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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February 07, 2022 #37 Bruno - The Archduke of Cologne
The little brother of Otto the Great - in 953 Bruno becomes Archbishop of Cologne and Duke of Lorraine
Sometimes it's good to let the little brother play along. Bruno will prove indispensable as a support for his brother, Emperor Otto the Great.
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January 17, 2022 #36 From the Empire of the Franks to the Land of the Germans
Once again, Cologne is flexible in its loyalties and changes sides cheerfully until it finally finds its place in what will later become Germany in 923.
Around the year 900, Cologne was at a crossroads. To whom does one feel more connected? The Franks in the Carolingian Empire of West Francia? Or the other Germanic tribes in eastern Francia?
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December 06, 2021 #35 Sancta Colonia - Cologne at the end of the 9th century
A city at the end of the Early Middle Ages
Learn more about Cologne at the end of the 9th century, raiding Magyars and further city developments.
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November 15, 2021 #34 The Vikings
The Vikings pay a bloodthirsty visit to Cologne from the far north in 881.
In this episode, you will learn everything about the Vikings' raid on Cologne in 881 and the Rhineland.
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October 30, 2021 Bonus: Q&A Episode
You asked questions - here are the answers
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October 25, 2021 #33 A Frankish Double Divorce Drama
After the Treaty of Verdun in 843 Cologne gets drawn into a Frankish double divorce drama
The Frankish Empire is in turmoil. After the death of Charlemagne's only surviving son Louis the Pious the once mighty unified Frankish Empire dissolves into separate countries. In the long term two of these would be France and Germany. Cologne's Archbishop Gunthar has a major role in that Frankish double divorce drama.
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October 04, 2021 #32 Cologne during the Carolingian dynasty
A city walk through Cologne in the 9th century
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Cologne during the Carolingian dynasty in the 9th century. How did the city look like? How did spiritual life dominate the city?
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Dieter Breuers, Colonia im Mittelalter, Köln 2011.
Carl Dietmar u. Marcus Trier, Colonia. Stadt der Franken. Köln vom 5. bis 10. Jahrhundert, 2011 Köln.
Carl Dietmar, Das mittelalterliche Köln. Der historische Stadtführer, 2004 Köln.
Martina Hartmann u. Wilfried Hartmann, Die 101 wichtigsten Fragen - Karl der Große und seine Zeit, München 2014.
Hermann Keussen, Topographie der Stadt Köln im Mittelalter, Bonn 1910 (Nachdruck 1986).
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September 13, 2021 #31 The Old Cathedral before Cologne Cathedral
In the 9th century, Cologne decides to build one of Europe's biggest Cathedrals
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Everyone knows the Cologne Cathedral. But what about the Cologne Cathedral before the Cologne Cathedral?
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Dieter Breuers, Colonia im Mittelalter, Köln 2011.
Carl Dietmar u. Marcus Trier, Colonia. Stadt der Franken. Köln vom 5. bis 10. Jahrhundert, 2011 Köln.
Carl Dietmar, Das mittelalterliche Köln. Der historische Stadtführer, 2004 Köln.
Georg Hauser, Schichten und Geschichte unter dem Kölner Dom. Die Kölner Domgrabung, Köln 2003.
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August 23, 2021 #30 The Elevation to Archbishopric and the Saxon Wars change Cologne forever
Charlemagne subjugates the Saxons in Northern Germany and establishes the Archdiocese of Cologne
Charlemagne's conquests in Saxony and his coronation as Roman emperor in 800 enabled the city of Cologne to transform from a peripheral city in the east of the Frankish Empire into a center of political and spiritual power. From Cologne, the newly conquered territories in northern Germany are missionized.
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August 02, 2021 #29 Hildebold and Charlemagne - a lifelong friendship
King Charlemagne and Bishop Hildebold of Cologne become best friends
Charlemagne and Hildebold of Cologne become best friends in the 780s. With the king’s help Hildebold gets appointed as the new bishop of Cologne. Together they reform the Frankish Empire. The so-called Carolingian Renaissance would reform the Frankish Empire and the whole of Western Europe forever.
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