30YearsWar #18: 'My Kingdom Come'
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Order the book now! For God or the Devil is finally ...
2020-08-02 22:09:12 +0000 UTC View Post
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Our Thirty Years War Book is FINALLY out!
The book - For God or the Devil: A History of the Thirty Years War - is finally released, and in this short announcement episode I will cover the following:
- Details about the b... 2020-07-29 10:31:04 +0000 UTC View Post
PINYL #15: 'My Dear Charles'
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You could be forgiven for thinking that after two decades of war, King Charles XII would be ready to throw in the towel. As we see in this episode, he wasn't just unready for this, ...
2020-07-27 05:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post30YearsWar #17: 'On The Brink'
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Here we cover the years 1618-1619, when the fortunes of rebels, Hungarians, Habsburgs and everyone else in between would rise and fall. In this episode, we also see a critical...
2020-07-20 05:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostPINYL #14: 'Sweden the Deal'
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Oh what a tangled web these kings, dukes and Tsars managed to weave! In short, 1716-1720 was an absolute mess, but as we'll see here, it's a fascinating mess. Thanks to the eruption...
2020-07-13 05:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post30YearsWar #16: 'Bohemia in Revolt'
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Episode 16 of the Thirty Years War, Bohemia in Revolt, is out NOW!
Here we ask an important question – how did the Bohemia revolt become the Thirty...
2020-07-06 05:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostQ&A Time! Patrons go first!
Hi patrons, it's that time again, where I gather your pressing questions together and tackle them in a dedicated episode!
This time, I wanted to give my suppor...
2020-06-30 08:26:44 +0000 UTC View PostPINYL #13: 'The Devil You Don't Know'
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Resuming our Polish tale, in this episode we look at the apparent end of Sweden, except Sweden's King didn't seem to realise this fact. If King Charles XII did realise it, then acce...
2020-06-29 05:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostPINYL #12: 'God and I Live Still!'
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Down, but not out. That was King Charles XII of Sweden's mantra, whether his enemies (or his allies) liked it or not. After so many years as a Turkish guest, Charles finally felt fo...
2020-06-14 08:59:27 +0000 UTC View PostPINYL #11: 'Honesty & Intrigue'
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Put the Bismarck Party on hold and check out the latest installment of PINYL today!
In our latest episode of Poland Is Not Yet Lost, we see what happ...
2020-05-31 09:30:52 +0000 UTC View PostThe Dreaded Tax Man is Here...
Urrrgh, taxes...
Hi history friends, some meh news I'm afraid, so let's get it out of the way as quickly as possible.
Basically, from 1st July, Patreon w...
2020-05-28 20:39:58 +0000 UTC View Post30YearsWar #13: 'The Pax Hispania'
Episode 13 of the Thirty Years War, the Pax Hispania, is out NOW!
We're on Lyceum, which you shoul...
2020-05-24 19:48:26 +0000 UTC View PostPINYL #10: 'Hubris and Nemesis Again'
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Just because our Bismarck party is in full swing, doesn't mean Poland should be left to the wayside!
In our latest episode here, we see what ha...
2020-05-17 10:55:25 +0000 UTC View Post30YearsWar #12: "The Roots of Spain"
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Place that Bismarck party on pause and head on over here, because Episode 12 of the Thirty Years War, the Roots of Spain, is out NOW!
Here we look at a rarely mentioned aspect...
2020-05-11 05:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostPINYL #9: - 'A Happy Omen'
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That's right! Poland Is Not Yet Lost isn't stopping merely because our Bismarck party is in full sway! Here we learn more about King Charles XII's desperate situation by the spring ...
2020-05-04 05:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostBismarckRise #8: 'A Danish Vindication' [1864]
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Blood and iron, the Alvensleben Convention, and then the Congress of Princes – Bismarck’s first year as Minister President was certainly a busy one, yet it was about to become b...
2020-04-30 05:07:00 +0000 UTC View PostBismarckRise #7: 'Domination and Manipulation' [1863-1864]
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He had made his fair share of errors, but it was fair to say at the same time that Bismarck wasn’t going anywhere. By the summer of 1863, the Polish business was mostly forgotten,...
2020-04-30 05:06:02 +0000 UTC View PostBismarckRise #6: 'Blood, Iron & Tears' [1862-1863]
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In this episode we examine the opening six months of Bismarck’s regime, and what a regime it was. It began, to Bismarck’s surprise, with a somewhat bumpy road. In the course of ...
2020-04-30 05:05:59 +0000 UTC View PostBismarckRise #5: 'Power at Last' [1861-1862]
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Years of struggle and disappointment had finally led to this moment. On 22 September 1862, a fatalistic and hesitant King Wilhelm finally did it, he finally agreed to appoint Otto v...
2020-04-30 05:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostBismarckRise #4: 'Ambassador Extraordinaire' [1859-1861]
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As he soon discovered upon returning to Berlin in early 1859, he was not bound for a ministerial post, but a new role as the Prussian ambassador to Russia. It was still a great prom...
2020-04-30 05:04:00 +0000 UTC View PostBismarckRise #3: 'The Ultimate Opportunist' [1853-1859]
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The Crimean War changed everything in Europe. It left Austria alienated, her Russian ally bitter and the Tsar vengeful, after Austria’s display of perfidy. ‘Austrian ingratitude...
2020-04-30 05:03:00 +0000 UTC View PostBismarckRise #2: 'First Taste of Intrigue' [1851-1853]
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When we last left Bismarck, he had established himself in Frankfurt, and prepared to meet the challenges which Prussia faced, following several years of bungled, humiliating foreign...
2020-04-30 05:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostBismarckRise #1: 'I, Bismarck' [1815-1851]
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In this episode, the first of eight, we explore the life of a young Otto von Bismarck, and assess the different events, influences and individuals who moved through his life. It’s...
2020-04-30 05:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostHardcore WDF Presents - Bismarck: Rise
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At long last, I can finally share the secret which has been at the front of my mind for months! Bismarck, and as you've never seen him before. That's right, on Thursday 30 April, we...
2020-04-27 16:16:27 +0000 UTC View Post30YearsWar: #11 - "Northern Tremors"
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In this episode we radically change our focus, away from the Empire and towards a brand new theatre of Europe – Scandinavia. It was there, in the sphere of the Baltic, Eastern Eur...
2020-04-27 05:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostPINYL: #8 - "Nemesis"
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In this episode, we watch King Charles XII of Sweden embark on what would become arguably, the warmonger's most infamous journey - the invasion of Russia. It was an invasion which h...
2020-04-20 05:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post30 Years War: #10 - "Thick as Thieves"
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It's time to meet Ferdinand of Styria and the rest of his lovely Habsburg family! Taken together, these were the kind of people who would fight doggedly for their rights and their f...
2020-04-13 05:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostPINYL: #7 - "Hubris"
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In the latest episode of Poland Is Not Yet Lost, we examine the immediate aftermath of Charles XII's triumphant occupation of Saxony throughout much of 1706 and 1707. While secured ...
2020-04-06 05:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post