55.1 Emperor Leopold I and the History of Austria
The Habsburg Emperor Leopold I (1658-1705) faces the twin challenge of the France of Louis XIV in the west and the Ottoman Empire in the EastMusic: Christmas Concert by composer Arcangelo CorelliPictu...
25 Des 202027min
54.4 Anglo Dutch Wars of 17th Century
In the 1660's and 1670's the British (after the Restoration of the Monarchy led by King Charles II) and the Dutch fight a second and third naval war for control of the seas. It includes the audacious ...
4 Des 202032min
54.3 Death of Oliver Cromwell and the Restoration
The death of Oliver Cromwell in September 1658 left the republican government in disarray. The mood of the country favoured the return of monarchy, and so King Charles II was invited to the restored E...
27 Nov 202023min
54.2 The First Anglo Dutch War 1652-54
The Anglo Dutch wars were not only important events in their own right, but also the earliest in a sequence of naval wars which continued into the nineteenth century. At first sight the British Common...
20 Nov 202035min
54.1 End of the English Civil War
After the execution of Charles I, Oliver Cromwell and his Commonwealth government asserted their authority over Ireland and Scotland. They fought off an invasion from Charles's son, which was defeated...
13 Nov 202025min
53.3 The Ruin and the Deluge
Turmoil in northern and eastern Europe continues with war involving Sweden, Denmark, Russia, Poland-Lithuania and the Ottoman Empire. The Cossacks of Ukraine lose their last hopes for autonomy. The Ru...
9 Okt 202022min
53.2 The Swedish Deluge, Poland 1655
A Cossack uprising breaks out in 1648 partly a response to local grievances but also an attempt to retain a degree of autonomy. However, by appealing to Moscow for help, Bohadan Khmelnitsky triggers t...
2 Okt 202023min
53.1 Khmelnitsky Cossack Rebellion 1648
First Part of a series 'The Ruin and the Deluge' on the turbulent late 17th century of eastern Europe. In 1648 the Cossacks start a major rebellion against their Polish overlords. In an attempt to ret...
25 Sep 202023min
