Tudors and Habsburgs with Heather R. Darsie
Tudors Dynasty & Beyond
RedTop Media / Rebecca Larson
4.4 • 869 Ratings
🗓️ 11 October 2021
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
On this episode Rebecca chats with historian Heather R. Darsie about the relationship with the Tudors and the Habsburgs to get a better understanding of who the Holy Roman Emperor was, how he got the title and reach of his empire. Get a better grasp on what was happening in the world of the Tudors by checking out this episode. Did you know Henry VIII tried to make a play to be emperor!?
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Hosted by: Rebecca Larson
Guest: Heather R. Darsie
Editing: Troy Larson (TroyLarsonCreative.com)
Voice Over: David Black
Music by: Ketsa, Alexander Nakarada, and Winnie the Moog via FilmMusic.io, used by EXTENDED license.
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| 0:43.2 | You're listening to the Tudors Dynasty podcast with Rebecca Larson. |
| 0:49.9 | The Tudors and the Habsburgs had a complicated relationship, to say the least. |
| 0:57.3 | We know the connection between Catherine of Errigan and Charles V, but who exactly was the Holy Roman Emperor? |
| 0:58.9 | And what was his empire? |
| 1:06.3 | In this episode, we take a deeper look into the Holy Roman Empire, its place in 16th century history, |
| 1:10.1 | and learn about Henry VIII's interest in becoming the emperor. |
| 1:15.2 | With history, it's important to understand all that was happening around the world to get a good understanding of why these men and women made the choices they made. |
| 1:21.0 | Today, we take a look at the Holy Roman Empire with one of my favorite historians, Heather R. Darcy. Heather, welcome back to the show. |
| 1:30.7 | Hi, how are you? I'm great. I want to also welcome back your birds because I'm pretty sure they will |
| 1:36.0 | make an appearance. Oh, they are pumped. I can already see it in their tiny faces. They can't wait because |
| 1:42.1 | today we are going to talk about the Holy Roman Empire. How |
| 1:45.5 | confusing is that? It's delightful and my one boy parrot just yawned just so you're aware. |
| 1:51.1 | That's what he thinks of it. No, I'm actually, I am very happy to talk to you about it because it is a |
| 1:55.7 | confusing system. It seems somewhat foreign, I suppose, in a way. And the nobility structure is very different from |
| 2:05.9 | the English or the French or, you know, kind of the more western edge of Europe. Yeah, I'm very |
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