Ep. 212 – The Library of the Raven King - History of the Germans

Today we will talk a lot about Matthias Corvinus, the legendary renaissance king of Hungary whose library outshone that of the Medici in Florence and whose standing army was one of the greatest – and most expensive - military forces in 15th century Europe. Why are we talking about a Hungarian ruler in a series about the Habsburgs? Trust me, there is a good reason beyond it being a fascinating life story.The music for the show is Flute Sonata in E-flat major, H.545 by Carl Phillip Emmanuel Bach (or some claim it as BWV 1031 Johann Sebastian Bach) performed and arranged by <a href="https://www.windrep.org/Michel_Rondeau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michel Rondeau</a> under <a href="https://imslp.org/wiki/Flute_Sonata_in_E-flat_major%2C_H.545_%28Bach%2C_Carl_Philipp_Emanuel%29" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Common Creative Licence 3.0</a>.As always:Homepage with maps, photos, transcripts and blog: <a href="https:...