77. War of Spanish Succession Part 4; Gibraltar, North America and Peace
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. We cover the campaign to take Gibraltar and hold it 1704-5, including the great sea battle of Malaga. We cover the war in North America...
3 Des 202140min
War of Spanish Succession Part 3 , Marlborough, Rooke, Oudenarde, Malplaquet and Vigo
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. The war continues with continued victories for Marlborough, but coalition politics and politics in London spell bad news for John Churchi...
19 Nov 202141min
War of Spanish Succession Part 2 , Marlborough, Blenheim, Ramillies
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. Marlborough's earliest campaigns covered in great detail. There is an analysis of why Marlborough's armies were able to defeat what were...
5 Nov 202144min
74. War of the Spanish Succession Part 1 -Marlborough and Isaac Newton
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. We discuss many of the political and financial issues around the Spanish Succession war. We introduce the idea of the fiscal military...
21 Okt 202144min
73. Nine Years War, War of the Grand Alliance, King Williams War
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. So many names for one war. We focus on the war at sea and in North America. The peace of exhaustion and provide an introduction to th...
6 Okt 20211h 2min
72 Intro to the Second Hundred Years War
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. We take a look at the big themes we will be discussing. This include Naval Mastery, the Balance of Power, continuity between the wars, t...
24 Sep 202138min
71. 2nd Hundred Years War Part 1; 1672 The Disaster Year
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. "It takes but one foe to breed a war," says Faramir in the Lord of the Rings. 1672 was the Disaster Year for the United Provinces, and a...
10 Sep 202154min
70. The Causes of the Industrial Revolution via Sheilagh Ogilvie
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. The long promised look at Big History , we lay out 5 themes for the Causes of the Industrial Revolution. Near the end there is the real...
27 Aug 202148min
