55 - Full on Frisian Foray: Freedom and Foreign Frenemies in the 15th Century

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 Law and Frisian Freedom in the 15th century: We will look at how they developed up until the end of the 15th century; examples of how Frisian Law impacted peoples’ lives; how local governing structures specific to Frisia changed in the 15th century and how in 1498 these new conditions allowed Frisian Freedom to finally be stamped out by the very Emperor who was supposed to uphold it. With thanks to Nicole Kaimorin, Dave Reimink, Dyanne Gavin, Robert de Rooy and Brendon Nelson-Weiss. SHOW NOTES: PATREON: BLUESKY: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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55 - Full on Frisian Foray: Freedom and Foreign Frenemies in the 15th Century is an episode from History of the Netherlands by Republic of Amsterdam Radio.

This episode is 70:21 long.

This episode was published on Nov 24, 2025.

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