64.2 Russo-Turkish War 1788 and the Reforms of Joseph II

64.2 Russo-Turkish War 1788 and the Reforms of Joseph II

The Origins of the French Revolutionary Wars can be dated to 17th August 1787, when in Constantinople the Ottomans arrested the Russian ambassador Count Bulgakov in the Topkapi palace, and declared war on St Petersburg. Catherine the Great had deliberately provoked the Turks and now dragged in the reluctant Austrians into the war. The Austrian Emperor was Joseph II, the archetypal enlightened despot, who worked hard to reform his empire but from the top down. His reforms provoked the so-called Brabantine Revolution 1789-90 in the Netherlands which was similar in some ways to the contemporary French Revolution.


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Music from Joseph Haydn (Symphony 94, 'Surpise'), Christoph Gluck (the opera 'Iphigenie En Tauride') and Mozart (the Turkish March), courtesy of www.musopen.org


Picture - January Suchodolski - the Siege of Ochakov 1788

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03.2 The Battle of Gaugamela 331 BC, Part 2

03.2 The Battle of Gaugamela 331 BC, Part 2

Part 2 of 2 on the Battle of Gaugamela, 331 BC. In 334 BC Alexander the Great's Greek/Macedonian army of conquest marched into Asia. Here I tell the story of the campaign, and Alexander's plans to forge a new Greco-Persian culture Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

9 Feb 201420min

03.1 The Battle of Gaugamela 331 BC, Part 1

03.1 The Battle of Gaugamela 331 BC, Part 1

Part 1 of 2 on the Battle of Gaugamela, 331 BC. Describes the build up to the invasion of the Persian Empire by Alexander the Great, with an army of Greeks and Macedonianswww.historyeurope.netPicture: A Hellinistic bust of a young Alexander the Great, possibly from Ptolemaic Egypt, 2nd–1st century BC, now in the British Museum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2 Feb 201414min

02.2 The Battle of Marathon 490 BC, Part 2

02.2 The Battle of Marathon 490 BC, Part 2

Part 2 of 2 on the Battle of Marathon, between the Ancient Greeks and the Persian Empirewww.patreon.com/historyeuropePicture: Greek hoplite and Persian warrior depicted fighting. 5th century BC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

19 Jan 201425min

02.1 The Battle of Marathon 490 BC, Part 1

02.1 The Battle of Marathon 490 BC, Part 1

In 490 BC the Ancient Greeks of Athens fought for their very survival and for their way of life against the Persian Empire. It is important because the Greeks were to help build the foundations of European civilisationwww.historyeurope.netwww.patreon.com/historyeuropePicture: The relief stone of Darius the Great in the Behistun Inscription Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12 Jan 201419min

01.1 A History of Europe, Introduction

01.1 A History of Europe, Introduction

The year 2014 marks a hundred years since the beginning of the First World War- a war which started in Europe and tore the continent apart. It is a time for reflection on its legacy. This podcast acts as an introduction to the series of podcasts telling the history of Europe from the Ancient Greeks to the First World War Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

28 Des 20138min

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