30YearsWar: Conclusion
Added 2023-07-12 17:02:42 +0000 UTC[PATRONS]
And so it ends. After 82 episodes and what feels like thirty actual years, we finally wrap up this fascinating period of history. Thanksss so much for tuning in!
Make sure to stay to the end to learn about our plans for the Thirty Years' War book, my Matchlock series, the new Delegation Game, and other PhD details.
Where do we go after this? What's next for WDF? We cover that here too!
Comments
So while everybody is bringing up PINYL: Zach, you’ve mentioned here and there throughout the podcast the 1657 treaty of Bromberg (Weylau) between Poland and Brandenburg. It’s always in passing, I haven’t heard about it in depth before. Is there an older episode where you do go into it in depth, exclusively, or have you thought of making a WDF Thinks about it? I’m sorry, I’ve been going through the back catalogue… The whole historiographical setup reminds me of the Byzantines and Venetians in the 1080s, to be honest, from the History of Byzantium: the way the deal is judged in retrospect take into account later historical developments that can’t have been predicted at the time, rather than the immediate existential threats the Romans and the Commonwealth were dealing with and what their priorities were at the time. (The Romans didn’t value trade because they made their wealth from land taxes, and unlike the Vistula Delta, my impression is that East Prussia was not a wealthy, valuable place. To both powers, it probably seemed like a reasonable deal for what they were getting at a time of crisis.) Still, when Sobieski wanted to invade Ducal Prussia, it coincided with the Battle of Fehrbellin and the Sleigh Drive that showed that Swedish power *could* be defeated. Was that a pure coincidence in terms of timing with something he was always going to do, or was he able to see the potential threat even at this stage, given Poland’s recent history with the Swedes? Also, the Great Elector was a truly fascinating historical figure in his own right! Ruled nearly 50 years, starting off with a post apocalyptic wasteland. It’s a shame he’s ignored compared to some of his more famous descendants.
Ian
2023-07-27 05:14:38 +0000 UTCPINYL!
Maciej Tomaszewski
2023-07-16 18:39:52 +0000 UTCAll in good time history friend!
When Diplomacy Fails Podcast
2023-07-14 16:13:59 +0000 UTCPINYL will have its day, all in good time! Yeah, it's just the laptop itself. Think it's the older version of windows which doesn't work anymore, so when you boot it up you're staring at a blue screen with no recourse. I'll definitely ask a friend, screw paying people haha!
When Diplomacy Fails Podcast
2023-07-14 16:13:45 +0000 UTCWe need to know about PINYL :) Please tell us you are using Dropbox now. You’ll never need to remember a backup again. Is the challenge that the drive is actually wrecked or just that the computer it once sat in is gone? If it’s the later that should be easy, and tech inclined friend of yours can get the data easily for you without spending money on some kind of forensic recovery service. Getting whole blocks of episodes would be heavenly.
Ryan Smith
2023-07-13 19:13:05 +0000 UTCWhat about returning to “Poland is not yet lost”. Still waiting to hear how that turned out.
Diana J Austin
2023-07-12 17:31:34 +0000 UTC
