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7.1 - 325 The Early Stuarts
Season 7 Episode 1
After an overview of Series 7, it's time to talk about James and the Historians. History has treated James roughly – helped by a 17th century hatchet…
4 years, 9 months ago
324a The 30 Years War with Zack Twamley
Season 6 Episode 60
Zack is the author of for God and the Devil, and we discuss the highlights and numerous lowlights of the 30 years war
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4 years, 9 months ago
324 Europe XII Colonisation and War
Season 6 Episode 59
The early 17th century saw the emergence of the Dutch Republic as a new colonial power, and the resurgence of France after her religious wars. But mo…
4 years, 9 months ago
323 Europe XII Absolutely Nations
Season 6 Episode 58
Hobbes argued that only an all powerful ruler could do what was required to protect the people and preserve property, and for that the loss of indivi…
4 years, 10 months ago
322Europe XII Religion & Science
Season 6 Episode 57
In the first of three episodes on Europe 1600-1650, we talk about religion, scientific revolution, and Witchcraft. And why Galileo was a weaker No 8 …
4 years, 10 months ago
321a The Bagpipes of Freedom by Mike Corradi
A tale of an unlikely British hero in 1945 from Mike Corradi of A History of Italy podcast
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4 years, 10 months ago
321 Fin de Siecle
Season 6 Episode 56
The final years of Elizabeth's reign inevitably have the sense of the end of an era; she retreated to her chambers, court was no longer the attractio…
4 years, 11 months ago
320 Justice and the State
Season 6 Episode 55
Crime in England saw a sharp growth between the 1580s and 1640s; and the hand of justice lay heavy. But at the same time was forged a system of local…
4 years, 11 months ago
319 Dearth and Discord
Season 6 Episode 54
The last 15-20 years of Elizabeth's reign have been described as the Golden Age. It's a description that might have seemed incomprehensible to many o…
4 years, 11 months ago
318a The Prehistory of British Broadcasting by Paul Kerensa
Paul Kerensa of the British Broadcasting Century podcast gives an engaging and brisk march through the early years of British Broadcasting
…5 years ago