214, The Napoleonic Wars Come to an End
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. Consider the British Empire in 1792, the year of Macartney’s expedition to China and the year young Emperor Francis began to look askance...
3 Kesä 27min
213 Latin American Independence
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. More focus on Mexico and California than is ideal, but there is a general overview of Spanish America. Spanish America, more than anywhe...
27 Touko 42min
212. Boring Administrative History; HR
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. The challenges to recruiting enough men for service in the Royal Navy and the Army and Militia were formidable. It is revealed that the...
13 Touko 40min
211. Boring Administrative History; Smuggling and Moving Money
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. The trade war between Britain and Napoleon reached a new level in 1807. British merchants were desperate for new markets. The French w...
29 Huhti 30min
210 Boring Administrative History; Finance and Taxation
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. The wars from 1793 to 1815 included expenditure of 830 million pounds for Army Navy and Ordinance, mainly the Navy. Another 65 million po...
15 Huhti 36min
209 Boring Administrative History; Industry
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. “The removal of soil, earth or rubbish, the conveyance of stones, sand or lime, everything is done by little four wheel carts drawn by a ...
8 Huhti 46min
The Ending of Corruption; Boring Administrative History
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. We have a real example of a cultural change brought about by the pressures of war. The great weapon of war against corruption is accoun...
1 Huhti 47min
Boring Administrative History; Intelligence and Communication
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. Before the 1807 attack on Denmark, Napoleon gave an ultimatum to Denmark, to Talleyrand’s horror btw. The ultimatum was for Denmark to t...
25 Maalis 25min
