133 Ill-Fated Rematch

About this episode

The episode discusses the unresolved governance of Slesvig and the escalating tensions between Danes and Germans leading to thoughts of another war.

The war between Denmark and the duchies hadn’t solved the question of who should govern Slesvig. Tension between Danes and Germans kept growing, and too many people on both sides started to think that only another war could settle the issue.

People in this episode

Host: Mikael Shainkman

Topics covered

• Danish history
• German history
• Slesvig governance
• war
• national tension

Keywords

• Denmark
• Slesvig
• Germany
• war
• tension
• governance
• Danish history

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Denmark, Slesvig, Germany

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