Hello and welcome to the history of the Germans.

Episode 86. Oops, we did it again.

Emperor Frederick II had knocked the Melanese for six at Cote and Wauva.

Their war card, symbol of communal freedom, had been captured and taken into Cremona in

triumph.

The Lombard League, that once defeated his grandfather Barbarossa, is falling apart, and

Pope Gregory the 9th is cowering in the Lateran Palace.

What shall he do now?

Negotiate peace or go for complete submission.

This decision will seal his fate and that of his entire family.

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And another thing.

I was recently interviewed by Willem Fromm from the History of Cologne Podcast.

It was a great chat, mainly about the coup of Kaisers Weir and the reign of Henry IV,

that kicked off the sequence of events that lead us where we are today in our narrative.

We talk about the kidnapper, Archbishop Anno of Cologne, his background and role in the broader

context of the 11th century.

I can only recommend Willem's podcast.

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