#45 Anno II - The great Builder and City Ruler of the 11th century

09/27/22 • 36 min

Anno II leaves a lasting impression on Cologne in this episode by building a lot of things and poking some people's eyes out.

How did Anno behave as a city ruler in Cologne? Here you will learn everything about his city planning policy, trade and economy, the arts and his personal piety, here in the second half of the 11th century.

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Anno II leaves a lasting impression on Cologne in this episode by building a lot of things and poking some people's eyes out.

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#44 The Coup of Kaiserswerth

Anno II.: The Archbishop that kidnapped the king

The year is 1062: the young king of the Holy Roman Empire, Henry IV, a teenager, is celebrating a banquet with his mother on an island in the Rhine in what is now Düsseldorf. He has invited some of the princes of the empire to join him. Among them is Archbishop Anno II of Cologne. What happened following the banquet was to go down in the history books. In his childish enthusiasm, the Archbishop of Cologne lured the young king onto his magnificent ship and kidnapped him. Who was this Anno, a true political rising star for his time? Find out in this episode.

Sources & Literature: L. F. Hesse, Die Jahrbücher des Lambert von Hersfeld (Die Geschichtschreiber der deutschen Vorzeit, 11,5), Berlin 11855 (http://reader.digitale-sammlungen.de)

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#46 Enough is enough! - The Revolt of 1074 AD against Archbishop Anno II in Cologne

Here you'll learn how to make an entire city revolt against you just because you didn't order a medieval Uber in time for your best buddy.

It is shortly after Easter, the highest feast of Christianity, in the year 1074 AD. Just then, Archbishop Anno of Cologne celebrated the feast of the Resurrection of the Lord together with the Bishop of Münster. But when he sends out his servants to confiscate his guest an ideal Rhine ship that does not even belong to him for the guest's journey home, the situation in Cologne escalates in just one day. In the evening Anno should remain under siege by an angry mob outside in Cologne Cathedral, while the mob incessantly tries to tear down the cathedral portal to kill him. How this escalated so quickly, you will learn in this episode.

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