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Shorto highlights the irony of the Glorious Revolution, where the Dutch invaded England, an event that integrated Dutch business methods into the British Empire. 8.
Season 8 Episode 528
Shorto highlights the irony of the Glorious Revolution, where the Dutch invaded England, an event that integrated Dutch business methods into the Br…
3 days, 10 hours ago
Shorto explores George Downing's influence and the Second Anglo-Dutch War, highlighting England's adoption of Dutch finance and the principle of tolerance. 7.
Season 8 Episode 528
Shorto explores George Downing's influence and the Second Anglo-Dutch War, highlighting England's adoption of Dutch finance and the principle of tol…
3 days, 10 hours ago
Shorto explains how Richard Nichols named New York and established its boundaries, while detailing the creation of New Jersey through royal patronage. 6.
Season 8 Episode 528
Shorto explains how Richard Nichols named New York and established its boundaries, while detailing the creation of New Jersey through royal patronag…
3 days, 10 hours ago
Russell Shorto describes the peaceful handover of New Amsterdam, characterizing the English takeover as a merger designed to preserve the colony's unique, diverse commercial society. 5.
Season 8 Episode 528
Russell Shorto describes the peaceful handover of New Amsterdam, characterizing the English takeover as a merger designed to preserve the colony's u…
3 days, 10 hours ago
Shorto connects the English Civil War and Stuart restoration to American history, detailing Richard Nichols' espionage for royals and the eventual renaming of New York. 4.
Season 8 Episode 528
Shorto connects the English Civil War and Stuart restoration to American history, detailing Richard Nichols' espionage for royals and the eventual re…
3 days, 10 hours ago
Shorto explores Manhattan's social history, highlighting figures like Dorothia Angola and Catalina Trico, while debunking myths regarding the "sale" of the island and Irving's caricatures. 3.
Season 8 Episode 528
Shorto explores Manhattan's social history, highlighting figures like Dorothia Angola and Catalina Trico, while debunking myths regarding the…
3 days, 10 hours ago
Russell Shorto provides a nuanced perspective on Peter Stuyvesant, explaining how the Director-General matured while managing the Dutch colony's growth and the invention of capitalism. 2.
Season 8 Episode 528
Russell Shorto provides a nuanced perspective on Peter Stuyvesant, explaining how the Director-General matured while managing the Dutch colony's gro…
3 days, 10 hours ago
Russell Shorto discusses Richard Nichols' 1664 expedition to conquer New Amsterdam, detailing Nichols' royal connections, Ampthill background, and the involvement of several key colonial figures. 1.
Season 8 Episode 528
Russell Shorto discusses Richard Nichols' 1664 expedition to conquer New Amsterdam, detailing Nichols' royal connections, Ampthill background, and t…
3 days, 10 hours ago
Tabrizy details a defiant prisoner-led trial in Evin Prison and explains how Iranian women maintain the movement through daily, visible disobedience of mandatory hijab laws. 4
Season 8 Episode 528
Tabrizy details a defiant prisoner-led trial in Evin Prison and explains how Iranian women maintain the movement through daily, visible disobedience…
3 days, 10 hours ago
Tabrizy describes the IRGC's pervasive control, the state's targeted repression of Kurdish minorities, and how Gen Z's lack of future prospects fuels their ongoing defiance.
Season 8 Episode 528
Tabrizy describes the IRGC's pervasive control, the state's targeted repression of Kurdish minorities, and how Gen Z's lack of future prospects fuel…
3 days, 10 hours ago