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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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6 months ago
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…
6 months ago
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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6 months, 1 week ago
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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6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Romans: A 2,000 Year History
Season 1
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 …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
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…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
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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6 months, 3 weeks ago
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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6 months, 3 weeks ago
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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6 months, 4 weeks ago
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 …
7 months ago