Wonderer's History Podcast

Second Part of the Short History of the rule of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain. Looking at events such as the revolt of the Comuneros, the emergence of Luther and Protestantism in Germany, and the wars in Italy against France and the Papacy.   Intro and outro excerpters of Doug Maxwell's- Lost in Prayer (public domain via YouTube Audio-Library) Luigi Scaramuccia. Coronation o...

An introduction to the History of the early life of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain, looking at his inheritance and how we would end up ruling one of the most powerful empires of the 16th century.    Portrait by Bernard van Orley, 1519 (Public Domain)    Intro and outro excerpters of Doug Maxwell's- Lost in Prayer (public domain via YouTube Audio-Library)

A short last video of the year, where I want to thank listeners and subscribers for tuning in this year and to stay tuned for the next one. Happy/Merry Christmas to everyone, stay safe and a Happy New Year.   Painting (public domain) by Danish artist Viggo Johansen (1851-1935)   Intro and outro- excerpts from Christmas Village by Aaron Kenny (public domain via YouTube Audio Library)

In this episode I am talking about one of the most important and influential historical figures at the Porte from the second half of the 16th century, Joseph Nasi (João Micas/Miguez) and the significant impact he had over the rule of Sultan Selim II (1566-1567) in contrast to Mehmet Sokollu Pasha (subject of the previous episode).   Intro (Swinging with the Sultans) and outro (Oud Dance) both...

After talking about Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent in the previous episode, today we talk about Mehmet Sokollu/Sokolli Pasha, one of the most important statesman in 16th century Ottoman History.  Intro (Swinging with the Sultans) and outro (Oud Dance) both excerpts from Doug Maxwell via YouTube Audio Library

The full episode about the reign of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the magnificent (1520-1566), part of the Rulers and Monarchs of the 16th century Mediterranean series.    Make sure you subscribe to the channel to make sure you never miss any new History material from the Podcast.    Intro "Lost in Prayer" and outro (Oud Dance) both excerpts from Doug Maxwell via YouTube Audio Librar...

A continuation of the previous episode talking about the Reign of Suleiman the Magnificent between 1529 until his death while campaigning in Hungary in 1566.   All images public domain via commons.   Link to Ottoman Titans of the Mediterranean Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9271BZp_HWJrSYI99GubI-9daFvLUlJm Intro (Swinging with the Sultans) and outro (Oud Dance) both exce...

First episode of the new series Rulers and Monarchs of the 16th Century Mediterranean & Europe looking at the beginning of Suleiman the Magnificent/Lawgiver's rule, also with a brief history of Selim I. Intro and outro from Doug Maxwell's "Lost in Prayer" available on YouTube's Audio Library

This episode will be a short introduction and preview of a new series that will look at the reigns of Suleyman the Magnificent, Charles V, Philip II of Spain, Andrea Gritti, among many others. Longer episodes and a lot more of them with a few surprises thrown in the mix.   Intro and outro excerpts from Doug Maxwell's "Solo Cello Passion" (public domain) available on YouTube's audiolibrar...

After talking about Napoleon's fascinating rise to power, his struggles in his personal life I continue where I left off with the 1804 Coronation moment looking at Kubrick's interesting choices of telling the history and events such as Austerlitz, the divorce with Josephine and marriage with the Duchess of Parma, The Russian campaign and failure leading to his first fall & exile and then perma...

After talking about the comprehensive logistics and production notes of Stanley Kubrick's Napoleon movie today I talk about the plot & script that describe looking at Napoleon's fascinating rise to power, his struggles in his personal life and much more.   I do not own or claim to own any rights to the script which is available via google docs ( link available here: https://docs.google.co...

In this first part of a longer episode I talk about the production notes of Stanley Kubrick's Napoleon movie while also talking at the beginning about the landscape of historical movies (part about Kubrick and the scripts starts at 04:55) Intro is excerpt from Doug Maxwell's Dramatic_Swarm (public domain and free to use via YouTube Audio Library). Painting of Napoleon’s Return from Elba by Charles...

In today's podcast episode I talk about Gjergj Kastrioti, known as Skanderbeg, was an Albanian nobleman and military commander who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in what is today Albania and most of the south-western Balkan region.

In this episode we talk about Wallachian ruler Vlad Tepes his brutal reigns and his fight against the Ottoman Empire. He would be popularised and mythologised by Bram Stoker in his 1897 novel Dracula, adapted to the screen with Christopher Lee and Gary Oldman playing the legendary vampiric character. 

In this episode we talk about John Hunyadi, important figure in Transylvanian, Hungarian but also Romanian history, notable anti-Ottoman crusader remembered for his role at Belgrade in 1456.    Intro and Outro- excerpts from Cantus Firmus Monks by Doug Maxwell (public domain via YouTube audio library) Illustration of Hunyadi from the Chronica Hungarorum 

In this episode I talk about emblematic ruler of Moldova, Stephan the Great voivode and notable anti-Ottoman crusader who kept Moldova independent from Polish, Hungarian and Ottoman Rule. Intro and outro excerpts of Cantus Firmus Monks by Doug Maxwell (public domain available on YouTube Audio Library)

In this episode we talk about Voivode, diplomat, historian, ethnographer, geographer, writer, musicologist Dimitrie Cantemir (Cantemiroglu in Turkish), one of the most prominent figures of the Enlightenment in Moldova and later on Romania but also important figure in Ottoman and early modern Russian culture.     All images public domain.   Intro and outro - excerpts from Doug M...

In this last episode of the Western Admirals of the Mediterranean miniseries we look at Álvaro de Bazán, Marqués de Santa Cruz, important commander for Spain and Philip II at Lepanto, Tunis and during the War of Portuguese Succession (1580 – 1583)

In this episode we look at the legacies and actions of Venetian Admirals Girolamo Zane, Agostino Barbarigo and Sebastiano Venier, important military figures of the second half of the 16th century.

In this episode we look at the life and career of arguably one of Spain's most important commanders in the second half of the 16th century, Don Juan of Austria, one of the Victors at Lepanto in 1571.

Continuing the series Western Admirals of the 16th century Mediterranean, in this episode we look at Marcantonio Colonna, one of the victors at Lepanto in 1571 and important military figure in the Italian Peninsula, Rome, the Papacy and Spain.

In this episode I looked at the history of legendary condottiero and crucial figure for the Republic of Genoa and how his actions shaped the Mediterranean leading to the Battle of Lepanto in 1571.

Introductory episode to a new miniseries that will look at some of the most important naval commanders of the Holy League of 1570 which fought at Lepanto including Don Juan of Austria, Sebastian Venier, Marcantonio Colonna but also legendary commander from Genoa, Andrea Doria, who will be featured in the first episode of this new miniseries.

After recently revisiting Age of Empires 2 (HD edition) it made me realise that this game is a cultural milestone and something that makes the discipline of History more interactive and exciting for hundreds of thousands of people. For more than 20 Years the game continues to thrive and somehow still add elements of novelty. Hope you enjoy the video. No copyright infringement intended. Age of Empi...

Last episode of the Ottoman Titans of the Mediterranean looking at role and impact of commanders such Kemal Reis, Kemal Reis,Oruç Reis, Occhiali (Uluj Ali),Ali Pasha in the late 15th and all of 16th century Mediterranean Ottoman campaigns.