The Age of Walpole; Part 1, Sacheverall and the Sinking Fund, a 2nd 100 Years War interlude
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. The Church is in Danger! Her Holy Communion rent and divided by factious and schismatical impostors. Her primitive worship profaned and...
20 Maj 202236min
War of the Quadruple Alliance, part 2; Robert Filmer?
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. The Chicken War is covered as part of the War of the Quadruple Alliance as well as the more consequential Armada of 1719. Cardinal Alber...
6 Maj 202241min
War of the Quadruple Alliance Part 1
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. Peace treaties do not always work out the way they are intended, especially if they are complex and take time to implement. The many tre...
22 Apr 202244min
France the Enemy; France and the American Revolution.
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. We look at the factors that drove France to join the American Revolution despite the obvious ideological problems with a divine right mon...
8 Apr 202242min
85. France, the Enemy: The Royal Repression
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. We cover the repressive powers of the royal government and some of the reactions to it. Some of the issues are common to all autocracies...
25 Mars 202233min
84. France: The Enemy, France and the Origins of the Industrial Revolution
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. This episode measures France against the 5 standard theories for the origins of the Industrial Revolution. 1. Special unique culture tha...
11 Mars 202227min
France: The Enemy, Part 6, Why Revolution?
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. The Cabinet Noir is the most interesting part of this show. This mail reading, code breaking part of the regime was part of their effort...
25 Feb 20221h 1min
82. France: The Enemy, Part 5, Psychology of Peasants and Nobles
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. We continue our social history with a look at the Psychology of Peasants and Nobles, with Jon Elster as our guide. For nobles we track s...
11 Feb 202251min
