Wittenberg to Westphalia
146 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 237 ratingsA history podcast that aims to cover the birth of the European state system by examining the Early Modern Period of European history. Along the way, the podcast will delve into the geography, economy, politics, ideas, and culture of the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period to give the listener a view into the lives of the people who lived the events.
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Episodes
Episode 35: The Class System 2, The Nobility Part 1
August 14, 2017 14:54 - 26 minutes - 36 MBToday we discuss the origins of feudalism in the middle ages Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 33: The Legacy of Augsburg with Ben n Trav
July 22, 2017 20:22 - 1 hourIn this very special episode, Ben n Trav talk about life, girls, the battle of Augsburg, their feelings, and whether or not the middle ages really existed. Features extra content from special guest Der Buddler. Edited as always by the Dank Knight, Andrew. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 34: The Legacy of Augsburg with Ben n Trav
July 22, 2017 20:22 - 1 hourIn this very special episode, Ben n Trav talk about life, girls, the battle of Augsburg, their feelings, and whether or not the middle ages really existed. Features extra content from special guest Der Buddler. Edited as always by the Dank Knight, Andrew. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tides of History
July 22, 2017 00:19 - 14 minutes - 16.5 MBCheck out this sample of a new show! Also, why not take our survey? I need money https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/OX7nLd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 33: Imperator Augustus
June 30, 2017 02:19 - 45 minutes - 62.6 MBThey don't call him Otto the Great because of his standing crust pie recipe if you catch my meaning, although it was legendary. There is a reason Adelheid liked him so much. Pro tip fellas, learn to make a good meat pie and you will never be lonely. because even if it doesn't work out, you will have pie. And really, what has a lady done for you lately that was as good as a pie? In my case the answer is "finally got the baby to sleep" but I am sure some of you don't have ladies as awesome as D...
Episode 32: Imperator Augustus
June 30, 2017 02:19 - 45 minutes - 62.6 MBThey don't call him Otto the Great because of his standing crust pie recipe if you catch my meaning, although it was legendary. There is a reason Adelheid liked him so much. Pro tip fellas, learn to make a good meat pie and you will never be lonely. because even if it doesn't work out, you will have pie. And really, what has a lady done for you lately that was as good as a pie? In my case the answer is "finally got the baby to sleep" but I am sure some of you don't have ladies as awesome as D...
Episode 32: Armageddon
May 31, 2017 00:00 - 38 minutes - 44.3 MBIn today's episode a bloody civil war comes to an unexpected climax. Fun Easter egg: Shout out if you can spot the name I did incorrectly throughout the entire episode and (hopefully) managed to awkwardly replace in post! Edited by Andrew Pfannkuche Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 31: Armageddon
May 31, 2017 00:00 - 38 minutes - 44.3 MBIn today's episode a bloody civil war comes to an unexpected climax. Fun Easter egg: Shout out if you can spot the name I did incorrectly throughout the entire episode and (hopefully) managed to awkwardly replace in post! Edited by Andrew Pfannkuche See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 31: Adelheid
May 01, 2017 01:52 - 42 minutes - 49 MBIn today's episode Berengar II begins his tragic downfall, damsel in distress Adelheid rescues her damn self, and Otto knocks some heads together, because that is what the Otto do. Please see the show notes for an essay I wrote on Liutprand of Cremona that is longer than the episode itself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 30: Adelheid
May 01, 2017 01:52 - 42 minutes - 49 MBIn today's episode Berengar II begins his tragic downfall, damsel in distress Adelheid rescues her damn self, and Otto knocks some heads together, because that is what the Otto do. Please see the show notes for an essay I wrote on Liutprand of Cremona that is longer than the episode itself. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 29: Otto the Pretty Good Under the Circumstances
March 26, 2017 16:35 - 26 minutes - 30.8 MBIn today's episode we follow the early career of Henry the Fowler's son Otto. Otto seems like a pretty bright kid, I think he might be going places. In this episode he goes to West Frankia, Denmark, and Bohemia. Nice little trip if you have the time off. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 30: Otto the Pretty Good Under the Circumstances
March 26, 2017 16:35 - 26 minutes - 30.8 MBIn today's episode we follow the early career of Henry the Fowler's son Otto. Otto seems like a pretty bright kid, I think he might be going places. In this episode he goes to West Frankia, Denmark, and Bohemia. Nice little trip if you have the time off. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 29: Meanwhile, in East Francia
February 20, 2017 04:29 - 34 minutes - 39.6 MBIn today's episode, we discuss events between the death of King Arnulf and the death of Henry the Fowler. Henry did not get his name due to an unfortunate swimming pool incident, nor for pranks involving chickens. Just to clarify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 28: Meanwhile, in East Francia
February 20, 2017 04:29 - 34 minutes - 39.6 MBIn today's episode, we discuss events between the death of King Arnulf and the death of Henry the Fowler. Henry did not get his name due to an unfortunate swimming pool incident, nor for pranks involving chickens. Just to clarify. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 27: Powerful Women
January 19, 2017 00:46 - 49 minutes - 57.1 MBAs central power in Italy dissolves, Liutprand is confronted with his worst fear: icky smelly girls See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 28: Powerful Women
January 19, 2017 00:46 - 49 minutes - 57.1 MBAs central power in Italy dissolves, Liutprand is confronted with his worst fear: icky smelly girls Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 27: Berengar the Nudnik
January 01, 2017 23:01 - 47 minutes - 34.4 MBIn today's episode, we look at the life and times of Berengar of Friuli, and answer that age old question: was he the schlemiel, or the schlimazel? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 26: Andrew Brings The Pain
December 07, 2016 01:39 - 16 minutes - 23 MBToday we enjoy a script Andrew wrote for me. Andrew is bringing the smackdown on the Phantom Time Hypothesis; semicolons also appear in this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 25: Guideschi Denoumont
December 04, 2016 00:53 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBAs I sit rocking my child to sleep, we take time out to say goodbye to the Guideschi. We ask questions, like, why did they fall, what happened to them, and, remember Alice? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 24: Elegans Iuvenes
November 14, 2016 02:27 - 26 minutes - 8.98 MBGuy dies. Arnulf dies. Bingo! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 23: Second Anniversary Food Special
October 23, 2016 20:28 - 32 minutes - 11.2 MBToday we take a pause from the narrative to celebrate two years of W2W by once again address a topic that is tangential to the show’s main focus: Food. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 22: Guy. Ascendant?
October 09, 2016 17:08 - 18 minutes - 25.4 MBGuy has it all. Power, popularity, family. But no cool regnal name. Alas, some dreams go ever unfulfilled. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 21.5: Western Frankish Minisode
September 05, 2016 04:00 - 21 minutes - 29 MBIn this week's episode I struggle to see how much French history I can cram into twenty minutes. The answer is about a hundred years as it happens. Rejected ideas for today's episode included naming all the French kings with only one breath, and doing the episode while suspended over a tank full of rabid David Irving fans while local teens threw tennis balls at a target. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 21: Guidous Rex Francorum
August 27, 2016 04:00 - 29 minutes - 40.8 MBGuy III of Spoleto goes on a road trip with his cuz Bishop Gelio and starts crowning himself king of various things. It may seem crazy, but I think you're just jelly, yo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 20: Charles the Who?
July 13, 2016 01:50 - 25 minutes - 8.59 MBToday we take an in depth look at the final dissolution of the Carolingian Empire. This look is complicated by a variety of factors, not the least of which is the inability of early medieval monks to tell the time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 19: Guy the Rage
June 28, 2016 04:12 - 23 minutes - 8.07 MBThe young son of Lambert has a brief but eventful reign. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 18 3/4: WARRIOR BISHOPS!
June 09, 2016 01:21 - 1 hour - 24.8 MBA collaborative episode between Ben and Steve Guerra of the History of the Papacy Podcast, in which the institution of midieval warrior bishops is explored. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Housekeeping Minisode
May 23, 2016 03:48 - 12 minutes - 4.24 MBShort episode with some housekeeping and really not much else. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 18: Death and Collapses
April 20, 2016 13:00 - 29 minutes - 9.99 MBIn today's episode the Guideschi's view expands beyond local concerns as they increasingly become embroiled in Imperial politics. They have a lover spat with the pope, but he may have just been stressed because he was pretty sure that there was a Saracen under the couch and Charles the Bald wouldn't come and look. A whole lot of teenagers die conveniently. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 17: Guideschi Make Good
March 29, 2016 01:04 - 30 minutes - 10.3 MBIn today's episode, a wide variety of Germanic nobles ruling over Italy drop dead/are stabbed. Guy of Spolento enters the scene, does a bunch of things, and then dies. His son Lambert makes some people REALLY mad. Outraged, even. I dunno, guys, the Guideschi may not be nice people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 16: Hey Guy!
February 16, 2016 16:27 - 23 minutes - 8.08 MBA look at the rise of an important family in the politics of Italy in the Early middle ages. So much cooler than it sounds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 15: Walking Tour Part 9a: Central Europe
January 24, 2016 21:51 - 1 hour - 24.8 MBHere we are folks, the start of the last section of the walking tour. This is a big moment, but we aren’t done yet so let’s save the fine words and trembling lips until this whole thing is in the rear-view mirror. This episode focuses on Central Europe, an area core to our series and with a surprising amount of controversy surrounding its early medieval period. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 14: Softball
November 23, 2015 01:07 - 57 minutes - 19.7 MB1 year anniversary! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 13: Where Have All The Merry Romans Gone?
October 18, 2015 19:25 - 1 hour - 30.1 MBIn today's episode, we track the decline of the Roman administration of Italy in the waning days of the empire. Despite famine, plague, and war after war, you cannot put it on the cart as it is not dead yet. Regulations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 12: Walking Tour Episode 8: Italy and the Islands Live!
September 07, 2015 01:26 - 44 minutes - 15.2 MBBen totaly nerds out on the geology of Italy. The economy is there too I guess but dude this is some crazy stuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 11: The Decline and Fall of the Holy Roman Empire
August 23, 2015 22:22 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBA pause is taken form the walking tour to look at the political breakup of the empire of Charlemagne. There's a lot of really fun regnal names. The vikings take everyone's stuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 10: Walking Tour Part 5: Balkan Infancy
July 08, 2015 02:16 - 1 hour - 22.8 MBA look at the geography, economy, and polotics of the Balkans up to 1300. The Hungarians luck out when facing the Mongols. The Byzantines lose track of the ball and the Venetians decide to keep it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 9: Walking Tour part 4b: Son of Eastern Europe
May 18, 2015 03:46 - 48 minutes - 21.5 MBPolotical geography of Eastern Europe up to 1300: Jewish steppe warriors. The Northern Crusades. Mongol hordes. The usual. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 8: Walking Tour Part 4a: Eastern Europe
April 26, 2015 23:42 - 44 minutes - 19.5 MBThe walking tour continues with a look at the grography, ecconomy, and culture of Eastern Europe up to the year 1000. The origins of the Rus. More Vikings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 7: Travis Dow Guest Episode on Jan Hus
April 20, 2015 02:00 - 51 minutes - 21.5 MBI am sick and so friend of the show Travis Dow gives you a whirlwind preview of the Hussite Rebellion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 6: The Class System
March 08, 2015 23:15 - 38 minutes - 16.9 MBI take a break from the walking tour in a fit of rage. This is taking way too long you guys. In this episode we look at the class system of the middle ages: our Weberian assumptions, Marx, and the tripartite system of social organization. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 5: Walking Tour Part 3: Scandanavia
February 17, 2015 02:25 - 40 minutes - 22.5 MBThe walking tour moves to scandanavia, land of the vikings and the Sami. This episode looks at the geography, culture, ecconomy, and political state of affairs in 1300. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 4: Walking Tour Part 2: The British Isles
February 03, 2015 01:45 - 42 minutes - 27.3 MBThe walking tour continues with the insanely complex British Isles, primarily Britain and Ireland. We take a look at geography, ecconomic advantages and disadvantages, and political makup in 1300. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 3: Walking Tour Part 1: Iberia and Greater France
December 31, 2014 16:56 - 41 minutes - 21.9 MBWe begin our story with the walking tour, and we begin our walking tour with Iberia and Greater France. Their geography, ecconomy, and political composition in 1300. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 2: What is a Europe?
December 14, 2014 05:09 - 20 minutes - 19 MB"Ooh Ohh" you say, "I know this one! I know what Europe is!" You know nothing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 1: Introduction
November 17, 2014 03:01 - 25 minutes - 8.88 MBThe introductory episode: What is the series, who am I, what is an "Early Modern Europe." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.