211. Boring Administrative History; Smuggling and Moving Money
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. The trade war between Britain and Napoleon reached a new level in 1807. British merchants were desperate for new markets. The French w...
29 Apr 30min
210 Boring Administrative History; Finance and Taxation
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. The wars from 1793 to 1815 included expenditure of 830 million pounds for Army Navy and Ordinance, mainly the Navy. Another 65 million po...
15 Apr 36min
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
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
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 Mars 25min
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 Mars 1h
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
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
