71.1 Franco-Prussian War 1870-71 - Background

71.1 Franco-Prussian War 1870-71 - Background

Following Prussia's victory at Königgrätz in 1866, the North German Confederation became an instrument for Prussian dominance. All northern German states not directly annexed by Prussia were put in the new Confederation in which Berlin assumed control of their foreign and military affairs, and most of their internal ones as well. A solid block of Prussian territory stretched now between France and Belgium in the west to Russian Lithuania in the east.

Tensions rise between Paris and Berlin, and Napoleon III of France blunders into a war against Germany for which he is not prepared


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Picture - German troops at Torcy, in September 1870

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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

40.1 Italy in 1400's

40.1 Italy in 1400's

Overview of Italy in the 1400's in the lead-up to the Renaissance and Italian Wars. The 5 main powers were The Papacy, Milan, Florence, Naples and Venice, each with very different characteristics. The...

27 Okt 201730min

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