of a Medieval Ruler
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Charles IV: Portrait of a Medieval Ruler
Ep. 21 (90) - Things are Falling Apart - Parma and Piero delle Vigne
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Ep. 21 (90) - Things are Falling Apart - Parma and Piero delle Vigne
Ep. 20 (89) - Holy War - Innocent IV's crusade against emperor Frederick II
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Ep. 20 (89) - Holy War - Innocent IV's crusade against emperor Frederick II
Ep. 19 (88) - A Road to Peace - Can Genghis Khan force reconcile Frederick II and the Papacy?
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Ep. 19 (88) - A Road to Peace - Can Genghis Khan force reconcile Frederick II and the Papacy?
Ep. 18 (87) - The Beast out of the Sea - The War of Words between Pope and Emperor8 |(
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Ep. 18 (87) - The Beast out of the Sea - The War of Words between Pope and Emperor8 |(
Incredible job, I can't believe this is available for free here. This could be an Audiobook with this content quality. Thank you for your work.
19:30 I genuinely don’t remember any phrases or words approaching what I’d consider foul language in the prior episodes. Not sure what those people could have been referring to.
Zahringen inheritance + Waiblingen allods = Swabia, though not the Eastern part beyond the Black Forest. The Salians lost Saxony and Frederick I dissolved it, but Fred II may have made SW Germany his centre of power ....
And don't mention the Zahringen Burgundian rectorship which would have added 'Switzerland' east of the Jura. But no, the communes of Lombardy could put more gold specie in Stupor Mundi's pocket than probably the whole of Germany + the glory that was Rome could put more prestige in his pocket than probably the whole of Germany. Can't blame him. Fast forward to Machiavelli and besides his realpolitik he observed the cardinal feature of Europe was Germany's incredible political impotence (and he might have added France's aggression into this vacuum) Finally, fast forward to Hegel`s dialectic and his excuse that thesis + antithesis = synthesis. Well that is certainly true of England, but not Germany's destiny defying disaster from Canossa, to modern times, where Emperor + Pope + Princes = never ending conflict. You can't serve 2 masters, someone once said, perhaps in Galilee around 30 AD.
Anyone who has not listened to the Wycliff special podcast is missing out on a wealth of information. Not only does it put much perspective on our story here, but it gives a wealth of information on the University structure of the middle ages. Some of the titles of such roles still exist today but never understood why these titles came from. What an important episode and look forward to more of these special podcasts.
the reason for the word liberal arts comes from the Latin word liberals because these were the subjects that were worthy of study by viri liberi or free men so that is where it comes from. How fact is that? Anyway, we were talking about degrees, so you started off with a degree in the Arts and everyone had to do this. If you made it, you became a Bachelor of Arts and in time a Master of Arts. The Arts curriculum was composed of seven subjects divided into the Trivium and the Quadrivium. The Trivium contained grammar, logic, and rhetoric. The Quadrivium was all the mathematical subjects: arithmetic, music, geometry, and astronomy. And whoever you were you had to do all of it there was no specialization at this level like there is at a modern university. These days you achieved your qualifications by demonstrating that you achieved a set of learning outcomes with defined standards of achievement. That was not the case back then in days medieval. The job of the university was to make sure that the content itself was substantial enough and if you could get through it, then broadly you were there, though as we will see, as a Master you would have to go through at least some kind of specially observed disputation. So, if you achieved this, off you went into the wide world and so on if you wanted to; but you could also then stay on to do a higher degree and this is where you began to specialize and you had three subjects that you could choose. You could specialize in theology, in medicine or in law. And if you then achieved your high degree, that is when you ended up as being a Doctor.
'Out wit it!' From 'the Hus' to the windows! The Beatles had a song from Abbey Road called 'She Came In Through The Bathroom Window' but the 'Bohemians', being Bohemians, always have to do the EXACT opposite. What a troublesome set of non conformists!!
If I had a nickel for every defenestration that occurred in Prague I‘d have at least four nickels, which is more than two and therefore looks more like the norm than weird.😄 Since I now have spoilered the podcast let me keep going: the Hussites would do well to not allow their movement to splinter along radical and moderate lines. Some may be more willing to compromise than others…😏
Wow this was uploaded yesterday and I searched today 😂 ❤ 🇬🇧
Happy Yule to the presenters of english and german history and to the listeners
To think that John Wycliffle’s thoughts made it to Bohemia in large parts because of the marriage of Sigismund’s sister, Anne of Bohemia, to Richard II and a student exchange programme between Oxford and Prague. What an uneven exchange, Bohemia was tainted with new radical religious ideas (speaking as a Catholic here😜) causing instability and war, while England may have gotten some pointers regarding Gothic architecture? Seems hardly fair. Anyway, I hope you know what you did with this episode, Dirk. I’ll expect that when you next quote a primary source or a person you’ll put more efforts in doing voices.😁 Looking forward to next week.
Funnily enough just last week I was trying to get a really good U tube version of a John Wycliffe documentary but they were either very short and shallow or done by preachers pushing dogma and so utterly useless as analysis or critical thinking. Once again 'Dirk strikes again'. Just perfect!
I noticed there are many excellent history podcasters who struggle to get picked up in search on TH-cam. That is why I search both here and on the podcast platforms. Spotify has an ok search function.
And the ancestors of the english but good luck getting us to admit that 😂😂😂
When The Pope was *THE POPE*
Wonder how all those involved in the trial feel now. To me listening it sounds as Hus had a connection with God. Im almost positive that the others are burning themselves. God said vengeance is mine I will repay. Reasons for my thoughts 1. Thou shalt not kill. Jesus never called for anyone to be killed for rejecting Him. 2. There is 1 instance where 2 apostles james and jon askef if they should call fire from heaven to consume a village that rejected him. Jesus told them no. The Catholic church had become the medieval age Pharisees from the Bible...Them killing Hus har the opposite effect spoiler lol. I learned about Hus in school here in America. Love the content. You do give non biased accounts. Sorry for the rant lol keep the episodes coming
That was a very thorough examination of the case. Hats off. Anyway, time to boot up Age of Empires 2 and play the Jan Zizka campaign again in preparation for the next episodes.😄
Lovely presentation, glad we don't live in a theocracy
Poor Jan 'the goose' and Europe!
Fascinating!
I love the old school history interpretation! Just wonderful!
You mention that the Teutonic Knights members were required to come from Germanic lands. Did the Papacy and other Europeans now see something of a unity that was German at this point?
There is a lot more detail on that in Ep.128
When one is being crowned in Aachen at this time is he still being crowned King of East Francia or has the name of the territory/kingdom changed?
Very good question. There was a transition from just being called “king” without a specific geographic term to King of the Romans. The latter title has been in use occasionally since Henry III and by Frederick II is fairly established. But nailing this down is tricky…
There doesn't appear to be a transcript or anything else for this episode on your website.
I am afraid I lost the transcript..
Hi, just pointing out that the episode here is incomplete (stops halfway or so). No big deal for me; I got the rest from your website and I'm sure most people can do the same. But still, I thought I'd let you know in case you'd like to fix it. In other news, I'm still hugely enjoying the podcast, and slowly catching up (I started from episode #1 a few months ago).
All i want for Christmas is the eradication of the political ideology aka Islam 🙏🏻☦✝️
thank you
Man darf nicht vergessen: drei Bier sind ein Essen
Yeah, Swedish has borrowed tons from lower German, as an Estonian I found it easier to pick up after I had improved my German, you can reckognise a ton of the words
Of course Estonian is the same with lots of borrowed words like Hund-hunt, Wurst-vorst, etc etc but knowing German won't aid in learning since it's not even an Indo-European language
All i want for Christmas is another History of the Germans Podcast episode.
I have always rolled my eyes whenever I come across people wondering why the people of the middle ages cared about the afterlife and the Church. In our "enlightened" times people got into brawls over the right to be the first to buy the newest Iphone model. Don't throw grenades when you are in a glass house.
Exactly, you can't take it with you when you die. Pei9k should be more worried about the afterlife
Vlad the First again, again! 'Waiting like a dog wants a bone'.
This is my great x however many grandfather and also I have a great x however many grandfather ruling middle Francia
Super!! Soo interessant! Wie ich mir wünsche, es wäre auf Deutsch
nein, auf Deutsch gibts bereits viel mehr Informationen darueber. Es ist eher wichtig, dass u.a. derlei Themen endlich mehr auf English (damit potentiell zum gesamten Globus) verbreitet werden. Viel zu wenig ausserhalb von Deutschland wissen z.B. ueber dieses groesste mittelalterliche Meeting (Konzil von Konstanz).
How do you spell the name of the Medieval German/Suevian prison mentioned here: Giebikistein? I want to learn more about it. Tyvm
I haven’t got it right at present but should be in the transcript here: historyofthegermans.com/23-2/
Breathtaken by this "scoop" on German history 🤗😮👌
@33:53 a few trivia from Polish perspective about "Paulus Vladimir" = Paweł Włodkowic: - he was a regular representative of Poland in legal disputes against Teutonic Knights, also in front od the emperor, in 1411 and 1420 - in 2006 Polish Ombudsman founded a yearly award named after Paweł Włodkowic.
Edward II ran onto a red hot poker, Richard II wasn't given any food until he died of dieting. Otherwise another great episode.
So much more productive than your G20 meetings or **shudder** the smelling of each other's farts during G7 meetings.😅
Hurra hurra hurra!
Vlad the 1st AGAIN! Love me some Dirk! Wait like a hungry dog waits for a juicy bone. For all history lovers out there, help make this show more popular! NOT kidding, the best German history online. PERIOD! A smart university could do a lot worse than to fund this man's work (or use it as a detailed text for serious German history students). I WILL be soon putting some of my money forwards to put it where my mouth is. I cannot believe I was not taught about the Renaissance's 'Woodstock'. Too many people in a place not designed to handle the numbers but changed the culture anyway. They even had nude revelers. Peace and Love to all out there. May peace prevail!
I ran out of episodes....
69 x superb !🤓
Nice
#170 still here i must be insane lol. Love the History of the Germans Podcast.
Riveting and breathtaking "scoop" ;) on German history 👑👑👑
Hello, I enjoy your podcasts a lot, but let me ask one question regarding these Teutonic order series. It appears to me that first you told story about crusade in Prussia, but then regarding Livonian lands we have quite big part of story skipped. Is there plans of covering Livonian crusaded? Or perhaps you have already done that and I am just missing that somehow?
That is the most detailed one on Livonia: historyofthegermans.com/110-2/
And just like that Sigismund has already been more active as emperor than his half-brother Wenceslaus or at least more successful. Also you gotta love that rule lawyering that Gregory XII engaged in. The things we do to save face. Anyway, one last point: "the communes turned into principalities and strongmen did as strongmen do". Come on, the Italian city states hadn't exactly been *hippie* communes either.😉
Vlad the first!
Love this!! About to teach this to my 10th Grade AP World History students. Thank you.
That is fantastic!
I’m enjoying this but keep getting distracted by Dr Roach’s accent. It seems to swing wildly between RP, Northern, American, and Australian. 😂
What a climax to an ultimate medieval story ! ! ! 😮
That is NOT the right voice, accent or pronunciation for this kind of history.... 👎
Will let him know
Enjoying this history. They don't teach this much in USA since our history connects more to England but in a way it doesn't.