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Episode 445: War and Peace
Season 1 Episode 447
The Thirty Years War comes to an end, leaving Germany devastated and divided.
Western Civ 2.0
1 year, 1 month ago
Episode 444: The End of the Baltic War
Season 1 Episode 444
The Holy Roman Empire wilts under the combined pressure of Sweden and France. Spain exits our stage. And Central Europe lurches toward peace.
Western …
1 year, 1 month ago
Episode 443: A New Alliance
Season 1 Episode 443
Shifting alliances continue to hamper peace efforts in the Thirty Years War.
Western Civ 2.0
1 year, 1 month ago
Episode 342: The War in Germany
Season 1 Episode 342
The Thirty Years War continues to drag on in Germany after the death of Ferdinand II and the ascension of Ferdinand III.
Western Civ 2.0
1 year, 1 month ago
Episode 341: The War After Adolphus
Season 1 Episode 341
The years after the death of the Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus saw the ever-shifting alliances of the Thirty Years War do maximum damage.
Western Ci…
1 year, 1 month ago
Episode 340: The Lion of the North
Season 1 Episode 340
King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden briefly, but decisively, intervenes in the Thirty Years War.
1 year, 2 months ago
Episode 339: Denmark Intervenes
Season 1 Episode 339
Christian IV of Denmark intervenes in the Thirty Years War.
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Western Civ 2.0
1 year, 2 months ago
Summer of Fire and Blood: The German Peasants War
Season 1
The German Peasants’ War was the greatest popular uprising in Western Europe before the French Revolution. In 1524 and 1525, it swept across Germany …
1 year, 2 months ago
Episode 338: Cardinal Richelieu
Season 1 Episode 338
Cardinal Richelieu comes to power in France, altering the course of French history.
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Western Civ 2.0
1 year, 2 months ago
Land Power: Who Has It, Who Doesn’t, and How That Determines the Fate of Societies
Season 1
For millennia, land has been a symbol of wealth and privilege. But the true power of land ownership is even greater than we might think. In Land Powe…
1 year, 2 months ago