We are back! So is Henry IV much to the anger of the Pope, the rebels, and basically all of Northern Italy. Join in as we see how Emperor Henry IV continually makes more and more enemies!

Join in for a quick background on the Cologne Cathedral and a project that was 600 years in the making!

I read out the letter that gave us the title of Episode 90 and Henry's accusations against Pope Gregory VII.

It is the cage match of the century! Who will win? Pope Gregory VII vs King Henry IV. Join us as we figure out just how this multi-excommunicated king finally becomes the Holy Roman Emperor.

Join in as we finally let good old teen Henry IV rule in his own right. Well sort of in his own right. After all his mom and the archbishop that held him hostage still are around and would really like to stay in control.Please note: there was an issue with the music and I was forced to leave it off.

You know what is worst than a monarchy? A Regency! Join today as we look at the regency for Emperor Henry IV. By the end of it all the 15 old kid will be able to thank his mother for not only putting an arch nemesis on the throne of another country but allowing another to become his regent.

Join us today as we look at Henry III as he brings the Holy Roman Empire to its height in the mid 1000s. When your dad sets everything up for you it makes life that much easier it seems. But don't worry we have our own problems to deal with. From a classic tell of revenge for slights of the past to 3 popes living next to each other there is something for everyone.

Welcome to this month's episode as we deal with Conrad II a man who can be described as ambitious and stubborn in all things. Coming from the wrong branch of the family tree? It won't stop him. People complaining about his wife being his cousin? Good luck telling him to get divorce.

Join in as we look at the life of Henry II now Emperor of the Holy Roman empire. But don't think we get to spend too much time in Germany not when we have a war in Poland and the Byzantines to deal with. Also who doesn't like meddling in the church and causing some much needed reforms?

Today we look at Henry of Bavaria who decides the rules aren't for him when it comes to being elected emperor. Get crowned in Aachen? nah. Get selected by the electors to become king? Nah. Run a fair election and dont murder your opponents?.....Nah.

When you got only a few years to live but all the power what are you going to do? Well this Otto decides to remake the Roman Empire.

Welcome to a special episode with Dr. Beorn where we discuss his research into the Holocaust on the eastern front specifically looking at the Janowska camp in Lviv.

As a surprise final episode for the Month of Germany please enjoy a brief look into the werewolf folklore of Germany. Make sure to lock up your sheep, get some silver, and memorize your neighbor's names as you never know which one will be a wolf.

Join us for our last interview of the month of Germany! It is a topic well suited for Halloween it seems. Today we are joined by Dr. Nisrine Rahal who discusses a service so dangerous, so scary, that the Prussian Government banned it and forced most of the supporters to flee the country. That's right, we are discussing KINDERGARTENS *clutches pearls.*

Join us today as we continue our string of interviews for the Month of Germany. Today we discuss the Lockheed Starfighter which not only became the first plane West Germany ever produced but represented, in all its success and failure, West Germany's arrival as a player in the cold war.

Please join us for our 100th anniversary episode with Mike Cote! Explore the diplomatic complexities of Pre World War I Europe and find out why Britain and Germany were on the way to war with one another in 1914.

Hello! Join in as we begin the month of Germany with a look at Charles William Ferdinand the unsung hero of the French Revolution. Why is he unsung? Well because he is the one that made the fateful decision to retreat at the battle of Valmy, accidentally saving the Revolution. Find out about the legendary general who made 2 really important decisions in his life that changed the course of history.

Join in as we discuss the musical chairs of Otto III's regent as they wait for the 2 year to be old enough to actually rule. But when you got a mother vs her loathed mother in law vs a guy who tried to overthrow the last Emperor a few times trying to take over it isn't going to be a boring transition.

Are you ready to see a realm at peace? Are you ready to see a leader who doesnt have a dad complex? Are you ready to not have to deal with Rome? Well this is not the episode for you.

Otto has finally secured Germany it seems but now Italy is calling to him. But taking Italy is one thing. Holding Italy and the crowns that come with it is another.