Ulinka Rublack
Professor of Early Modern European History and Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge
3 episodes
Covers topics in categories such as:
CultureAnglican saintsGerman LutheransNatural philosophersPeople celebrated in the Lutheran liturgical calendarWars involving France17th-century writers in LatinArtist authorsGerman Roman Catholics16th-century writers in LatinCopernican RevolutionManuscript illuminators16th-century German painters, German Renaissance painters, German male painters, German printmakersWars involving England, Wars involving the Holy Roman EmpireHistory of Central Europe17th century in the Dutch RepublicWars involving the Habsburg monarchy17th century in EuropeHistoryUniversity of Tübingen alumniAustrian LutheransMembers of the Lincean AcademyChristian astrologers
Albrecht Dürer
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Dürer, the creator of some of the most memorable images in the late Renaissance from his woodcut of a rhinoceros to his stunning self portraits.
12 November 2020
Also featuring: Susan Foister, Giulia Bartrum
The Thirty Years War
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss a topic suggested by listeners: the war which was centred on the Holy Roman Empire from 1618 and was unequalled in scale until C20th
6 December 2018
Also featuring: Peter Wilson, Toby Osborne
Johannes Kepler
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the German astronomer Johannes Kepler.
29 December 2016
Also featuring: David Wootton, Adam Mosley