# maximilian (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover maximilian. Page: Feed: --- ## [60 - The Working Mum](https://www.republicofamsterdamradio.com/episodes/historyofthenetherlands/episode-60-the-working-mum⁠) _2026-06-30 · History of the Netherlands_ In March, 1507, Margaret of Austria was appointed by her father Maximilian as his procureur-général in the Low Countries, meaning she essentially took the reigns of power in those lands over from him. This marked the beginning of her first period of regency for her nephew, Charles, the 7 year old son of her recently deceased brother Philip the Handsome and Joanna of Castile. On top of this, she… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL7596344208.mp3) ## [59 - Successive Crises Amidst a Looming Succession Crisis](https://www.republicofamsterdamradio.com/episodes/historyofthenetherlands/episode-59-successive-crises-amidst-a-looming-succession-crisis) _2026-05-31 · History of the Netherlands_ During the first decade of the 16th century, one of the primary concerns for the towns, cities and ducal governments of the Low Countries was the war the Habsburgs were waging with Charles of Egmont over the title of Duke of Guelders. The war in Guelders complicated the already convoluted political structure that had developed across the Low Countries over the course of the previous half century.… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL3122891672.mp3?updated=1780211856) ## [58 - Kill Phil Volume 2](https://www.republicofamsterdamradio.com/episodes/historyofthenetherlands/episode-58-kill-phil-volume-2) _2026-04-28 · History of the Netherlands_ When Joanna of Castile wed Philip the Handsome aka Habsburg Phil in 1496, few people would have foreseen that this marriage would result in the Habsburg prince wearing the Castilian crown 10 years later. Yet due to a series of dynastic deaths in the Spanish ruling family, by 1501, Joanna was crown princess of Castile. Habsburg Phil’s priorities and attentions began to take on a grander scope as… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL8841006869.mp3?updated=1776800500) ## [57 - Kill Phil Volume 1](https://www.republicofamsterdamradio.com/episodes/historyofthenetherlands/episode-57-kill-phil-volume-1) _2026-03-25 · History of the Netherlands_ In November 1501, Margaret of Austria was married by proxy to Philibert the Handsome, the Duke of Savoy. Over the next three years, Margaret thrived in this new position as Duchess of Savoy. Philibert was more than willing to let her take charge of affairs in Savoy, since that freed him up for more important stuff, like hunting and enjoying life. Margaret of Austria was only twenty-one years old,… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL2577679136.mp3?updated=1774282254) ## [56 - Trying to Geld Guelders](https://www.republicofamsterdamradio.com/episodes/historyofthenetherlands/episode-56-trying-to-geld-guelders⁠) _2026-01-14 · History of the Netherlands_ Around the same time that Friesland succumbed to the rule of a foreign prince in 1498, the Duchy of Guelders was also engulfed by a struggle against Habsburg domination. Charles of Egmont and Emperor Maximilian both continued to lay claim to the title of Duke of Guelders and over the next half a century, the conflicts in both Friesland and Guelders would become inextricably linked in a series of… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL5944304170.mp3?updated=1768299219) ## [In de Bonus!: Stumbling over Reminders of the Holocaust in Amsterdam](https://www.republicofamsterdamradio.com/episodes/historyofthenetherlands/in-de-bonus-stumbling-over-reminders-of-the-holocaust-in-amsterdam) _2025-12-17 · History of the Netherlands_ In the summer of 2025, we were lucky enough to meet Rene Rosechild, who lives in Denver, Colorado, today, but whose family roots trace back via Canada to the Netherlands. Rene’s mother, Rosalie Nathans, was a Jewish Amsterdammer who was liberated from Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945. When she returned to Amsterdam, she discovered that she was the only member of her family who had survived… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL2475909807.mp3?updated=1765919556) ## 55 - Full on Frisian Foray: Freedom and Foreign Frenemies in the 15th Century _2025-11-24 · History of the Netherlands_ Over the fifty-four episodes of this podcast so far, we have often found ourselves fixated on familiar phases of sphagnum, or ferocious fights in far flung foreign fields, but frequently we’ve failed to focus on the fortunes of the fierce and frisky - fabled to be free - Frisians. Folly! Fear not Frieslanders, for now it is your time to shine. In this episode, we are going to delve into Frisian… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL8892465338.mp3?updated=1763489361) ## BONUS: Kwasi Boachi, a 19th century Ashanti Prince in the Netherlands with Andrea-Vicky Amankwaa-Birago _2025-10-30 · History of the Netherlands_ Earlier this year we interviewed Andrea-Vicky Amankwaa-Birago, a German historian of Ghanaian descent. Hang on, I hear you say, isn’t this podcast about Dutch history? Well, yes, of course it is, so here is a tidy little link. Besides giving us a great insight into her life, having been born and raised in Europe as a member of the Ghanaian diaspora, Vicky’s current focus of study is the life of… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL3212760457.mp3?updated=1761574034) ## BONUS: Waterland's Rampjaar Refugees with Loek Zoon _2025-08-05 · History of the Netherlands_ On June 12, 1672 the Dutch republic was attacked on all sides by France, England and the bishoprics of Cologne and Münster. Within a month, three of the seven provinces had been conquered and the people of Gelderland, Utrecht and Overijssel brutally felt the pinch as foreign soldiers looted, raided and plundered at will. Many fled westward, sailing across the Zuiderzee, where they found refuge in… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL3414888157.mp3?updated=1754403208) ## BONUS: LGBTQ+ history of the Netherlands with Elyzabeth Gorman _2025-06-18 · History of the Netherlands_ We sit down with Elyzabeth Gorman, storyteller-in-chief of Badass Tours, to talk about LGBTQ+ history of the Netherlands. Quite the badass herself, Elyzabeth aims to communicate ‘hidden histories’ - stories of women, people of colour and members of LGBTQ+ communities whose lives and experiences are so often overlooked or even wilfully ignored in the mainstream telling of Dutch history. She does… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL1225037531.mp3?updated=1750251743) ## [Point once, get highlights (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/erUkYdEhE1KH) _2025-06-18 · **Sponsored**_ Get minutes worth watching from a whole game — point once ## [54 - The Widowed Bride](https://www.republicofamsterdamradio.com/episodes/historyofthenetherlands/episode-54-the-widowed-bride) _2025-04-28 · History of the Netherlands_ After Prince Juan’s death in 1497, Margaret of Austria spent almost two years in mourning in Spain, being treated with empathy and kindness by the Catholic Monarchs Isabella and Ferdinand. Margaret’s sudden singleness meant that, whether she liked it or not, her father Maximilian was going to update her profile on the Tinder for European royalty, and start swiping through every eligible prince or… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL5684425251.mp3?updated=1745237974) ## [Bonus: Decolonising the AfricaMuseum with Bart Ouvry](https://www.republicofamsterdamradio.com/episodes/historyofthenetherlands/bonus-decolonising-the-africamuseum-with-bart-ouvry) _2024-12-23 · History of the Netherlands_ We sit down with Bart Ouvry, managing director of AfricaMuseum in Tervuren, Belgium, to speak about the challenges he faces attempting to decolonise a colonial museum. Established in 1898, the museum originally served as a propaganda tool to lend support to Belgium's King Leopold II's colonial ambitions in Congo and central Africa. By the late 20th century, the museum was being widely and… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL2566255132.mp3?updated=1734949654) ## [53 - Clinker to Carvel (and how to shove sphagnum into wood)](https://www.republicofamsterdamradio.com/episodes/historyofthenetherlands/episode-53-clinker-to-carvel-and-how-to-shove-sphagnum-into-wood) _2024-12-09 · History of the Netherlands_ We dumbly delve into the deep and desolate doldrums that define trying to understand the growth and development of Dutch shipbuilding in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, particularly in Holland. Conditions would conspire to allow this industry to flourish across the Low Countries. There is, however, a distinct lack of written information from the shipbuilding sector in the 15th century to… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL9667908064.mp3?updated=1745234622) ## [BONUS: Amsterdam 750 with Erik Schmitz from Amsterdam City Archive](https://www.republicofamsterdamradio.com/episodes/historyofthenetherlands/bonus-amsterdam-750-with-erik-schmitz-from-amsterdam-city-archive) _2024-11-11 · History of the Netherlands_ On October 27, 1275, Count Floris V of Holland issued a toll exemption to the village of Amsterdam as compensation for damage caused by his troops. This document remains the oldest known written reference to Amsterdam and is kept in a dark depot in the Amsterdam City Archives. One of the curators and people responsible for keeping this document safe for the people of Amsterdam is Erik Schmitz. We… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL8564658023.mp3?updated=1734112355) ## [52 - Draining the Swamp Part 2: Too Drained, Too Furious](https://www.republicofamsterdamradio.com/episodes/historyofthenetherlands/episode-52-draining-the-swamp-part-2-too-drained-too-furious) _2024-10-14 · History of the Netherlands_ Between the years 1000 and 1500 CE the soggy, sphagnum filled bog lands of the western Low Countries were terraformed to support human habitation and, as such, the seeds of future prosperity and hardships were simultaneously, albeit unknowingly, sown. Draining the swamp meant that land was created for agriculture, farming and settlement. This land was crisscrossed by waterways over which products… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL1828974077.mp3?updated=1733958906)