Switzerland, a Chronicle

Having taken a break in the last episode, we return to the timeline narrative in this episode and pick up in the early 11th century. We'll look at events and changes in Burgundy and Swabia as part of the Empire in the 11th century. The Investiture Crisis between Henry IV and Pope Gregory VII has its effects. There's also a Facebook page where I'll share news, maps and images that support the narra...

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In this episode we’ll take a break from the timeline narrative and examine what life was like for various people in Swiss territory at different levels of society in the year 1000 CE. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The story continues after the fall of the Carolingian Empire with Kings in Burgundy and Dukes of Swabia under the Kings of East Francia. New noble families that will be determining history in the coming centuries appear: Houses of Zähringen, Habsburg, Kyburg and others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing the timeline for our Chronicle of Switzerland and the Swiss peoples, I look at the Carolingian dynasty, the in-fighting that led to the Treaty of Verdun and the End of the Frankish Empire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing the timeline for our Chronicle of Switzerland and the Swiss peoples, I look at the Frankish Empire and it's Merovingian and Carolingian dynasties. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A history of Switzerland and the Swiss might properly open with the thirteenth century but it will be useful to provide some earlier contextual timeline. So where do we start? Where can we first detect the foundations of what we now call Switzerland with it’s peoples, culture and manner of political determination. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.