Seven Years War, Part 2, 2nd Hundred Years War Part 26

Seven Years War, Part 2, 2nd Hundred Years War Part 26

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. This one covers : European grand strategy with a focus on the opening of the naval war and the execution of Admiral Byng. The Prussian part of the war in significant detail with focus on Frederick's two miracles.The War in India, including the Battle of Plessey and the attempted attack on Bengal by the VOC. The Black Hole of Calcutta serves as impetus for the EIC to conquer Bengal, though it seems Robert Clive's consp...

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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

Talleyrand in History Part 7; 1815-1830

Talleyrand in History Part 7; 1815-1830

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. “Talleyrand was in a black mood. All that he had achieved over the past eighteen months had been destroyed: the bloodless and amiable re...

21 Jan 43min

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