71. 2nd Hundred Years War Part 1; 1672 The Disaster Year

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. "It takes but one foe to breed a war," says Faramir in the Lord of the Rings. 1672 was the Disaster Year for the United Provinces, and a life changing trauma for William of Orange. We cover the cannibalistic crowning event, the Bombing Bishop and the Wild Hunt. Appeasement as a concept when Louis XIV is in your neighborhood. We do a quick round up of 16th and 17th century Spanish and French history as well, as...