51. The Dutch Got their Beard Caught in the Mailbox

51. The Dutch Got their Beard Caught in the Mailbox

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. Will you marry me? That's what Cromwell asked the Dutch. A proposal! Just out of the blue. What did the Dutch think? Then they sent Blake to ask again, more forcefully, less romantically, this time. We look at the decision of the English to emulate (totally copy) the Dutch. And the Dutch are monopolizing large parts of world trade. But you can't have two monopolists. Conflict. ...

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210 Boring Administrative History; Finance and Taxation

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 Apr 36min

209 Boring Administrative History; Industry

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 Apr 46min

The Ending of Corruption; Boring Administrative History

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 Apr 47min

Boring Administrative History; Intelligence and Communication

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 Mar 25min

India, China, Japan, Vietnam and Muscat in the Napoleonic Wars

India, China, Japan, Vietnam and Muscat in the Napoleonic Wars

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. You probably know that by the middle of the 19th century, the British dominated India. The British introduced railroads and electricity...

11 Mar 1h

Ottoman Empire; The Sick Man of Europe

Ottoman Empire; The Sick Man of Europe

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. For the Ottoman empire the French Revolution to Waterloo have a definte arc, and it isn’t pretty, and there is some coverage up to the Cr...

25 Feb 41min

Qajari Persia; the Origins of the Great Game

Qajari Persia; the Origins of the Great Game

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. A scientific expedition, led by Jean Bruguière and Guillaume Olivier. Now they truly were scientists, but they were also diplomats secre...

11 Feb 41min

Belgium is born; Talleyrand in History concluded

Belgium is born; Talleyrand in History concluded

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. In a great triumph for France, and Talleyrand personally, Belgium is born. This is one of history's true ironies because of how the exis...

28 Jan 1h

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