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The Origins and Rise of Venice
15 augustus 2019 · 54 min
A swampy lagoon on the Adriatic coast of Italy was not a promising place for a city, but Venice grew from a collection of huts on spits of land to a glittering center of commerce and the heart of a maritime empire. Today, we explore the beginnings and rise of this fascinating city from late antiquity to the Black Death. Lees meer
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Boxing, Race, and the Gilded Age: An Interview with Professor Louis Moore
8 augustus 2019 · 36 min
Boxing has a long past, one deeply connected to race, labor, and broader developments in American history. Professor Louis Moore joins me to talk about those topics and about his outstanding book, I Fight For a Living: Boxing and the Battle for Black Manhood, 1880-1915. Lees meer
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The Experience of the Italian Wars
1 augustus 2019 · 46 min
The Italian Wars changed the face of Europe, but what was it like living through them? Today, we follow the lives of two composite characters to see both how war changed and how it affected the people who participated in them. Lees meer
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Book Club: Summer Reading
25 juli 2019 · 12 min
Planning a summer vacation and looking for something fun to read? Patrick and Leah have you covered with a few suggestions. Lees meer
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The Italian Wars, Part 2
18 juli 2019 · 55 min
In our second episode on the Italian Wars, we explore how Holy Roman Emperor Charles V's vast territories ratcheted up the conflict from a dynastic squabble to a continent-spanning contest of great powers. Lees meer
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Walls throughout History: An Interview with Professor David Frye
11 juli 2019 · 39 min
What creates civilization, in the most basic sense? According to Professor David Frye, who joins me this week, it's walls - Hadrian's Wall, the Great Wall of China, city walls, and thousands more over the millennia. Lees meer
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The Italian Wars, Part 1
4 juli 2019 · 58 min
The Italian Wars were the defining conflict of the sixteenth century, bridging the gap between the Middle Ages and the early modern period. Today, we explore their origins in medieval dynastic infighting and their opening stages, as King Charles VIII of France rolled south into Italy and changed European politics forever. Lees meer
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Minisode: Military Revolutions
27 juni 2019 · 19 min
It's a concept! It's a feeling! It's... been a long time since we talked about it. We're throwing it back to 2017 and tracing the evolution of war in the 15th and 16th centuries. Lees meer
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Why Bother with the Seventeenth Century? An Interview with Professor Keith Pluymers
20 juni 2019 · 44 min
Friend of the show Keith Pluymers returned for a great chat about fuel, environmental history, and why the seventeenth century is worth studying. Lees meer
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Condottieri: War for Profit in Renaissance Italy
13 juni 2019 · 52 min
In Renaissance Italy, war was simultaneously art, science, and big business, waged for profit and glory by hired contractors known as condottieri. Today, we follow one condottiere as he makes his way through the dangerous world of mercenary warfare in the fifteenth century. Lees meer
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Machiavelli's Laboratory: The Politics of Renaissance Italy
6 juni 2019 · 56 min
Renaissance Italy was a political minefield, where backstabbing dukes, ambitious republics, and disloyal mercenaries created a laboratory for political innovation. This environment produced professional armies, the roots of state finance, and modern diplomacy, a legacy Italy left for the rest of Europe. Lees meer
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Classic Tides: Life in Renaissance Florence
30 mei 2019 · 50 min
We're revisiting an episode of Tides of History we originally released in January 2018. Pay close attention, we're going to be spending a LOT of time in Italy this summer. Lees meer
What was it like to have a front-row seat to the explosion of learning, art, and culture in Renaissance Florence? In this episode, we follow two people as they lived in the linked worlds of business and humanistic learning in the fifteenth century. These early knowledge workers combined a genuine interest in the wisdom of the classical past with a practical desire for the skills that would help them rise up the economic and social ladder.
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Minisode: Banking
23 mei 2019 · 15 min
We catch up a bit more on Jakob Fugger's personality - or lack thereof - along with some of the other important south German trading firms of the age, the development of the Antwerp financial market, and the connection between banking and the patronage of Renaissance art. Lees meer
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Jakob Fugger: The Richest Man Who Ever Lived?
16 mei 2019 · 53 min
At the end of the fifteenth century, the center of European banking suddenly swung from its birthplace in Italy to south Germany. The key figure in that transition was Jakob Fugger of Augsburg, maybe the richest man who ever lived. Lees meer
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The Rise and Fall of the Medici Bank
9 mei 2019 · 55 min
The Medici name still carries echoes of power and labyrinthine politics. But the Medici got their start as bankers, and built a financial empire that spanned fifteenth-century Europe. Popes, kings, and merchants all did business with the Medici, and the family's power over Florence grew out of its fiscal wizardry - at least until it all fell apart. Lees meer
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The Civil War, Reconstruction, and the Gilded Age: An Interview with Stanford's Professor Richard White
2 mei 2019 · 44 min
The Civil War and its decades-long aftermath continue to define American life well into the twenty-first century. Today we chat with Stanford's Professor Richard White, author of The Republic For Which It Stands: The United States During Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865-1896, to get a grip on this pivotal and under-discussed era of history. Lees meer
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Minisode: Messianic Rulers and Military Revolutions in Spain
25 april 2019 · 22 min
Let's chat about some of the other interesting things Patrick discovered in his research for this month's episodes: messianic rulership and military revolutions in the Spain of Isabella and Ferdinand. Lees meer
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The Spanish Inquisition, the Expulsion of the Jews, and the Rise of Spain
18 april 2019 · 49 min
Queen Isabella of Castile was one of the great state-building monarchs of the later Middle Ages, but state-building had a dark side: the Spanish Inquisition, the expulsion of the Jews, and the beginnings of a decades-long war that would consume western Europe for three generations. Lees meer
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Queen Isabella of Spain and the End of the Reconquista
11 april 2019 · 53 min
Queen Isabella of Castile was the greatest of the state-building rulers of the late Middle Ages. During her rule, she sent Columbus to America, married Ferdinand of Aragon to launch modern Spain, and finished the centuries-long Reconquista, ending centuries of Muslim rule in Iberia. Lees meer
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Historical Fiction and the Wars of the Roses: An Interview with Philippa Gregory
4 april 2019 · 45 min
We talked to bestselling novelist Philippa Gregory about her views of history and historical fiction, and her perspective on the Wars of the Roses, where she has spent many years. Lees meer
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1492: A Guided Tour of Europe on the Brink
21 maart 2019 · 52 min
1492 was a big year, and not just because a certain Genoese navigator set sail into the unknown. Europe was on the cusp of enormous changes. Follow along as we travel all across the continent and get a feel for Europe on the brink. Lees meer
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Who Was Christopher Columbus? With Professor Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
14 maart 2019 · 41 min
1492 was a truly wild year, and there is no one better to talk about it with than one of Patrick's favorite historians, Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, author of many excellent books on Columbus and exploration. Lees meer
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Civil Servants, State Finance, and the Rising State
7 maart 2019 · 52 min
States didn't pull themselves up by their bootstraps, driven solely by the will of indomitable rulers; instead, they benefited from the services of a class of highly educated and dedicated civil servants. They administered finance and justice and executed the royal will with competence and ruthlessness. Lees meer
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The Troubled Inheritance of Mary of Burgundy and Dynastic Consolidation
21 februari 2019 · 49 min
When Charles the Bold, duke of Burgundy, met the business end of a Swiss halberd in 1477, his 19-year-old daughter Mary was set to inherit all of his vast possessions. But her position was precarious, surrounded by rapacious neighbors and rivals. The decisions she made about her future set in motion a chain of political events that would define Europe for centuries to come. Lees meer
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The Rise and Fall of Burgundy
14 februari 2019 · 1 uur 1 min
The Valois dukes of Burgundy were kings in all but name. Originally a branch of the French royal family, they fought for control of the French crown, accumulated vast lands, and nearly carved out a kingdom for themselves in the borderlands between France and the Holy Roman Empire. But eventually their ambition stretched too far, and they disappeared in a haze of gunpowder and blood. Lees meer
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Game of Thrones and Late Medieval Politics
7 februari 2019 · 47 min
Surprise: Patrick loves Game of Thrones. Bigger surprise: GoT is actually a pretty accurate portrayal of late medieval politics - except for the dragons. Patrick's friend Albro Lundy, a very funny and smart TV writer, joins us to talk about it. Follow him on Twitter @bromanconsul. Lees meer
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Civil Wars and Political Breakdowns in Late Medieval Europe
24 januari 2019 · 56 min
The Wars of the Roses are infamous, but practically every European kingdom, not just England, was wracked by serious bouts of infighting in the second half of the 15th century. In a time period known for the growth of state power, why were there so many civil wars - and why were they all happening at the same time? Lees meer
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The Wars of the Roses, II
17 januari 2019 · 1 uur 4 min
By 1461, the Wars of the Roses had already claimed thousands of lives and shaken England's political system to its foundations. The bloodiest battle ever fought in England would soon follow, along with decades more of instability and periodic crisis. Lees meer
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The Wars of the Roses
10 januari 2019 · 1 uur
The Wars of the Roses brought what had once been Europe’s most stable and well-governed kingdom to its knees. Weakness at the center, in the form of the useless King Henry VI, reverberated outwards throughout the political system. Could England survive Henry VI, and at what cost? Lees meer
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The Reformation, Live from Boston
20 december 2018 · 40 min
Leah and I had the opportunity to give a public talk at the Sound Education Conference at Harvard. We talked about the Reformation, why it matters, and how historians think about it today. Lees meer
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Archaeology Rules with Raksha Dave!
13 december 2018 · 37 min
YES we're talking to THAT Raksha Dave, the one from Time Team, Patrick and Leah's favorite show! She tells us about her future digs, all the cool stuff she's done since Time Team, how she became an archaeologist, and why we should all treat old stuff with respect. Lees meer
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Vlad the Impaler and the Legend of Dracula
6 december 2018 · 54 min
Medieval politics, full of assassinations and betrayal, was not for the faint of heart. But even within that landscape, one man stands out for his cruelty: Vlad the Impaler, prince of Wallachia, the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Count Dracula. This episode examines the real person behind the legend and the world that made him. Lees meer
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George Washington and the End of the Revolution: An Interview with Author Nathaniel Philbrick
29 november 2018 · 39 min
Nathaniel Philbrick - one of Patrick's favorite authors of popular history - stopped by to chat about his latest book, In the Hurricane's Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown. The bestselling author filled us in on the dramatic final days of the Revolutionary War and the strategic vision of George Washington. Lees meer
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Beer, Brewsters, and Women's Work: An Interview with Judith Bennett
15 november 2018 · 45 min
Professor Judith Bennett joined Patrick to talk about the difference between ale and beer, and how work - and women's work in particular - changed over time. Lees meer
Check out Judith's Books!
A Medieval Life: Cecilia Penifader of Brigstock, c. 1295-1344
Sisters and Workers in the Middle Ages
Women in the Medieval English Countryside: Gender and Household in Brigstock before the Plague
Ale, Beer, and Brewsters in England: Women's Work in a Changing World
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The Fall of Constantinople and the Tragic End of the Byzantines
8 november 2018 · 58 min
In 1453, after more than 60 years of trying, the Ottomans finally besieged and captured the city of Constantinople. This marked the end of one phase of Ottoman expansion and the beginning of another as the dominant power of the region. It was also the end of the Byzantines, the last vestige of a Roman Empire that had once stretched over the entire Mediterranean and beyond. Lees meer
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Holy War and the Rise of the Ottomans
1 november 2018 · 55 min
The Ottoman Empire rose from humble beginnings in Anatolia to dominate a vast swathe of territory. Holy war, gaza, was a powerful driving force behind that expansion. At the Battle of Nicopolis in 1396, Ottoman holy war clashed directly with its Christian equivalent: crusading. Lees meer
If you're interested in learning more, you can check out:
The great book by Cemal Kafadar, Between Two Worlds
If you prefer to watch your history, try Resurrection: Ertugrul on Netflix.
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Archaeology and Why It Rules
18 oktober 2018 · 34 min
Archaeology shows up all the time on Tides of History, and it's one of Patrick's favorite topics. Leah joins to chat about what it can tell us, how it works, and why it's so dang cool. Lees meer
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Heresy, Witch Hunts, and Inquisition
11 oktober 2018 · 47 min
The dark side of the late medieval Church was its emphasis on control and conformity. A concept of orthodoxy produced a conception of unacceptable difference, which manifested itself in hunts for heretics, witches, and the institution of the Inquisition. Lees meer
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The Trials and Tribulations of the Late Medieval Church
4 oktober 2018 · 47 min
The late Middle Ages were a time of upheaval for the universal Church, caught between the glories and overwhelming power of the High Middle Ages and the crisis of the Protestant Reformation. Lees meer
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The Ebb and Flow of History
20 juli 2017 · 20 min
History shapes our world in ways both seen and unseen. In the introductory episode of Tides of History, we explore two major tides - the Fall of Rome and the Rise of the Modern World - and why history matters in the here and now. Lees meer
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Introducing Tides of History
7 juli 2017 · 2 min
History does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme, said Mark Twain. From the fall of the Roman Empire to the rise of the modern world: history ebbs and flows over the centuries, driven by great tides of economic, social, political, religious, and cultural change that shape the world and everyone who lives on it. In this new series from Wondery, PhD historian Patrick Wyman (Fall of Rome) brings the cutting edge of that history to listeners in plain, relatable English. Premieres July 20th. Lees meer
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