The History of Cologne
The podcast about the history of the 2,000 years old city of Cologne in Germany
#36 From the Empire of the Franks to the Land of the Germans
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#36 From the Empire of the Franks to the Land of the Germans
Cologne is in an intermediate phase around the year 900. In the whole region of the former Frankish Middle Kingdom of Lothar the question is going around, which empire can protect it better? To ...
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#35 Sancta Colonia - Cologne at the end of the 9th century
Only recently, the Vikings sacked Cologne in 881. While the people of Cologne are still busy rebuilding, new dangers are already approaching. The Magyars, also known as the Hungarians, are attac...
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#34 The Vikings
Cologne and the Rhineland at the end of the 9th century. For quite some time, the various heirs of the once great but now fragmented Frankish Empire have been fighting each other. The Vikings ta...
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Bonus: Q&A Episode
The answers to all your questions regarding the show or other topics about me or the history of Cologne.
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#33 A Frankish Double Divorce Drama
The death of Charlemagne's son Emperor Louis the Pious starts a good old Frankish habit. Breaking up empires to equally share it to a emperor's sons. Cologne or rather the political leadership o...
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#32 Cologne during the Carolingian dynasty
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Cologne during the Carolingian dynasty. A city in the heart of the Eastern Frankish Empire. In this episode w...
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#31 The Old Cathedral before Cologne Cathedral
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In the 9th century, a magnificent cathedral was built in Cologne. The predecessor of today's Cologne Cathedra...
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#30 The Elevation to Archbishopric and the Saxon Wars change Cologne forever
After 30 years of war between 772 and 804, Charlemagne subjugated the pagan Saxons in Northern Germany. With fire and sword, he brings the Frankish rule into the region and Christianity. With Co...
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#29 Hildebold and Charlemagne - a lifelong friendship
A fateful encounter at the end of the 8th century. A young priest named Hildebold is celebrating mass in a small village church just outside the city of Cologne. A huntsman enters the church and...
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#28 Plectrude - The Rise of the Carolingians in Cologne
At the beginning of the 8th century, the power of the Merovingian kings has declined. The high officials at the royal court hold the real power. It is the rise of the Carolingians, who gradually...