48.1 Interview with Jacob F. Field
Something different this week - an interview with historian and author Jacob F. Field, whose works include:One Bloody Thing After Another: The World's Gruesome HistoryWe Shall Fight on the Beaches: The Speeches That Inspired HistoryAnd more recently - A History of Europe in Bite Sized Chunks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
26 Apr 201934min
47.4 French Wars of Religion - Conclusion
Conclusion of the French Wars of Religion. On the death of all four sons of Catherine de Medici, the Valois dynasty dies out, leaving a committed Protestant, Henry of Navarre, as heir to the throne. He would go on to become Henry IV, founder of the Bourbon dynasty and one of France's greatest kings.https://aca.st/370288 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
19 Apr 201924min
47.3 St Bartholomew's Day Massacre
Fighting breaks out in France between Protestants and Catholics in a series of conflicts known as the French Wars of Religion. The most infamous event of all is the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre 1572 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
12 Apr 201916min
47.2 French Wars of Religion - Background
The Protestant Faith is spreading fast when Henry II (pictured) ascends to the throne of France in 1574. His early death destabilizes the French Crown Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
4 Apr 201928min
47.1 Martin Luther, the Reformation and the Printing Press
Beginnings of the Reformation, triggered in 1517 by Martin Luther, whose ideas spread quickly thanks to the recent invention of the printing press. Also the economy of France flourishes during the reign of Francis I (1515-1547) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
29 Mars 201923min
46.4 Livonian Wars 1558-1583
The final years of Livonia Wars, the struggle for control of the southern Baltic coastline between Sweden, Denmark, Poland-Lithuania and Russia. King Stephan Bathory of Poland leads a campaign into Muscovite territory and besieges the city of Pskov (pictured). Also, the legacy of Ivan IV the Terrible Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
22 Feb 201925min
46.3 Ivan the Terrible and the Oprichnina
Ivan the Terrible, convinced of treachery all around him, orders the execution of anyone he suspects of disloyalty. He then creates the Oprichnina, a state within a state in Muscovy, and subjects his people to successive waves of terror, including the massacre of Novogord 1569. Moscow comes under threat in 1571 from an immense army of Crimean Tatars leading to the Battle of Molodi. Meanwhile Denmark and Sweden fight the Seven Years War. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
15 Feb 201929min
46.2 History of Medieval Scandinavia and Hanseatic League
The History of Medieval Scandinavia and the Baltic Sea, and rivalries between the Hanseatic League (a naval merchant alliance), Denmark, Sweden and Poland-Lithuania Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
8 Feb 201923min
