6 Podcast Episodes
10 Adar: The Maharal and King Rudolph II
10 Adar: The Maharal and King Rudolph II
22 Feb 2021
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Episode #3: Rudolph II (Part Two)
Episode #3: Rudolph II (Part Two)
In part two of a two-part program, we focus upon Rudolph II's manic interest in alchemy and the occult. His tolerance of... Read more
14 Feb 2013
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29mins
Episode #2: Rudolph II, (Part One)
Episode #2: Rudolph II, (Part One)
Emperor Rudolph II, of the Hapsburg Dynasty, ruled his empire from Prague in the 16th Century. His reign ushered in an e... Read more
9 Feb 2013
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33mins
Exotic Beasts and Politics: The Menageries of Josephine Bonaparte, Lorenzo de' Medici, and Rudolph II
Exotic Beasts and Politics: The Menageries of Josephine Bonaparte, Lorenzo de' Medici, and Rudolph II
August 2012 - Marina Belozerskaya, independent scholarExotic animals have been sought and collected by rulers for millen... Read more
14 Aug 2012
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1hr 2mins
Rudolph II
Rudolph II
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the coterie of brilliant thinkers gathered in 16th century Prague by the melancholic emp... Read more
31 Jan 2008
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42mins
Rudolph II
Rudolph II
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the coterie of brilliant thinkers gathered in 16th century Prague by the melancholic emp... Read more
31 Jan 2008
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42mins