#99 The Great Treason of 1288 - Cologne joins the Battle of Worringen

In this episode, we step back to June 4, 1288, the eve of one of the most significant military clashes in medieval European history. We find Archbishop Siegfried von Westerburg waiting in the dim light of Brauweiler Abbey, confident in his superior numbers but facing a shocking betrayal. We deconstruct the popular myths of "freedom-loving citizens vs. tyrannical lords" to reveal a complex power struggle involving the Limburg succession dispute and a strategic shift that changed the Rhine forever.