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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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Episode 482: The Boiling Pot

Season 1 Episode 480

In the span of one decade, Great Britain went from winning a war against France to fighting a war with its own colonies. This is that story.

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Episode 481: The Partition of Poland

Season 1 Episode 479

Over the course of roughly three decades, Lithuania-Poland ceased to exist. 

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Episode 480: The Seven Years War

Season 1 Episode 480

AKA the French and Indian War for those of you who ever took US History...

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

Episode 479: Storm on the Horizon

Season 1 Episode 479

A number of factors led into the Seven Years War. Here I break them down.

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9 months ago

Episode 478: Pirates!

Season 1 Episode 478

Plus the Russo-Turkish War of 1710 and the founding of New Orleans.

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Episode 477: Prussia

Season 1 Episode 477

Frederick I founds the Kingdom of Prussia and the Great Frost of 1709 grips Europe.

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Episode 476: Peter the Great

Season 1 Episode 476

Russia enters our story as a major power player under Peter the Great.

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Episode 475: Europe and North America at the Turn of the Century

Season 1 Episode 475

I cover a few remaining issues from the year 1700 including the rise of Russian and the formation of Great Britain.

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Episode 474: The Sun King

Season 1 Episode 474

"I am the State." - Louis XIV

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9 months, 3 weeks ago