Podcasts by RTL Today - Luxembourg History Podcast

Natural disasters and a disgraced descendant from 2022-10-14T10:43:25

Pandemics, wolf attacks and gangs - Luxembourg’s darker side from 2022-10-07T10:41:42

Trains and trams in the Grand Duchy from 2022-09-30T10:39:57

Luxair, Findel and crashes: aviation in the Grand Duchy from 2022-09-23T10:38:24

From Fresez to Semetz: Luxembourg's most famous artists from 2022-09-16T10:37:09

Mutinies, referendums and Luxembourg's survival after WW1 from 2022-09-09T10:33:21

S2E12: Political parties and instability in the Grand Duchy from 2022-09-02T12:59:01

Grand Old Men: The founders of Luxembourgish politics from 2022-08-26T12:58:03

S2E10: Folk music and national anthems in the Grand Duchy from 2022-08-12T12:55:22

S2E9: Folk dancing and a Luxembourgish calendar from 2022-07-29T08:06:14

Today, we’re looking at some of the lesser-known aspects of Luxembourgish history and culture.

We’ll start off with an investigation of folk dancing in the Grand Duchy, before finding ...

S2.8: Women's suffrage and Luxembourg's feminist pioneers from 2022-07-22T06:00

Today, we’re taking a belated look at Luxembourg’s female political pioneers.

We’ll investigate how the Grand Duchy’s women secured the right to vote in the aftermath of the First Worl...

S2.7: The Schueberfouer and the legacy of John the Blind from 2022-07-15T06:00

Today, we’re looking at one of Luxemborug’s most important historical figures, and the tradition he created which has continued to this day.

We’ll explore John the Blind’s life and how...

S2.6: Fables in the Grand Duchy - Renert and D'Maus Kätti from 2022-07-08T06:00

Did you know that Luxembourg has a rich tradition of fables and fairy tales?

Today, we’re delving into two of Luxembourg’s most famous literary works: Michel Rodange’s Renert, and D’Ma...

S2.5: Luxembourg at the Olympics, part 2 from 2022-07-01T07:00

Today, we’re concluding our look the history of Luxembourg’s participation at the Olympic Games.

We’ll cover the exploits of the most successful Olympic artist of all time, the unknown...

S2.4: Luxembourg at the Olympics, part one from 2022-06-24T06:00

Today, it’s the first episode of a double-header exploring the history of Luxembourg’s participation at the Olympic Games from 1900 to the modern day.

To kick things off, we’ll be look...

S2.3: Loschbour Man - The First Luxembourger from 2022-06-17T06:00

Today, we’re going to recount the tale of Loschbour Man, the oldest human skeleton ever discovered in the Grand Duchy.

We’re going back deep in time – around 8,000 years, to be precise...

S2.2: The mysterious death of Luxembourg's Nazi leader from 2022-06-10T06:00

Today, in the second episode of our double-header on Nazi Gauleiter Gustav Simon, we’re going to try to shed new light on his mysterious death.

Now in case you missed it, last week we ...

S2.1: The hunt for Luxembourg's escaped Nazi leader from 2022-06-03T12:54:12

The Luxembourg History Podcast is back with a bang!

Today, we’re kicking things off with the first episode of a double-header looking at the remarkable tale of the capture and mysterio...

Episode 18 - Luxembourg in medieval times from 2021-03-16T09:15:35

Today, we’re concluding our long-running focus on Luxembourg before the Grand Duchy.

We’ll look at life in the early County of Luxembourg; delve into how Luxembourg was governed at the...

Episode 17 - The incompetent and inbred Habsburgs from 2021-03-09T12:23:07

Here at the Luxembourg History Podcast, we never want to upset you... but welcome to the penultimate episode of our first series.

Today, we’re taking a look at the Habsburg Dukes and D...

Episode 16 - Fortress Luxembourg, Gibraltar of the North from 2021-03-02T12:45:49

The nickname 'Gibraltar of the North' doesn't sound all that impressive these days, but back in the 18th century...

...it was about as fine a compliment as you could possibly give. Listen

Episode 15 - When Luxembourg ruled Europe from 2021-02-24T12:30:10

Anyone else like the sound of Luxembourg ruling Europe? At the LHP, we certainly do.

That's right - today, we’re looking at the dramatic rise and fall of the House of Luxembourg.
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Episode 14 - Luxembourg before Luxembourg from 2021-02-17T08:51:47

Today, we’re going right back to the start, to explore medieval Luxembourg.

We'll investigate Luxembourg before Luxembourg, hear about some of the myths surrounding the founding of th...

Episode 13 - Religion in the Grand Duchy from 2021-02-09T13:16:52

Today, we’re looking at the history of religion in Luxembourg.

We’ll look at the origins of Christianity in the Grand Duchy, tell the stories of Luxembourg’s patron saints, and discov...

Episode 12 - When Luxembourg was Dutch from 2021-02-02T17:44:53

Revolutions, a coup d'état, the Treaty of Vienna and the man behind Place Guillaume II - this episode of the Luxembourg History Podcast really has it all.

Episode 11 - Luxembourg's immigrants from 2021-01-19T10:14

Today, after a series of episodes on Luxembourg's most famous emigrants, we’re turning the tables and looking at the story of immigration to Luxembourg.

We’ll look at the first modern ...

Episode 10 - The Luxembourg-Americans, part two from 2021-01-12T09:17

Today, we’re returning to Chicago, to continue our study of the impact of Luxembourg’s emigrants to the United States.

We’ll be looking in depth at the lives of four individuals of Lux...

Episode 9 - The Luxembourg-Americans, part one from 2021-01-05T11:09

Today, in keeping with last week's theme of emigration from the Grand Duchy, we're focusing on the lives of arguably the most famous Luxembourg-American, Edward Steichen, and the contrasting destin...

Episode 8 - Luxembourg's Pioneers: Emigration in the 1800s from 2020-12-15T08:16

Today, we’re exploring a new theme, focusing on the history of Luxembourgish emigration.

We’ll look at why in the 19th century, Luxembourgers left the Grand Duchy in great numbers; ho...

Episode 7 - Luxembourg and the French Revolution from 2020-12-08T06:00

Today on the Luxembourg History Podcast, we’re looking at Luxembourg and the French Revolution.

We'll cover the Siege of Luxembourg by French revolutionary forces, life and rebellion ...

Episode 6 - Liberation Day and the Battle of the Bulge from 2020-12-01T09:06

Today, we’re concluding our look at Luxembourg and the Second World War.

We’ll look at how Luxembourg was liberated, zoom in on the events of Liberation Day in the outskirts of the ca...

Episode 5 - The Nazi occupation of Luxembourg from 2020-11-24T06:00

This week, we’re looking into the Nazi occupation of Luxembourg, from May 1940 to September 1944.

We’ll talk about the absorption of Luxembourg into the German Reich, collaboration and...

Episode 4 - Concentration camps and liberation from 2020-11-17T07:15

This week's episode covers how Grand Duchess Charlotte became an icon of resistance in the wake of the German invasion in 1940, how her son Jean was present at the liberation of Luxembourg, and we’...

Episode 3 - Marie Adelaide and the abdication crisis from 2020-11-10T09:51

This week, we'll be following on from our second episode on Luxembourg during the First World War, looking at the abdication crisis of 1918-19.

Episode 2 - The impact of the First World War in Luxembourg from 2020-11-03T08:19

Luxembourg was actually the first country to be invaded by Germany in 1914, although things didn’t exactly go to plan for the Germans.

Episode 1 - How Luxembourg became an independent country from 2020-10-27T12:15

The first episode of Luxembourg History podcast goes all the way back to the birth of Luxembourg as the world's only remaining Grand Duchy.

Episode 0 - What this is all about from 2020-09-29T14:41

Join us at the Luxembourg History Podcast as we uncover hidden gems in the history of the world’s last Grand Duchy