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American Nations, American Union: Interview with Colin Woodard
Season 3 Episode 46
Few books have influenced my view of American history and politics more than Colin Woodard's American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional…
6 years, 7 months ago
Classic Tides: The Black Death Revisited
Season 3 Episode 45
In light of current events, we are re-posting one of my favorite episodes (from June, 2018) on the Black Death.
Between 1346 and 1351, the Black Death…
6 years, 7 months ago
Suleiman the Magnificent and Ottoman Decline
Season 3 Episode 44
The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent was the high point of the Ottoman Empire, but for centuries, it has also been pegged as the beginning of the em…
6 years, 7 months ago
Suleiman the Magnificent and the Apex of the Ottoman Empire
Season 3 Episode 43
Suleiman the Magnificent ruled the Ottoman Empire for forty-six years. During that time, his armies fought everywhere from Iran to Vienna. His navies…
6 years, 7 months ago
Pirates! With Leah Sutherland
Season 3 Episode 42
Leah returns to chat with Patrick about one of their favorite topics - pirates. It wouldn't be a Leah episode if we didn't range widely, so we also c…
6 years, 7 months ago
The Ottomans, the Safavids, and the War for the Muslim World, 1501-1514
Season 3 Episode 41
The Muslim world was a vast and diverse place, home to a variety of traditions and schools of thought. The Safavids began as a brotherhood of Sufi my…
6 years, 8 months ago
The Ottomans, the Mamluks, and the Clash for Control of the Muslim World
Season 3 Episode 40
While the Ottoman Empire spent most of its early history expanding into Christian Europe, it also faced east, toward the vast, wealthy, and dynamic M…
6 years, 8 months ago
Pilgrims, Puritans, and the Battle for New England: Interview with Historian Peter Mancall
Season 3 Episode 39
The Pilgrims and the Puritans dominate our understanding not just of early New England, but also early America and the entire future course of Americ…
6 years, 8 months ago
The Rising Tide of the Ottoman Empire, 1453-1481
Season 3 Episode 38
Mehmet the Conqueror captured Constantinople for the Ottoman Empire in 1453 and ended the thousand-year reign of the Byzantine Empire after an epic s…
6 years, 9 months ago
The Dawn of the Age of Exploration
Season 3 Episode 37
What was it like to be on the cutting edge of the Age of Exploration, and what made these enormous leaps possible? To answer those questions, we foll…
6 years, 9 months ago