The History of Cologne
The podcast about the history of the 2,000 years old city of Cologne in Germany
Bonus: Q&A Episode
Episode Archive
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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...
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#27 Cologne's Churches in the late Merovingian Period
These next few moments will take us back to a time when Christianity in Cologne was just taking off, and we'll explore the first churches that existed at this point. We start with an adventurous...
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#26 Bishop Kunibert: Priest, City Lord and Regent of the Frankish Empire
With the rise of the bishops also as secular rulers of Cologne, the history of Cologne increasingly becomes synonymous with the history of the diocese of Cologne. In the 7th century, Bishop Kuni...
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#25 Cologne in the Merovingian period - Who's talking about decline here?
Cologne in the Merovingian period (6.-8. century). The people of Cologne continued to prosper as the Frankish Empire grew during this time. The dynasty established by Chlodwig ruled over the Fra...