Episodes
Maximillian I is dead.  Who will be elected the new King of the Romans aka the Emperor of the Holy Roman Emperor?  This time we discuss the Hapsburgs, revisit Maximillian, and discuss the contenders for ultimate prize.  At the end, there is one winner.  But of course, elections have consequences.  
Published 06/01/22
It is January 12, 1519, and Holy Roman Emperor, Maximillian I has died.  The Luther question is put on the back burner while the powers that be jockey for position to select a new emperor.  Before we delve into the selection and election of a new emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (HRE), this episode […]
Published 09/21/21
It is January 12, 1519, and Holy Roman Emperor, Maximillian I has died.  The Luther question is put on the back burner while the powers that be jockeys for position to select a new emperor.  Before we delve into the selection and election of a new emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (HRE), this episode will be a lightning round of information about the Holy Roman Empire itself.  It encapsulates information presented way back in episodes 3,4,5, & 6.   Happy Listening!
Published 09/21/21
Frederick The Wise, Elector Of Saxony (1524) by Albrecht Durer After the blow-up in Augsburg and Luther’s refusal to recant, and his subsequent escape, Cardinal Cajetan and Pope Leo X are demanding Luther be sent to Rome.  Frederick the Wise has a problem on his hands, how to solve the “Luther Affair?”
Published 05/31/21
After the blow-up in Augsburg and Luther's refusal to recant, and his subsequent escape, Cardinal Cajetan and Pope Leo X are demanding Luther be sent to Rome.  Frederick the Wise has a problem on his hands, how to solve the "Luther Affair?"
Published 05/31/21
The Arrival of Philipp Melanchthon Enter stage left a new character at the dawn of the Reformation: the new professor of Greek at the University in Wittenberg: Philipp Schwartzerdt aka Philipp Melanchthon.
Published 04/26/21
Enter stage left a new character at the dawn of the Reformation: the new professor of Greek at the University in Wittenberg: Philipp Schwartzerdt aka Philipp Melanchthon.
Published 04/26/21
On this episode, Martin Luther is "invited" to a special meeting in Augsburg in October of 1518 with Cardinal Cajetan. Can you say, recant?
Published 02/28/21
Martin Luther is "invited" to a special meeting in Augsburg in October of 1518 with Cardinal Cajetan.  Can you say, recant?  
Published 02/28/21
We pick up the story after the Heidelberg Disputation, and discuss the relationship between Martin Luther and Johannes Eck, and Eck’s criticism of the 95 Theses.  Cardinal Cajetan enters the narrative, as we set the scene for Luther’s  upcoming trial at Augsburg.  Happy Listening!
Published 01/01/21
We pick up the story after the Heidelberg Disputation, and discuss the relationship between Martin Luther and Johannes Eck, and Eck's criticism of the 95 Theses.  Cardinal Cajetan enters the narrative, as we set the scene for Luther's  upcoming trial at Augsburg.  Happy Listening!
Published 01/01/21
Wow:  Finally a new episode!  In this episode, we explore Martin Luther’s Sermon on Indulgences and Grace and the Heidelberg Disputation.  Happy Listening!
Published 11/15/20
Wow:  Finally a new episode!  In this episode, we explore Martin Luther's Sermon on Indulgences and Grace and the Heidelberg Disputation.  Happy Listening!
Published 11/15/20
This is a rather eclectic episode, digging into literacy and communication methods in the late Middle Ages, Renaissance and Reformation.  The move from Latin to writing in the vernacular.  We’ll also discuss the tortured history of heretics, especially Jan Hus, and whether reformers like Martin Luther had a reason to be a little fearful. Happy […]
Published 01/28/20
This is a rather eclectic episode, digging into literacy and communication methods in the late Middle Ages, Renaissance and Reformation.  The move from Latin to writing in the vernacular.  We'll also discuss the tortured history of heretics, especially Jan Hus, and whether reformers like Martin Luther had a reason to be a little fearful. Happy Listening!  
Published 01/28/20
Leo X, Archbishop of Mainz and Johann Tetzel respond to the 95 Theses
Published 11/24/19
Leo X, Archbishop of Mainz and Johann Tetzel respond to the 95 Theses
Published 11/24/19
Based on where we are in the story of Martin Luther, this is essentially the beginning of “Book II” in the telling of The Life nd Times of Martin Luther.   In this episode we meet three friends of Martin Luther: Johannes Lang, Georg Spalatin and Christopher Scheurl.  Each likely had an impact on the […]
Published 08/20/19
Based on where we are in the story of Martin Luther, this is essentially the beginning of "Book II" in the telling of The Life nd Times of Martin Luther.   In this episode we meet three friends of Martin Luther: Johannas Lang, Georg Spalatin and Christopher Scheurl.  Each likely had an impact on the how and where the word of the 95 Theses would spread.  
Published 08/20/19
Luther posts the 95 Theses!  In the program up to date, we have delved into Martin Luther’s life up to now. We have looked at the history of the Holy Roman Empire, and also a history of the Papacy; each of those topics until this moment on October 31, 1517.  Now the 95 Theses are in […]
Published 03/31/19
Luther posts the 95 Theses!  In the program up to date, we have delved into Martin Luther’s life up to now. We have looked at the history of the Holy Roman Empire, and also a history of the Papacy; each of those topics until this moment on October 31, 1517.  Now the 95 Theses are in play, and the reaction to it will ignite the Reformation movement.  
Published 03/31/19
                            Albrecht of Brandeburg                                  Leo X                                       Jakob Fugger   In Episode 27, we look at the penance process, the role […]
Published 05/10/18
Published 05/10/18
    Cloaca Tower at the Wittenberg Monastery No Way!  Way!  Finally, a New Episode! My apologies that it has been too long between episodes.  I explain a bit in the preface to the show. With 1517 looming, we start to get more first person and contemporary accounts of Doctor Martin.  In this episode, then, […]
Published 01/22/18