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Young Folks' History of Germany

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(4,143 Sterne; 7 Bewertungen)

An entertaining history for "young folks", covering the history of Germany from the ancient tribes of pre-Roman times to Wilhelm I (1870-1877). - Summary by Kara (6 hr 28 min)

Chapters

The Ancient Germans

7:01

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Valhall

8:13

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The Germans and Romans. B.C. 60 - A.D. 400

7:59

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The Nibelonig Heroes

8:18

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The Franks. 496 - 765

8:22

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Karl the Great. 768 - 814

7:32

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Ludwig I., the Pious, 814 - 840, to Ludwig IV., the Child. 899 - 912

8:44

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Konrad I., 912 - 917, to Otto I., the Great. 936 - 973

8:41

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The Saxon Emperors. 973 - 1024

7:45

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The Franconian Line. 1024 - 1114

10:55

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Lothar II. 1125 - 1137. Konrad III. 1137 - 1152

8:52

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Friedrich I., Barbarossa. 1157 - 1178

9:01

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Friedrich I., Barbarossa. 1174 - 1189. Heinrich VI. 1189-1197

9:04

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Philip. 1198 - 1208. Otto IV. 1209 - 1218

8:51

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Friedrich II. 1218

9:28

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Friedrich II. 1250

9:31

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Konrad IV., 1250 - 1254, to Richard. 1256 - 1257

9:25

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Rodolf. 1278

7:45

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Adolf. 1291 - 1298. Albrecht. 1298

8:00

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Heinrich VII. 1308 - 1313. Ludwig V. 1313 - 1347

8:19

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Gunther. 1347 - 1347. Karl IV 1347 - 1378

6:55

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Wenzel. 1378 - 1400

7:07

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Ruprecht, 1400 - 1410, to Siegmund. 1411

8:43

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Albrecht II. 1438 - 1440. Friedrich III. 1440 - 1482

8:18

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Friedrich III. 1482 - 1493

7:32

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Maximilian. 1493 - 1519

7:30

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Charles V. 1519 - 1529

8:39

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Charles V. 1530 - 1535

7:53

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Charles V. 1535

7:56

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Ferdinand I. 1556 - 1564

6:04

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Maximilian II. 1564

6:33

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Rudolf II. 1576 - 1612

7:22

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Matthias. 1612 - 1619

7:12

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The Revolt in Bohemia - Ferdinand II. 1619 - 1621

6:38

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Gustav Adolf and Wallenstein - Ferdinand II. 1621 - 1634

7:40

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Ferdinand II. 1634 - 1637. Ferdinand III. 1637

7:06

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The Siege of Vienna - Leopold I. 1657 - 1687

7:00

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War of the Succession - Leopold I. 1635 - 1705

7:56

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Joseph I. 1705 - 1711

6:17

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Karl VI. 1711 - 1740

7:42

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Karl VII. 1740

7:06

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Franz I. 1745 - 1765

7:37

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Joseph II. 1765 - 1790

8:15

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Leopold II. 1790 - 1792

5:59

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Franz II. 1792

6:42

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Franz II. 1804 - 1806

6:29

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French Conquests - Interregnum. 1807 - 1815

7:09

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Interregnum. 1815 - 1835

6:32

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Interregnum. 1848

7:17

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Wilhelm I. 1870 - 1877

5:48

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Bewertungen

(3,5 Sterne)

A hasty summary of 1900 years of German history. Well written but not at all exhaustive. I liked how it gave a good overview but it’s mostly an introduction to the history.