74.8 Countdown to Catastrophe (First World War)
A History of Europe14 Huhti 2023

74.8 Countdown to Catastrophe (First World War)

Why did the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand trigger the First World War?

I also describe how the long struggle between European powers for mastery in central Africa reaches its climax.


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55.3 Siege of Vienna 1683

55.3 Siege of Vienna 1683

Siege of Vienna 1683www.historyeurope.netwww.patreon.com/historyeuropeMusic: Palestrina (Adoramus te Christe); Elgar (March of the Mogul Emperors) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

8 Tammi 202127min

55.2 Build-up to Siege of Vienna 1683

55.2 Build-up to Siege of Vienna 1683

Build-up to Siege of Vienna 1683Picture: Jan SobieksiMusic by composer Johann Jospeh Fux - Symphony in F Major, Partita in G Minorwww.historyeurope.netwww.patreon.com/historyeurope Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 Tammi 202125min

55.1 Emperor Leopold I and the History of Austria

55.1 Emperor Leopold I and the History of Austria

The Habsburg Emperor Leopold I (1658-1705) faces the twin challenge of the France of Louis XIV in the west and the Ottoman Empire in the EastMusic: Christmas Concert by composer Arcangelo CorelliPicture: Leopoldine Wing of the Hofburg Palace, Viennawww.historyeurope.netwww.patreon.com/historyeurope Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

25 Joulu 202027min

54.4 Anglo Dutch Wars of 17th Century

54.4 Anglo Dutch Wars of 17th Century

In the 1660's and 1670's the British (after the Restoration of the Monarchy led by King Charles II) and the Dutch fight a second and third naval war for control of the seas. It includes the audacious Dutch Attack on the Medway of June 1667www.patreon.com/historyeuropewww.historyeurope.netMusic: Henry Purcell - Chacony in G minor, The Gordion Knot Untied . Courtesy of musopen.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

4 Joulu 202032min

54.3 Death of Oliver Cromwell and the Restoration

54.3 Death of Oliver Cromwell and the Restoration

The death of Oliver Cromwell in September 1658 left the republican government in disarray. The mood of the country favoured the return of monarchy, and so King Charles II was invited to the restored English throne in May 1660. Soon after conflict with the Dutch Republic renewed with the Second Anglo Dutch Warwww.patreon.com/historyeuropewww.historyeurope.netMusic: Alessandro Scarlatti - Sinfonie di concerto grosso No 12 in c minor, La Geniale; Concerti Grossi No 5 in d minor, courtesy of musopen.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

27 Marras 202023min

54.2 The First Anglo Dutch War 1652-54

54.2 The First Anglo Dutch War 1652-54

The Anglo Dutch wars were not only important events in their own right, but also the earliest in a sequence of naval wars which continued into the nineteenth century. At first sight the British Commonwealth government under Oliver Cromwell and the Dutch Republic had much in common and should have been allies, but trade and shipping disputes between them led to a conflict for control of the seas.www.patreon.com/historyeuropewww.historyeurope.netMusic: Henry Purcell - The Fairy Queen; Abdelazer (or The Moor's Revenge) courtesy of musopen.orgArt: Reinier Nooms - The Battle of Leghorn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

20 Marras 202035min

54.1 End of the English Civil War

54.1 End of the English Civil War

After the execution of Charles I, Oliver Cromwell and his Commonwealth government asserted their authority over Ireland and Scotland. They fought off an invasion from Charles's son, which was defeated at the Battle of Worcester 1651 and then attacked the remaining Royalist forces in the Scilly Isles, Channel Islands and the Americas. Meanwhile, tensions grew with the neighbouring Dutch Republicwww.patreon.com/historyeuropewww.historyeurope.netMusic: Jean-Baptiste Lully - Le bourgeois gentilhomme, courtesy of musopen.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

13 Marras 202025min

53.3 The Ruin and the Deluge

53.3 The Ruin and the Deluge

Turmoil in northern and eastern Europe continues with war involving Sweden, Denmark, Russia, Poland-Lithuania and the Ottoman Empire. The Cossacks of Ukraine lose their last hopes for autonomy. The Russians take a big step forwards to establishing themselves permanently upon the Black Sea and also in a position where they can take a closer interest in Central Europe www.patreon.com/historyeuropewww.historyeurope.netMusic courtesy of musopen.org. Frederic Chopin, Nocturne in E flat major, Op. 9 no. 2; Etude Op. 10, no. 3 in E major - 'Tristesse' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

9 Loka 202022min

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