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Episode 337: Fall of the Winter King
Season 1 Episode 337
Frederick V's brief stint as the leader of the Protestant resistance comes to an end.
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1 year, 2 months ago
Episode 336: The Defenestration of Prague
Season 1 Episode 336
The Thirty Years War begins with the Bohemian revolt. That begins by a bunch of guys getting chucked out a window...
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1 year, 2 months ago
Episode 335: The Eve of War
Season 1 Episode 335
The death of Emperor Rudolf in 1612 brought his brother Matthias to the throne. While this marked a period of recovery for the Habsburg dynasty, Matt…
1 year, 2 months ago
Episode 334: On The Brink
Season 1 Episode 334
The years leading up to the Thirty Years War saw the repeated failures of various institutions within the Holy Roman Empire.
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Western Civ Podcast
1 year, 2 months ago
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…
1 year, 2 months 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…
1 year, 3 months 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.
In its final …
1 year, 3 months 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…
1 year, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months ago