All Episodes

#101 Founding of Düsseldorf and the Aftermath of Worringen

#100 The Battle of Worringen 1288

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

#98 A Who’s Who of the Battle of Worringen 1288

#97 The Limburg War of Succession

#96 The Holy Roman Empire at the Time of the Battle of Worringen

#95 The 1275 Friendship Treaty: Siegfried von Westerburg and Cologne’s New Gothic City Seal

#94 The Expulsion of the Wise Men and the Aftermath of the Battle of Ulrepforte

#93 The Battle at Ulrepforte

#92 Retrospective: High Medieval Cologne and the Rise of the Citizenry

#91 From a Dance in the Streets to Chaos at the City Walls in 1265

#90 Broken Promises - Engelbert II von Falkenburg's War on His Own City

#89 Hermann Gryn's Fight against a Lion

#88 A Day in Cologne's Medieval Harbour

#87 The Battle of Bayenturm 1262

#86 In the Heart of the City: Women's Convents in 13th Century Cologne

#85 Jewish Life and Legal Status in 13th-Century Cologne

#84 The Staple Right of 1259: Cologne’s Key to Centuries of Wealth

#83 How a Family Feud in 1257 Sparked a Citywide Crisis in Medieval Cologne

#82 Cities Rising: The Rhenish League and the Dawn of Urban Power in the Holy Roman Empire

#81 How a Coin Tossed Cologne into Chaos in 1252

#80 Building Cologne Cathedral in the 13th century

#79 Albert the Great - The Universal Doctor and Genius of Medieval Cologne

#78 Master Gerhard and the Devil's Bargain: The Legend Behind Cologne Cathedral

#77 Why the Old Cologne Cathedral was demolished in 1248

#76 From Cathedral to Captivity: The Tumultuous Early Years of Konrad von Hochstaden

#75 A Royal Welcome: The English Princess Isabella's Arrival in Cologne in 1235

#74 An Eternal Dispute: The Rise of the Mühlengasse family 1237

#73 A brief History of the Neumarkt Square

#72 The Lords of Berg

#71 Rise and Fall of Engelbert I

#70 A short walk through Cologne in the first half of the 13th century

#69 The Children's Crusade from 1212

#68 Two Archbishops and Two Kings - The German Throne Dispute

#67 Surrounded by Enemies - Cologne in the German Throne Dispute

#66 The Legend of Hermann Josef and the Apple

#65 The Throne Dispute of 1198

#64 Emperor Barbarossa and Cologne

#63 Cologne's sneaky city expansion of 1179

#62 How England made Cologne's merchants rich in the 12th century

#61 Sacred Treasures: Medieval Shrines and Their Significance in Cologne

#60 How the Three Holy Kings came to Cologne Cathedral

#59 How to build a Church in Cologne's Romanesque Century (1150-1250)

#58 The Scrooge McDuck of Cologne: Flour, Pennies, and Quirky Nicknames in 12th Century Cologne

#57 Shadow and Light: The Jewish Community in Cologne in the 12th Century

#56 From Economic Power to Political Dominance - Cologne's Brotherhood of the Rich in the 12th century

#55 Rupert of Deutz and the Fire of 1128

#54 Who owns the city? (in the 12th century)

#53 When the church bells in Cologne were silenced: The Interdict of 1119

#52 The History of Cologne Carnival - 200th Anniversary

#51 Exploring 12th Century Cologne: A Virtual Walk through Time

#50 "Don’t mess with us!" City Expansion and Siege of Cologne in 1106

#49 Between Toleration and Persecution: Jewish Life around 1100 AD: The Pogrom of 1096 and the First Crusade

#48 Germany in the 2nd half of the 11th century - Interview /w Dirk Hoffmann-Becking from History of the Germans Podcast

#47 Anno‘s Revenge - The Archbishop strikes back 1074 AD

#46 Enough is enough! - The Revolt of 1074 AD against Archbishop Anno II in Cologne

#45 Anno II - The great Builder and City Ruler of the 11th century

#44 The Coup of Kaiserswerth

#43 A forgotten Dynasty? - The Rise and Fall of the Ezzonids or How a single family dominated Cologne in the 11th century

Funfacts about Cologne - Summer Break Episode

#42 A Day in Court at Cologne Cathedral in the 11th century - An Ugly Archbishop and the Beauty of the Cologne Penny

#41 The Barefoot Shepherd: St. Heribert - A Medieval Crisis Manager of the 11th Century and Founder of Deutz Abbey

#40 1000 AD - Cologne at the turn of the millennium

#39 Theophanu - A Greek Princes saves the Holy Roman Empire

#38 How Archbishop Bruno changed the face of Cologne forever - until today

Retrospective on Frankish Cologne

#37 Bruno - The Archduke of Cologne

#36 From the Empire of the Franks to the Land of the Germans

#35 Sancta Colonia - Cologne at the end of the 9th century

#34 The Vikings

Bonus: Q&A Episode

#33 A Frankish Double Divorce Drama

#32 Cologne during the Carolingian dynasty

#31 The Old Cathedral before Cologne Cathedral

#30 The Elevation to Archbishopric and the Saxon Wars change Cologne forever

#29 Hildebold and Charlemagne - a lifelong friendship

#28 Plectrude - The Rise of the Carolingians in Cologne

#27 Cologne's Churches in the late Merovingian Period

#26 Bishop Kunibert: Priest, City Lord and Regent of the Frankish Empire

#25 Cologne in the Merovingian period - Who's talking about decline here?

#24 Clovis and Sigibert - Two Frankish Kings in the Empire of the Franks

#23 A New Era Begins - Early Frankish Cologne

"What have the Romans ever done for us?" - A Retrospective on Roman Cologne

#22 The End of Roman Cologne

#21 The Martyrdom of St. Ursula - The Saga of St. Ursula and its Backgrounds

#20 Saint Severin of Cologne - a new faith spreads in Cologne

#19 All Quiet on the Western Front - Roman Cologne in Late Antiquity

#18 A Frankish Intermezzo - Is Cologne now a Frankish or still a Roman city?

#17 The Fateful Year 355 AD - Cologne's darkest hour to date

#16 Constantine and the birth of Deutz

#15 The Religions in Roman Cologne - About Mother Deities, Menorah and Jupiter

#14 The Emperor Postumus of Cologne - The City on the Rhine Becomes the Capital of a Rebellious Empire

#13 The Crisis of the Third Century - Cologne's Golden Age in Antiquity Draws to a Close

#12 A Tour through Roman Cologne's Golden Era - part 2

#11 A Tour through Roman Cologne's Golden Era - part 1

#10 Roman Emperor Trajan visits Cologne

#9 SPQR in CCAA - How the Romans Ruled Ancient Cologne

#8 A Tale of Water and Stones - About Cologne's Outstanding Infrastructure in Roman Times

#7 The Batavian Revolt - Nero's Death in Faraway Rome Has Serious Repercussions for Cologne

#6 Vitellius and Marsilius - Cologne's Women Teach Roman Soldiers a Lesson they never forget

#5 Empress Agrippina the Younger - a real Cologne girl!

#4 Oppidum Ubiorum or Cologne 1.0

#3 Agrippa and the ugly Ubii

#2 Caesar in the Rhineland - Cologne's history begins with the Roman general

#1 The Cologne Lowland - Stone Age and Prehistory

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