Versailles #85: Thanks for the Mess
It's high time we examined where the Germans fit into all of this mess. Having been left with the most unfair treaty in the universe, how could these poor unfortunate Germans possibly repair and move ...
6 Jul 201958min
Versailles #84: Big Four, Exit Stage
Vittorio Orlando, George Clemenceau, David Lloyd George and Woodrow Wilson. Four men, who over the last eight months, had been more central to the development of the peace, and thus the development of...
5 Jul 20191h 35min
Delegation Game #20: Peaced Out
Germany and Austria receive their peace treaties, amidst an atmosphere which was calm and collected in some places, but scheming and troubling in others. Could it be guaranteed that these arrangements...
1 Jul 20191h 5min
Versailles #83: Yours Sincerely, Everyone Else
Just because the main event had been and gone, did not mean that the story ended here. For many delegates and peacemakers, the mission remained one of leveraging as many advantages from the peace trea...
30 Jun 201945min
Versailles #82: OTD 28 June 1919 - Signatures of the Century
On This Day in history a century ago! What else, other than that infamous scene. After more than eight months, we reach that scene. What exactly was the Hall of Mirrors like to sit in? We have the ans...
28 Jun 201943min
Versailles #81: Hollow Triumphs
If you thought we'd simply fast forward to the infamous scene where the Germans signed on the dotted line, then you haven't been paying attention! Between the 24 and 27 June, there was a great deal go...
27 Jun 201944min
Delegation Game #19: Peaces Great And Small
With a German Treaty tantalisingly close to completion, it remained to do the rounds, and find out exactly what was bothering or motivating the various delegates. Some last minute agreements, goals, a...
24 Jun 201952min
Versailles #80: OTD 23rd June 1919 - Ayes to the Right
Join me and other history friends on Flick - a great app for history friends and important conversations!My agora friends and others are going to be in New York for a special conference on 29th June -...
23 Jun 201931min
