Ep. 99: Colonisation of the East(700-1200) - Follow the Money

History of the Germans from the Middle Ages to Reunification

Dirk Hoffmann-Becking

Education, Society & Culture, History

4.9 • 551 Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

This week we stumble into the next imperial succession where the Saxons are again standing on the side lines. On paper the new guy, Konrad II was a man after their own heart, fearsome warrior untroubled by bookish learning, but he was also a sponsor of the church. His son, Henry III was even more so, and there are many reasons why the Saxon magnates did not like the ecclesiastical princes. And it is not just about them greedily gobbling up lands and privileges, but they are also hitting them where it hurts most – the economy, stupid… The music for the show is Flute Sonata in E-flat major, H.545 by Carl Phillip Emmanuel Bach (or some claim it as BWV 1031 Johann Sebastian Bach) performed and arranged by Michel Rondeau under Common Creative Licence 3.0. As always: Homepage with maps, photos, transcripts and blog: www.historyofthegermans.com Facebook: @HOTGPod Twitter: @germanshistory Instagram: history_of_the_germans Reddit: u/historyofthegermans Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Historyofthegermans

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the history of the Germans, episode 99.
0:09.0	Follow the money.
0:10.7	This week we stumble into the next imperial succession where the Saxons are again standing
0:15.8	on the sidelines.
0:17.6	On paper the new guy, Conrad II, was a man after their own heart, fearsome warrior, untroubled
0:22.8	by bookish learning.
0:24.5	But he was also a sponsor of the church.
0:27.4	His son, Henry III, was even more so, and there are many reasons why the Saxon magnates
0:32.7	did not like the ecclesiastical princes.
0:35.5	And it is not just about them greedily gobbling uplands and privileges, but they're
0:40.1	also hitting them where it matters most.
0:43.2	The economy stupid.
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1:17.5	Last week we saw a rift opening up between the Saxon magnates and the Emperor Henry
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