Wittenberg to Westphalia

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We know it is good to be the king, but how does one becomes the king? Highlights include the revelation that no one has ever known how to placate angry old men at public gatherings. https://whythoapodcast.weebly.com/ https://history.illinoisstate.edu/about/recounting_the_past/Spring%202020.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3MzxdlLIb30SJi58G0XOLELDPKmLhWA-EDlAuTjSenzjjzH7OiQRy587g Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

In this first substantive episode of our new season, I begin an examination of medieval kingship. With surprise guest: Queens. Renaissance English History Podcast: https://www.englandcast.com/ Music: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whirlwinds_of_Danger Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a continued effort to buy time for research, David Montgomery of the Siècle Podcast and myself discussed Scrofula, a fascinating illness with a surprising relevance for our shows. The most important thing to know going in is that you should probably not Google Scrofula before listening to the episode. The Siecle: http://thesiecle.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Do you like books? The Thirty Years War? Cambrai? Well you will need to listen to this one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is an investiture controversy? What does it have to do with the Early Modern Period? Will this episode have a defenestration? For that last one, yes. But for the rest you will have to listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Episode wraps up not only our look at slavery in the middle ages, but the entire third season of this show. Zach's new book, Matchlock and the Embassy: http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/ml1 I have read it all at this point and it is very good. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Unfreedom in the middle ages took on a wide variety of forms. In this episode I talk about the ideological shifts that accompanied this change, some examples of the deals that were struck, and one highly amusing example of priestly fraud. Map Corner: https://play.acast.com/s/insidertrading My website: https://wittenbergtowestphaliapodcast.weebly.com/ New Show Website: https://whythoapodcast.weebly...

I am starting a second show! Let me tell you about how it will affect W2W, some changes to Patreon levels, and then you can listen to the first episode!. The main show website is here: https://wittenbergtowestphaliapodcast.weebly.com/why-tho There is an rss feed but it will take a minute to get on itunes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One would think that the economics of slavery would be simple, but then a person who thought that would clearly not be a fan of this show. https://www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we spend a bit of quality time with our friend Marc Boch and discuss why he thought what he thought about slavery and serfdom, why some of it was wrong, and why some of it is still valid. This is a nice, calm episode. Some gentle laughs between friends. A bit of a palette cleanser between last episode and the next. Check out Past Access here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXQKBE...

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By popular demand, we begin a very detailed look at medieval slavery. This time out we tackle what relevance this conversation has to the modern world, and how we even begin to define slavery, anyway. Reconsider: https://reconsidermedia.com/ Intelligent Speech: https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To the horror of many, the "Living the Life" series has returned. This series of episodes aims to provide a very very basic primer into liturgical practices of many modern religions, to help the audience better understand how the stuff we discuss in the past was different. In this episode I interviewed listener Ira, possibly a more palatable interlocutor than my earlier entry in the series. The co...

After many months we wrap up our look at women in the middle ages with a discussion of what it all means. Spoilers: It isn't about the estate of women, it is about the frames of reference we explored along the way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode we look at the interaction between marriage, inheritance, and property. This may sound esoteric and boring. And it is. But it tells us an awful lot about how women interacted with this society so eat your acid polka broccoli. European History Podcast List: https://blog.feedspot.com/europe_history_podcasts/ Revolution 1: https://www.erinclarebrown.com/revolution-1 So Andrew tells...

In this episode we address recent events in the podcasting community, and racism in a beloved sci fi franchise. Its not really that fun. But it gets better. The end is good. If you are into that kind of thing. 10 American Presidents: http://www.10usp.com/ The Eastern Border: http://theeasternborder.lv/ The Cannon Ball Podcast: https://thecanonballpodcast.wordpress.com/ American Epistles: https://a...

It's 2020. Inevitably, this year's podiversiary is a clip show. But hopefully a fun one? https://play.acast.com/s/theagorapodcastnetwork/weareagora https://cfrri.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode we look at how the law defined the role of women in society, and how it allowed women to interact with the law itself. In the process we will finally start to come to terms with sexual violence. Agora Podcast Network Feed: https://play.acast.com/s/theagorapodcastnetwork/weareagora My support page: https://wittenbergtowestphaliapodcast.weebly.com/store/c1/Featured_Products.html h...

Today is going to be a brief digression into the value of legal codes as a source, which will set us up nicely for the next episode, where we will begin to discuss the status of women in early medieval legal codes. Charlemagne's proclivity for pink frilly party balloons is discussed but ultimately dismissed. History of the Papacy: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/history-of-the-papacy-podcast...

In today's episode we examine the role women played in the economy of the middle ages. Spoilers: it was pretty big. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ben Jacobs of Wittenberg to Westphalia and Sam Hume of the History of Witchcraft sat down for a chat about witch panics, memes, authority, and the importance of getting angry while also staying calm. https://paxbritannica.info/episode-list/ https://wittenbergtowestphaliapodcast.weebly.com/ (Ira didn't actually include the NY Times article but we trust him) https://wittenbergtowestphaliapodcast.wee...

Sex for commoners and nobles and...nuns? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The first half of a look at the way women's status in the middle ages was determined by their sexuality. https://www.blackwallstreet-1921.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.