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Episode 488: The Flood
Episode 488: The Flood

Season 1 Episode 488

Efforts to reform France under Louis XV and Louis XVI fail, plunging the kingdom into the flood of revolution. 

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Bloody Crowns: A New History of the Hundred Years War
Bloody Crowns: A New History of the Hundred Years War

Today I sit down with historian Michael Livingston and talk about one of my favorite subjects: the Hundred Years War.

Henry V at Agincourt. Edward III…

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Episode 487: The Old Regime
Episode 487: The Old Regime

Season 1 Episode 487

Also known as the Ancien Regimé, the system of France going into the revolution was maddeningly complex and, seemingly, designed to fail. 

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Episode 486: The Young Republic
Episode 486: The Young Republic

Season 1 Episode 486

The Americans won their independence, but what would they do with it?

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The Romans: A 2,000 Year History
The Romans: A 2,000 Year History

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Today I sit down with historian Edward J. Watts and talk about his latest book: The Romans.

When we think of “ancient Romans” today, many picture the …

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The History of the Peloponnesian War
The History of the Peloponnesian War

Thucydides called his work a “possession for all time,” and his History of the Peloponnesian War has been essential reading for generals and politici…

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Episode 485: The American Revolution Part Three
Episode 485: The American Revolution Part Three

Season 1 Episode 485

Washington's victory at Yorktown effectively ends the war and costs Great Britain her colonies.

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Episode 484: The American Revolution Part Two
Episode 484: The American Revolution Part Two

Season 1 Episode 484

The Battle of Saratoga turns the tide while Washington builds resilience in Valley Forge.

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Episode 483: The American Revolution Part One
Episode 483: The American Revolution Part One

Season 1 Episode 483

The American colonists vote for independence and Washington crosses the Delaware. 

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1942: When World War II Engulfed the Globe
1942: When World War II Engulfed the Globe

By the end of the Second World War, more than seventy million people across the globe had been killed, most of them civilians. Cities from Warsaw to …

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