64.3 The French Revolution 1789

64.3 The French Revolution 1789

The French king from 1774, Louis XVI, was poorly equipped for the role of national leader at a difficult time. His tragedy was that he had good intentions and a strong sense of responsibility. But he was shy and awkward and lacked the required political skills and charisma. Decades of failure for the French in foreign and domestic affairs, resulted in a profound crisis of legitimacy for the monarchy, resulting in the famous revolution of 1789


www.patreon.com/historyeurope

www.historyeurope.net


Music from Hector Berlioz (Symphonie Fantastique), courtesy of www.musopen.org


Picture - Jean-Pierre Houël - The storming of the Bastille, July 14, 1789

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episoder(247)

42.2 Portuguese Discovery of India

42.2 Portuguese Discovery of India

The epic voyage of Vasco Da Gama 1497-1499, who sailed from Portugal, around the southern tip of Africa, along the eastern coast of Africa and then onto India. The discovery of a sea route from Europe...

2 Feb 201827min

42.1 Portuguese Voyages of Discovery

42.1 Portuguese Voyages of Discovery

Portugal, having established its position in Iberia, begins to make conquests in Morocco. At the same time the Portuguese prince Henry the Navigator (pictured) sponsors the beginning of a series of di...

26 Jan 201826min

41.2 Russo-Lithuanian Wars 1500-1503

41.2 Russo-Lithuanian Wars 1500-1503

Russo-Lithuanian Wars 1500-1503. Ivan III the Great (pictured) continues the expansion of Muscovy by the capture of Lithuanian territories Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

29 Des 201717min

41.1 Conquest of Novgorod by Ivan III of Moscow

41.1 Conquest of Novgorod by Ivan III of Moscow

Russia in the 1400's. The Conquest of Novgorod by Ivan III the Great, Grand Prince of Moscowwww.historyeurope.netwww.patreon.com/historyeurope Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

22 Des 201724min

40.5 Battle of Fornovo 1495

40.5 Battle of Fornovo 1495

King Charles VIII of France, following his conquest of Naples, heads back through Italy to France but is attacked on his way back by a combined Venetian-Milanese army. The two sides meet near the vill...

24 Nov 201718min

40.4 Charles VIII of France Invades Naples

40.4 Charles VIII of France Invades Naples

Charles VII leads his army into Italy to invade the Kingdom of Naples. He is invited into the peninsula by Ludovico Il Moro of Milan, concerned about aggression from Naples. Ludovico had expected the ...

17 Nov 201725min

40.3 Lorenzo the Magnificent, Florence

40.3 Lorenzo the Magnificent, Florence

Lorenzo il Magnifico, ruler of Florence 1469-1492. In the so-called Pazzi Conspiracy Pope Sixtus IV organises an assassination attempt on Lorenzo and his brother Giuliano. Lorenzo survives and goes on...

10 Nov 201719min

40.2 Renaissance Florence & Medici

40.2 Renaissance Florence & Medici

Rise of the Medici dynasty in Florence. Renaissance Italy sees a remarkable flourishing of art and literature, with such writers as Dante, Bocaccio and Petrarch, the architects Brunelleschi and Michel...

4 Nov 201726min

Populært innen Historie

rss-dette-ma-aldri-skje-igjen
rss-katastrofe
historier-som-endret-norge
henrettelsespodden
sektledere
aftenposten-historie
rss-benadet
med-egne-oyne
historier-som-endret-verden
rss-nadelose-nordmenn-gestapo
rss-strid-de-norske-borgerkrigene
historiepodden-ww2
rss-gamle-greier
rss-frontkjemperne
historiepodden
liberal-halvtime
rss-politisk-preik
rss-historiepodden-ww2
vare-historier
rss-historiske-romanser-svik-drap-og-kjarlighet