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History of the Germans

History of the Germans

From the Middle Ages to Reunification in weekly chronological 20-30 min episodes

Dirk Hoffmann-Becking

294 episodesENserial

Show overview

History of the Germans has been publishing since 2021, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 294 episodes, alongside 7 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 170 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.

Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 30 min and 39 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language History show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 46 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Dirk Hoffmann-Becking.

Episodes
294
Running
2021–2026 · 5y
Median length
35 min
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

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. "A great many things keep happening, some good, some bad". Gregory of Tours (539-594) HotGPod is now entering its 9th season. 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) Eastern Expansion (#95-108) The Hanseatic League (#109-127) The Teutonic Knights (#128-137) The Interregnum and the early Habsburgs (#138 ff - 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) -Freidrich III (#209-

Latest Episodes

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Ep. 242: A Drunken German Lights a Fire

Oct 15, 202639 min

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

Oct 1, 202642 min

Ep. 240 Martin Luther - His Youth and His "Anfechtungen"

Sep 17, 202649 min

The Reformation! The Faith of the Common People

Sep 3, 202634 min

The Most Consequential Figure in European History?

Aug 31, 20263 min

Ep. 238: The Habsburg Empire at its Zenith - Ferdinand I and the Siege of Vienna

May 21, 202653 min

Ep. 238: The Habsburg Empire at its Zenith - Ferdinand I and the Siege of Vienna

May 21, 202653 min

Ep. 237: How Italy Fell to the Habsburgs - From the Peace of Madrid to the Sack of Rome 1527.

May 14, 202636 min

Ep. 237: How Italy Fell to the Habsburgs - From the Peace of Madrid to the Sack of Rome 1527.

May 14, 202636 min

Ep. 236: Charles V (1520-1555) - The Battle of Pavia

May 7, 202638 min

Ep. 236: Charles V (1520-1555) - The Battle of Pavia

May 7, 202638 min

Ep. 235: The Youth and Election of the Emperor Charles V (1520-1555)

Apr 30, 202640 min

Ep. 235: The Youth and Election of the Emperor Charles V (1519-1555)

Apr 30, 202640 min

Ep. 234: The Charisma of Emperor Maximilian (1493-1519)

Apr 23, 202637 min

Ep. 234: The Charisma of Emperor Maximilian (1493-1519)

Apr 23, 202637 min

Ep. 233: Maximilian I (1493-1519) - Last Days and Legacy

Apr 16, 202639 min

Ep. 233: Maximilian I (1493-1519) - Last Days and Legacy

Apr 16, 202639 min

Ep. 232: The Ottomans – From Mehmet the Conqueror to Selim the Grim (1444-1520)

Apr 9, 202638 min

Ep. 232: The Ottomans – From Mehmet the Conqueror to Selim the Grim (1444-1520)

Apr 9, 202638 min

Ep. 231: Maximilian I (1493-1519) - Marrying Bohemia and Hungary

Apr 2, 202641 min
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