220. The Civilizing Process; The Knights, Aggression and Torture
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. We are going to start with trivialities, then get into some serious differences between now and the medieval psyche. Around gross stuff,...
29 Jul 1h 3min
219. The Civilizing Process
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. It was probably while the brutal siege in Vienna went on, and the little boys and girls of the region were being sold into slavery, after...
22 Jul 38min
218. Erasmus and the Siege of Vienna
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. There are two stories here, their opposition is part of a theme. Erasmus, the great Erasmus , Erasmus of Rotterdam was even more a prod...
8 Jul 28min
217. How to Tear the West Apart
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. A miner’s son, decided one day, to nail 95 thesis to the door of All Saints Church in Wittenberg in the year of our lord 1517. It seems ...
1 Jul 41min
216. 1453, Before Humanism and the Reformation
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. We explore the roots of Humanism and the Reformation. Taking a long look at the Devotio Moderna, the Brethren of the Common Life. These...
17 Jun 34min
215. Exploring the Causes of the Miracle
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. This episode is just a little introduction to the theories of the causes of the industrial revolution as of right now. We look at the Sh...
10 Jun 53min
214, The Napoleonic Wars Come to an End
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. Consider the British Empire in 1792, the year of Macartney’s expedition to China and the year young Emperor Francis began to look askance...
3 Jun 27min
213 Latin American Independence
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. More focus on Mexico and California than is ideal, but there is a general overview of Spanish America. Spanish America, more than anywhe...
27 Mai 42min
