Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

Early modern history of Germany

The German-speaking states of the early modern period (c. 1500–1800) were divided politically and religiously.

2 episodes

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  1. Sturm und Drang

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the 18th-century German artistic movement known as Sturm und Drang, whose best-known exponents included Goethe and Schiller.

    14 October 2010

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    Featuring: T. C. W. Blanning, Susanne Kord, Maike Oergel

     
  2. The Hanseatic League

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Hanseatic League or Hansa which dominated North European and Baltic trade in the medieval period.

    1 February 2024

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    Featuring: Justyna Wubs-Mrozewicz, Georg Christ, Sheilagh Ogilvie