Goslar’s Kaiserpfalz: The Imperial Palace and the Nationalist Cult

In this episode of Searching for History, I show you the Kaiserpfalz, Goslar Germany’s imperial palace. Goslar is famous for being a medieval seat of the Holy Roman Empire. In this video I talk about the Kaiserpfalz, the Kaiserhaus, the cathedral porch of long-gone Goslar Cathedral, and the nationalist cult of Kaiser Wilhelm I, including the Kyffhäuser monument and the Deutsches Eck. Please join me as I present to you Goslar’s imperial palace.

Timecodes
0:00 – The Intro
0:20 – The Kaiserpfalz
0:56 – The Holy Roman Empire
3:28 – The Kaiserhaus
5:18 – The Cathedral Porch
6:31 – The Nationalist Cult
12:03 – The Outro

Music Attributions
Song 1: To the Top by Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library License, no attribution is required)
Song 2: The Golden Present by Jesse Gallagher (YouTube Audio Library License, no attribution is required)

Image Attributions
Image 1: “Konrad II., römisch-deutscher Kaiser,” https://garystockbridge617.getarchive.net/amp/media/konrad-ii-romisch-deutscher-kaiser-e90274. Public Domain Mark 1.0.
Image 2: “Die Kaiserkrönung Karls des Großen, Maximilianeum München,” https://picryl.com/media/friedrich-kaulbach-kronung-karls-des-grossen-f6e95e. Public domain.
Image 3: “Balduineum Wahl Heinrich VII,” https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Balduineum_Wahl_Heinrich_VII.jpg. Public domain {{PD-art-US}}.
Image 4: “The Holy Roman Empire under the Hohenstaufen, 1138-1254,” https://jenikirbyhistory.getarchive.net/amp/media/the-holy-roman-empire-under-the-hohenstaufen-1138-1254-ddee74. Public domain.
Image 5: “Napoleon,” None. [Between 1908 and 1919] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2016821267/. No known restrictions on publication.
Image 6: “Kaisersaal Goslar, Innenaufnahme von Norden,” by Ramessos & Rabanus Flavus, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kaisersaal_Goslar.jpg. CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.
Image 7: “Kaiserstuhl Pfalzstiftskirche Vorhalle 01,” by Rabanus Flavus, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kaiserstuhl_Pfalzstiftskirche_Vorhalle_01.jpg. CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.
Image 8: “Kaiserstuhl 02,” by Rabanus Flavus, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kaiserstuhl_02.jpg. CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.
Image 9: “Portrait of Napoleon III,” by Adolphe Yvon, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Adolphe_Yvon_-_Portrait_of_Napoleon_III_-_Walters_3795.jpg. Public domain {{PD-US-expired-abroad}}.
Image 10: “Das Lauenburgische Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 9 bei Gravelotte,” by Ernst Zimmer, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ernst_Zimmer_-_Das_Lauenburgische_J%C3%A4ger-Bataillon_Nr._9_bei_Gravelotte.jpg. Public domain {{PD-art-US}}.
Image 11: “Armée-Bourb-en-Suisse,” by Edouard Castres, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Arm%C3%A9e-Bourb-en-Suisse.jpg. Public domain {{PD-US-expired-abroad}}.
Image 12: “The proclamation of the German Empire,” by Anton von Werner, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_v_Werner_-_Kaiserproklamation_am_18_Januar_1871_(3._Fassung_1885).jpg. Public domain.
Image 13: “Barbarossa,” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Barbarossa.jpg. Public domain {{PD-art-US}}.
Image 14: “Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany – 1902,” https://picryl.com/media/kaiser-wilhelm-ii-of-germany-1902-081c47. Public domain.
Image 15: “Crusaders besieging Damascus,” held and digitized by the British Library, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crusaders_besieging_Damascus_-_Chronique_d%27Ernoul_et_de_Bernard_le_Tr%C3%A9sorier_(late_15th_C),_f.280v_-_BL_Royal_MS_15_E_I.jpg. CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.
Image 16: “Barbarossas Erwachen (Wislicenus) groß,” by Hermann Wislicenus, https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Barbarossas_Erwachen_(Wislicenus)_gro%C3%9F.jpg. Public domain {{PD-US-expired-abroad}}.
Image 17: “160818 Deutsches Eck Mosel Balduinbrücke Koblenz,” https://picryl.com/media/160818-deutsches-eck-mosel-balduinbrucke-koblenz-438711. Public domain.