Bonus - The Company in India with Professor Philip Stern
Philip J. Stern, Professor of History at Duke Empire, Incorporated The Company-State: Corporate Sovereignty and the Early Modern Foundations of the British Empire in India Learn more about your ad ...
16 Feb 56min
04.11 - New Starts in New England
New England faces smallpox, failed harvests, and religious dissenters. Join the Mailing List! Join the Patreon House of Lords for ad-free episodes! Buy a ticket to Intelligent Speech 2026 ...
9 Feb 23min
04.10 - The Cabal
With the downfall of Clarendon, the CABAL takes centre stage in Restoration politics. But it's never so simple... Join the Mailing List! Join the Patreon House of Lords for ad-free episodes! Bu...
26 Jan 32min
04.09 - The Raid on the Medway
Bankruptcy forces the Royal Navy into port. I'm sure it'll be safe. Nicholas Rodgers, The Command of the Ocean: A Naval History of Britain, Volume 2, 1649–1815 Anna Keay, The Restless Republi...
19 Jan 34min
04.08 - The Four Days' Battle
The Royal Navy and the Dutch fleet square off. Michiel de Ruyter needs to clear the way for the merchant fleet to get home, or else the Dutch economy might collapse. George Monck, Duke of Albemarle, i...
12 Jan 44min
04.07 - A City of Ash
After the Great Fire of London, the city needed to be rebuilt. Rebecca Rideal, 1666: Plague, War, and Hellfire Jacob Field, London, Londoners and the Great Fire of 1666: Disaster and Recover. ...
5 Jan 35min
Slavery throughout History with Patrick Wyman
Today I speak with Dr Patrick Wyman, host of The Fall of Rome, Tides of History, and his new show Past Lives. He's also published The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years that Shook the Wo...
22 Dec 202553min
04.06 - The Great Fire of London
From a bakery on Pudding Lane, a fire destroys most of the City of London. Rebecca Rideal, 1666: Plague, War, and Hellfire Jacob Field, London, Londoners and the Great Fire of 1666: Disaster an...
24 Nov 202542min
