Hanging with History
The first season focuses on the origins of the Industrial Revolution or the Great Enrichment, we go deep into history to gain enough background knowledge to actually understand the various theories of the origins of the Great Enrichment. Eventually we learn that we also need to know how the miracle was consolidated, as the many other close approaches to the Industrial Revolution failed.A kwirky style, but intellectually ambitious with the goal of understanding history well enough to understand the miracle that happened that one time. It's gonna be a long series.
Episodes
153 episodes
1797 Cape St Vincent, Jervis and Thomas Cochrane
The new French and Spanish alliance is ascendant in the Mediterranean. The strategic move the Spanish make is more dictated by the royal revenue requirements and political strategy rather than naval strategy. The outco...
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Episode 153
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30:18
1795 1796 Naval Campaigns
We cover some of the heroic events that increased pride and self confidence of the Royal Navy: Pellew's defeat of a 74 with 2 frigates and Cornwallis' Retreat. We also have Richery's expedition which demonstrates the capabil...
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Episode 152
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38:19
The Glorious First of June
This looks at the Glorious First of June campaign, covering all the engagements with extra attention to the 1st of June Was it a French strategic victory or was the Royal Navy the winner in this series of battles?We a...
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Episode 151
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37:10
1793 French Revolutionary War; War of the First Coalition
1793 is a year of opportunities thrown away. The allies dominate the poorly disciplined French army, but waste the summer in pointless sieges, even after the road to France is wide open. All the allies are narrowly focused on selfis...
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Episode 150
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25:41
149. 1792 French Revolutionary Wars
This covers the first year of the War of the First Coalition, which ends with the "homicidal philanthropy of France."Brunswick's invasion, the battle of Valmy, the battle of Jemappes, Dumoriez's conquest of Belgium. The creation o...
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Episode 149
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19:38
Birmingham Riots and Chaos caused by the French Revolution
The Priestly Riots, also known as the Birmingham Riots, were part of the Church and King riots, that were part of the disgust reaction against French inspired radicals in Britain.The four wars: The Russo Swedish War, the Theatre War, th...
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Episode 148
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49:31
The French Revolution and Britain
The French Revolution was the most exciting thing to ever happen for some radical intellectuals. But gradually the murderyness, the chaos, mob rule and savage cruelty began to turn people away from the Revolution.Church and King s...
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Episode 147
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27:20
French Revolution; Calendars, Cults and Acute Pain
We close the French Revolution at the Thermidorean Reaction and the execution of Robespierre. We treat the conspiracy to overthrow Robespierre as a self fulfilling prophecy. Once you know Robespierre is against you, he will kill you...
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Episode 146
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35:49
145. French Revolution Part 3; The Terror
Only 24% of French priests are willing to take the constitutional oath putting their allegiance to the state above that to Jesus and the Pope. The Vendee is extra religious because of their relatively recent conversion from Calvinism.&nbs...
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Episode 145
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38:54
144. The French Revolution: To Kill a King
Only 24% of French priests are willing to take the constitutional oath putting their allegiance to the state above that to Jesus and the Pope. The Vendee is extra religious because of their relatively recent conversion from Calvinism.&nbs...
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Episode 144
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49:02
143. French Revolution; Necessary Reform and Planting the seeds of Disaster; Part 1
The first year of the French Revolution the way it is conventionally dated from the fall of the Bastille. We have had bloody violence and sensible reforms, the loss of privileges for the first and 2nd estates were a really good idea. ...
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Episode 143
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43:35
The Regency Crisis of 1788 - 1789
The Regency Crisis shines a light British Resiliency during the Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. We end up in a situation where a spiritual testing of the king occurs in the most public way possible. And the vast majority...
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Episode 142
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34:03
Nootka Sound Crisis of 1790
The Nootka Sound Crisis of 1790 has a confrontation of 4 powers in the Pacific Northwest; Britain, Spain, Russia and America. This is profoundly affected by the French Revolution, both in the diplomatic part of the crisis and its resoluti...
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Episode 141
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28:20
140. The Dutch Crisis of 1787
The Dutch Crisis of 1787, was said by Napoleon to have caused the Revolution of 1789. We cover Dutch history through the 1780’s and its effects on the infant United States and three great powers; the United Kingdom, France and Prussia.&nb...
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Episode 140
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26:21
Naval Spy Craft, and Naval Reforms; Chips anyone?
Spycraft was one of Britain’s advantages during the 2nd hundred years war.What were the other advantages Britain took into the end of the 2nd hundred years war? Pitt hired a number of reformers who drove through unpopular reforms i...
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Episode 139
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30:53
138. The Unlikely Rise to Power of William Pitt
William Pitt goes toe to toe against a large coalition led by Charles Fox and Lord North. George 3 is on firmly on his side, all the power of the crown is bent to his support. And yet this is not enough until public opinion finds a ...
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Episode 138
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38:57
137. End of the 2nd Hundred Years War Intro
A summary of the 1793-1815 period is provided along with brief descriptions of the themes we will be following.Intensity:WW1 level financial and human commitmentThere are many wars inside these warsModernizing in both admin...
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Episode 137
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44:01
136. Newton and Locke discovered by Europe
Newtonian philosophy, and John Locke, along with Francis Bacon has an exciting empirical philosophical package that took Europe by storm in the 1740s, with the able assistance of Voltaire. Locke offered an epistemology interesting to phil...
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Episode 136
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40:51
Gottfried Leibniz; The Last Universal Genius
The last universal genius. There are minutes spent just lightly covering Leibniz’s contributions to science and his place in history, they are so extensive. He is put forward as the father of modern computing and patron saint ...
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Episode 135
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45:21
Benedictus Spinoza Part 3 ; Radical Enlightenment
Spinoza’s conflicts with contemporary scientists like Boyle and Huygens center on Spinoza’s insistence on the primacy of philosophical reason over empirical experimentation and empirical reasoning. Spinoza’s argument against Boyle’s exper...
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Episode 134
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41:34
133. Baruch Spinoza, Part 2, Radical Enlightenment Part 3
Spinoza’s philosophical framework laid out, along with several points of disagreement with the moderate Enlightenment Newtonians and Leibnizians. We get to some of Spinoza’s specific arguments with other scientists. With Steno, he h...
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Episode 133
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42:28
132. Radical Enlightenment Part 2; Spinoza, Part 1
We look at the tragedies of Spinoza's life. The clique that forms around him. The tragi comic end of his friend and mentor Van Den Enden.Primarily we cover Spinoza's views, and here we introduce the idea that we live in a fu...
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Episode 132
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38:23
131. Radical Enlightenment; The Crisis of the European Mind Part 1
The first of a six episode arc on the Early Enlightenment. We emphasize the clash of ideas, then the content of ideas, then biography.This episode lays out the 3 way battle for the dominant philosophy between the Aristotelia...
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Episode 131
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37:15
130. The State and the Industrial Revolution, Part 3, The Fiscal-Military State
The Fiscal Military State concept is a valid tool for analyzing the role of government in this era, not to imply it's an ideal form of analysis. British central government employees, well, 90% had a taxing or fund raising function. ...
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Episode 130
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27:30
The State and the Industrial Revolution, Part 2
We finish up the crime issues, the bloody codes, private prosecution of crime, transportation to Australia, that we began last episode. Then we move into the consequences of the Glorious Revolution, legitimacy and the changing role of Par...
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Episode 129
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33:17