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Episode 333: Denmark

Season 1 Episode 331

We have not covered Denmark or Sweden much since the Viking Age. Today that changes. Both kingdoms will play major roles in the Thirty Years War so t…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Episode 332: The Spanish Juggernaut

Season 1 Episode 330

Spain was truly a world empire by the opening of the Thirty Years War in 1618. While it was not without weaknesses, it was perceived as being the mos…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Lawless Republic: The Rise of Cicero and the Decline of Rome

Today I interview historian Josiah Osgood and we discuss his latest book: Lawless Republic: The Rise of Cicero and the Decline of Rome. 

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Intent to Destroy: Russia’s Two-Hundred-Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine

Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. And yet, to Ukrainians, this attack was painfully familiar, the latest episod…

11 months, 4 weeks ago

Episode 331: And the Ottomans...

Season 1 Episode 329

The Thirty Years War might not have happened had the Habsburg monarchy been stronger. But a series of internal and external conflicts beginning in th…

1 year ago

Episode 330: House Austria

Season 1 Episode 330

One simply cannot understand the Thirty Years War without first digesting the Austrian Habsburgs. Today, we tell that story.

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1 year ago

Episode 329: The Religions of the Empire

Season 1 Episode 329

Today, I cover the convergence of faiths in the Holy Roman Empire that will, to an extent, drive the conflict of the Thirty Years War: Catholicism, L…

1 year ago

Episode 328: The Empire

Season 1 Episode 328

As we begin the Thirty Years War, I back up a bit and explore the structure of the Holy Roman Empire.

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1 year ago

Early Modern Overview Four: Religion, Economics, and Technology

Season 1

As you can imagine, much changed in European economic life and technology between 1450 and 1650. Here I cover many of the most relevant transformatio…

1 year ago

Early Modern Overview Three: Politics and Culture

Season 1

In this episode, we discuss major political and cultural changes in Early Modern Europe.

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1 year, 1 month ago