The History of Cologne

By Willem Fromm

The History of Cologne is a podcast that tells the story of Cologne, Germany. It’s a city with 2,000 years worth of history and it has so much to tell! Listen to the city growing. Dive into the early ... more

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December 19, 2022 #49 Between Toleration and Persecution: Jewish Life around 1100 AD: The Pogrom of 1096 and the First Crusade
We look at the situation of the Jewish people at the time of the end of the 11th/beginning of the 12th century
Coexistence between the Jewish and the majority Christian population during the High Middle Ages was subject to constant changes. Long periods of almost good coexistence alternated with extremely brutal periods. One of them would happen in the year 1096. When crusaders on their way to the Holy Land passed through Cologne.
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**Sources: **
Barbara Becker-Jakli, Das jüdische Köln. Geschichte und Gegenwart, Köln 2012.
Berner, Alexander, Die Kreuzzugsbewegung am Niederrhein 1096 - um 1230, in: Internetportal Rheinische Geschichte, abgerufen unter: https://www.rheinische-geschichte.lvr.de/Epochen-und-Themen/Themen/die-kreuzzugsbewegung-am-niederrhein-1096---um-1230/DE-2086/lido/613f39b5a3e262.21920921 (abgerufen am 10.12.2022)
Carl Dietmar u. Hugo Stehkämper, Köln im Hochmittelalter. Geschichte der Stadt Köln 3, Köln 2016.
Jürgen Wilhelm (Hrsg.), Zwei Jahrtausende jüdische Kunst und Kultur, Köln 2007.
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November 28, 2022 #48 Germany in the 2nd half of the 11th century - Interview /w Dirk Hoffmann-Becking from History of the Germans Podcast
Germany in the 2nd half of the 11th century - Why everybody wanted to go to Heaven - Why Anno really kidnapped Henry IV
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November 07, 2022 #47 Anno‘s Revenge - The Archbishop strikes back 1074 AD
An Archbishop with near-death experience ponders revenge against rebellious Cologne citizens
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Sources: Carl Dietmar u. Hugo Stehkämper, Köln im Hochmittelalter. Geschichte der Stadt Köln 3, Köln 2016.
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October 17, 2022 #46 Enough is enough! - The Revolt of 1074 AD against Archbishop Anno II in Cologne
Here you'll learn how to make an entire city revolt against you just because you didn't order a medieval Uber in time for your best buddy.
It is shortly after Easter, the highest feast of Christianity, in the year 1074 AD. Just then, Archbishop Anno of Cologne celebrated the feast of the Resurrection of the Lord together with the Bishop of Münster. But when he sends out his servants to confiscate his guest an ideal Rhine ship that does not even belong to him for the guest's journey home, the situation in Cologne escalates in just one day. In the evening Anno should remain under siege by an angry mob outside in Cologne Cathedral, while the mob incessantly tries to tear down the cathedral portal to kill him. How this escalated so quickly, you will learn in this episode.
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September 27, 2022 #45 Anno II - The great Builder and City Ruler of the 11th century
Anno II leaves a lasting impression on Cologne in this episode by building a lot of things and poking some people's eyes out.
How did Anno behave as a city ruler in Cologne? Here you will learn everything about his city planning policy, trade and economy, the arts and his personal piety, here in the second half of the 11th century.
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September 05, 2022 #44 The Coup of Kaiserswerth
Anno II.: The Archbishop that kidnapped the king
The year is 1062: the young king of the Holy Roman Empire, Henry IV, a teenager, is celebrating a banquet with his mother on an island in the Rhine in what is now Düsseldorf. He has invited some of the princes of the empire to join him. Among them is Archbishop Anno II of Cologne. What happened following the banquet was to go down in the history books. In his childish enthusiasm, the Archbishop of Cologne lured the young king onto his magnificent ship and kidnapped him. Who was this Anno, a true political rising star for his time? Find out in this episode.
Sources & Literature:
L. F. Hesse, Die Jahrbücher des Lambert von Hersfeld (Die Geschichtschreiber der deutschen Vorzeit, 11,5), Berlin 11855 (http://reader.digitale-sammlungen.de)
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August 15, 2022 #43 A forgotten Dynasty? - The Rise and Fall of the Ezzonids or How a single family dominated Cologne in the 11th century
The Ezzonids rule Cologne in the middle of the 11th century and built a mighty and rich monastery in front of the city
A powerful noble family dominates the Rhineland and the bordering low mountain range Eifel. In this episode, their political influence expands even further. Also on Cologne, which they will dominate in many ways for decades in the middle of the 11th century. But in the end, a man from Swabia, insignificant at first sight, will initiate their end.
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July 25, 2022 Funfacts about Cologne - Summer Break Episode
While I am enjoying my vacation, let's check some fun facts about Cologne and why perfume is often called Cologne
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July 04, 2022 #42 A Day in Court at Cologne Cathedral in the 11th century - An Ugly Archbishop and the Beauty of the Cologne Penny
We take a look at how a court functioned in the Middle Ages and how an ugly archbishop led the Cologne Archbishop
Is it mean to find a person too ugly? Emperor Henry II will find out when he first sees the supposedly ugly Pilgrim in a church. And a small Cologne penny conquers the trade routes.
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June 13, 2022 #41 The Barefoot Shepherd: St. Heribert - A Medieval Crisis Manager of the 11th Century and Founder of Deutz Abbey
Heribert was around the year 1000 AD at the pinnacle of power as Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire - but then he was suddenly deposed: but this was a stroke of luck for Cologne
On Christmas 999, a barefoot man enters Cologne on the Rhine. This sign of humility is probably rehearsed but sometimes also meant in the same way. The man's name is Archbishop Heribert and he would set important impulses for Cologne's urban development.
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