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Last Checked: 2025-07-11 17:55:59

Frauncis Tavern July 5, Patreon Q&A July 14

Mon, 30 Jun 2025

Frauncis Tavern tickets CLICK HERE Patreon: Patreon.com/revolution Merch: Cottonbureau.com/mikedunc...

11.29-Liberty, Equality, Humanity

Fri, 13 Jun 2025

The End.  Patreon: patreon.com/mikeduncan Get All Your Martian Revolution Merch: cottonbureau.com/m...

11.28-Bloody Sunset

Tue, 03 Jun 2025

You all knew this was coming Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions  

11.27-The Revolutionary Underground

Mon, 26 May 2025

Come and get us. Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions  

11.26-The Invasion of Mars

Tue, 20 May 2025

In January 2252 Omnicorp returned to Mars. And they were not messing around.  Merch: cottonbureau....

11.25-The Disaster

Mon, 12 May 2025

It was quite a disaster

11.24-The Trial of the Earthworms

Mon, 05 May 2025

No True Martian Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions   Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan

11.23-The Trial of the Earthlings

Mon, 21 Apr 2025

Earth or Death Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions   Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan NYC Live Rea...

11.22-Leopold's Leviathan

Mon, 14 Apr 2025

It's not as ominous as it sounds.  Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions   Merch: cottonbureau.com/mike...

11.21-The Republic of Mars

Mon, 07 Apr 2025

Mars was about to become a thing of the people. If they can even be considered people. Patreon: pat...

11.20-The Battle of Phobos

Mon, 31 Mar 2025

Enter Booth Gonzalez  Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions   Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan

11.19-The Independence Days

Mon, 24 Mar 2025

Or is it the Independence Weeks? Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions   Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikedu...

11.18-The Gemini Vids

Sun, 16 Mar 2025

It's a faaaaaaaaaake  Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions   Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan

11.17-Opposites Repel

Mon, 10 Mar 2025

Operations: Parallel. Objectives: Perpendicular Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions   Merch: cottonbur...

11.16-Mars Autonomous

Mon, 24 Feb 2025

Mars was finally for the Martians. Basically.  Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions   Merch: cottonbur...

11.15-The Agreement of 2248

Mon, 17 Feb 2025

Isn't it great when everyone is in agreement? Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions   Merch: cottonburea...

11.14-The Mutual Blockade

Mon, 10 Feb 2025

When both kids take their balls and go home. Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions   Merch: cottonbureau...

11.13-The Next Three Days

Mon, 03 Feb 2025

It was a week where decades happen. Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikedun...

11.12-The Mutiny of the Spaceshippers

Mon, 27 Jan 2025

After the Three Days of Red, the Martians made some new friends. Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Me...

11.11-The Three Days of Red

Mon, 20 Jan 2025

Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan Sponser: betterhelp.com/revolut...

11.10-Red Justice Red Freedom

Mon, 13 Jan 2025

Who is dependent on whom? Pateon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mikeduncan

11.9- Too Little Too Late

Mon, 23 Dec 2024

When you have to make a change, it's important to wait too long... Pateon: patreon.com/revolutions M...

11.8- Bloody Sunrise

Mon, 16 Dec 2024

If people rise up, they must be put down... Pateon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com...

11.7- The Annulment of Contracts

Mon, 09 Dec 2024

Why make things better when you can make things worse? Pateon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cotto...

11.6- The Day of Batteries

Mon, 02 Dec 2024

Sometimes you just gotta throw something Pateon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch: cottonbureau.com/mik...

11.5- The New Protocols

Mon, 25 Nov 2024

After becoming CEO of Omnicorps, Timothy Werner rolled out the New Protocols. It did not go well. 

11.4- The Election of 2244

Mon, 11 Nov 2024

Mars wanted a voice. Then they learned no one was listening. 

11.3- The Martian Way

Mon, 04 Nov 2024

It's springtime for the Martian people Patreon: patreon.com/revolutions Merch Store: cottonbureau.co...

11.2- In With the Old

Mon, 28 Oct 2024

What do you want to do? Live forever?

11.1- The Colonization of Mars

Mon, 21 Oct 2024

Sometimes you have to look to heaven for salvation. 

11.0- Welcome to the Martian Revolution

Mon, 21 Oct 2024

A revolution on Mars??? A revolution on Mars!

Final Episode- Adieu Mes Amis

Sun, 25 Dec 2022

If you wanna drop a tip on your way out the door, Click Here To Donate. See you on the other side my...

Appendix 12- Coming Full Circle One Last Time

Mon, 19 Dec 2022

The revolution has revolved.  

Appendix 11- Meet the New Boss

Mon, 12 Dec 2022

Not necessarily the same as the old boss...

Appendix 10- The Revolution Devours Its Children

Mon, 05 Dec 2022

Somebody is getting eaten. Just depends who.

Appendix 9- The Second Wave

Tue, 22 Nov 2022

Surfs up, it's a radical wave.

Appendix 8- Wars Both Foreign and Domestic

Sat, 12 Nov 2022

Nothing lets slip the dogs of war like a Revolution.

Appendix 7- The Entropy of Victory

Wed, 26 Oct 2022

The enemy of my enemy was my friend. Upcoming live events! Oct. 26 Boston @ The Wilbur Oct. 27 Washi...

Appendix 6- Victory And Defeat

Wed, 19 Oct 2022

Every victory implies a defeat. Every defeat implies a victory. Upcoming live events! Oct. 26 Boston...

Appendix 5- The Triggers

Wed, 12 Oct 2022

[insert obligatory joke about being triggered] Upcoming live events! Oct. 26 Boston @ The Wilbur Oct...

Appendix 4- Shocks To The System

Mon, 03 Oct 2022

Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way... For tickets to the O...

Appendix 3- From Equilibrium to Disequilibrium

Mon, 19 Sep 2022

Probably wouldn't be a revolution if everything just kept on being cool and stable. For tickets to t...

Appendix 2- The Ancien Regime

Tue, 13 Sep 2022

  For tickets to the October dates: Oct. 3 Austin TX @ Paramount Theater Oct. 4 San Francisco @ Pal...

Appendix 1- Coming Full Circle

Mon, 05 Sep 2022

The word revolution means coming full circle, so it seems like the best way to begin the end. Tour d...

Hero of Two Worlds Bonus Excerpt

Fri, 02 Sep 2022

Please enjoy this chapter about Lafayette's tour of America on the eve of my own tour of America. To...

Hero of Two Worlds Pilot Script

Thu, 28 Jul 2022

Please enjoy this one-man table read of the pilot script I've been writing for a proposed TV series ...

October Events! Tickets on Sale!

Thu, 21 Jul 2022

Oct. 3 Austin TX @ Paramount Theater Oct. 4 San Francisco @ Palace of Fine Arts Oct. 5 Seattle @ Tow...

Speaking Tour! Live and in person!

Mon, 04 Jul 2022

For all the details on the paperback tour click here: bit.ly/mikeduncantour More info on the Octobe...

10.103- The Final Chapter

Mon, 04 Jul 2022

See you on the other side.

10.102- Dizzy WIth Success

Mon, 27 Jun 2022

So dizzy. So much success.

10.101- The United Oppositon

Sat, 18 Jun 2022

To be in power, or not to be in power, that is the question...

10.100- History Never Ends

Fri, 10 Jun 2022

After one hundred episodes, you might agree!

10.99- The Testament

Wed, 01 Jun 2022

It's a faaaaaaaaaaaaaaake.  

10.98- The Union of Soviet Socialst Republics

Tue, 24 May 2022

Forward in the USSR

10.97- The Trial of the SRs

Tue, 17 May 2022

There's no business like show business.

10.96- Starving To Death

Wed, 11 May 2022

You know we're covering an upbeat period of history when the title of the episode is "Starving To De...

10.95- Russian Empire Soviet Empire

Mon, 25 Apr 2022

Tbh, it's bit like one of those "circle five differences in these two pictures that otherwise seem i...

10.94- The New Policies

Mon, 18 Apr 2022

When the old policies aren't working...try new policies!

10.93- The Kronstadt Rebellion

Mon, 11 Apr 2022

Poetically, or ominously, coinciding with the 50th Anniversary of the Paris Commune...

10.92- Long Live the Bolsheviks Death to the Communists

Mon, 04 Apr 2022

[Insert Spider-Man meme here]

10.91- The Battle of Warsaw

Mon, 28 Mar 2022

So close yet so far away.

10.90- The Polish Soviet War

Tue, 15 Mar 2022

Why stop fighting when you can keep fighting?  

10.89- The Collapse of the Whites

Mon, 07 Mar 2022

Spoiler Alert in the title.

10.88- The Moscow Directive

Mon, 28 Feb 2022

To Moscow!  

10.87- Anarchy in Ukraine

Mon, 21 Feb 2022

Nestor Makhno thy time has come. Sponsors DrinkTrade.com/revolutions Ritual.com/revolutions

10.86- The Communist Soviets

Mon, 14 Feb 2022

All power to the Soviets!* *The Communist Party --------------------- APRIL 30, 2022: Live Performan...

10.85- The German Revolution

Tue, 08 Feb 2022

There *was* a revolution in Germany. But it wasn't like the revolution in Russia. Sponsors: Harrys.c...

10.84- The End of the World

Mon, 31 Jan 2022

The end of WWI was a pretty big deal all things considered. Sponsors: Audible.com/revolutions DrinkT...

10.83- Terror Is Necessary

Mon, 24 Jan 2022

But is it though? sponsor: ritual.com/REVOLUTIONS

10.82- The House of Special Purpose

Mon, 17 Jan 2022

Time to tie up some loose ends.  

10.81- The Revolt of the Left SRs

Mon, 10 Jan 2022

Hey it was worth a shot. Well, actually, probably not. Register for digital book talk with me and Jo...

10.80- The Revolt of the Czechoslovak Legion

Mon, 20 Dec 2021

Time to play the wild card.

10.79- Reds and Whites

Mon, 13 Dec 2021

Time to head into the final lap...

10.78- Neither War Nor Peace

Mon, 06 Dec 2021

What's better than war and peace? Neither war nor peace!

10.77- Brest Litovsk

Mon, 29 Nov 2021

Dance dance revolution.  

10.76- Liberty or Victory

Tue, 23 Nov 2021

Can anyone guess which one Lenin and the Bolsheviks will choose? 

10.75- The People's Commissars

Mon, 15 Nov 2021

The Bolsheviks caught the car. Now they had to figure out what to do with it.

10.74- The Great October Socialist Revolution

Tue, 09 Nov 2021

We made it.

10.73- Zeno's Revolution

Tue, 02 Nov 2021

Wherein we keep moving toward the October Revolution by progressing halfway to halfway to halfway to...

10.72- The Decision

Mon, 18 Oct 2021

Comrade Lenin says don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Link to details on the talk/signing in Pas...

10.71- The Democratic Conference

Sun, 10 Oct 2021

Links to tour details... Minneapolis Oct 11: Magers and Quinn Naperville Oct 12: Anderson's Booksh...

NEXT WEEK! AN UPPER MIDWEST SIGNING TOUR! COME!

Wed, 06 Oct 2021

Links to details... Main page (scroll down): Minneapolis: Magers and Quinn Chicago: Anderson's Boo...

10.70- The Kornilov Affair

Mon, 04 Oct 2021

Not a political plot. A sitcom plot.  

10.69- The July Days

Mon, 27 Sep 2021

When you come at the king, best not miss.  

10.68- The June Offensive

Mon, 06 Sep 2021

Don't put all your eggs in one basket, folks.  

10.67- The April Crisis

Wed, 01 Sep 2021

April 1917 reminds us sometimes foreign affairs DO matter in domestic politics. --- The H2W related ...

10.66 Finland Station

Mon, 23 Aug 2021

Wherein the Bolsheviks call for an Uber. The New Yorker Article by Adam Gopnick The New Republic A...

10.65- The Dawn of a New Day

Mon, 16 Aug 2021

The February Revolution succeeded! Everything is great now! Get tix for Hero of Two Worlds Events! ...

10.64- The Origin of Dual Power

Mon, 09 Aug 2021

The Duma is about to get a new roommate: The Petrograd Soviet Sign up fast for Hero of Two Worlds Ev...

10.63- Abdication

Mon, 02 Aug 2021

Good riddance to Dear Nicky. Sign up fast for Hero of Two Worlds Events! Aug 20 Politics and Prose ...

10.62- International Women's Day

Mon, 26 Jul 2021

The February Revolution began on International Women's Day Meanwhile...Lafayette Events! Aug 20 Pol...

10.61- The Precipice

Mon, 19 Jul 2021

Really should have called this episode The Verge. Come hang out with Patrick Wyman and Me on July 2...

10.60- The Abyss That Lies Ahead

Mon, 12 Jul 2021

Why get off the road to ruin when you can just stay on it? Pre-order Hero of Two Worlds!

10.59- Stupidity or Treason?

Sun, 04 Jul 2021

You make the call. Pre-order Hero of Two Worlds! Sponsor: harrys.com/revolutions

10.58- Inflation and Scarcity

Mon, 28 Jun 2021

Inflation and scarcity are not exactly solid foundations to base the stability of a regime. Link: T...

10.57 Great War Great Offensive

Mon, 14 Jun 2021

Ok, maybe it wasn't a great war, but it *was* a great offensive. Link: Bookstore Map (scroll down) ...

SNEAK PREVIEW: Hero of Two Worlds Chapter Four

Fri, 11 Jun 2021

Lafayette comes to America! Enjoy! A link to pre-order the book! A link to the map to tell us wher...

10.56- Great War Great Retreat

Sun, 06 Jun 2021

When it started, everyone thought it was gonna be a regular war. But it turned out to be a *great* w...

10.55- Whatever Happened To The International?

Mon, 31 May 2021

Wherein we finally talk about the Second International just so we can watch it die. Sponsor: Pre-Or...

10.54- War or Revolution

Mon, 24 May 2021

War will cause another revolution? No! War will prevent another revolution. Sponsor: keeps.com/revol...

10.53- The Balkans

Mon, 17 May 2021

Confused by how events Balkans could spark a world war? Good news, you're not alone. All the Great P...

10.52- What You Already Know About The Origins of WWI

Mon, 10 May 2021

You already know a lot actually! sponsor: harrys.com/revolutions

Supplemental: The Streets of Paris

Mon, 19 Apr 2021

Au revoir Paris.

10.51- Our Friend

Mon, 12 Apr 2021

A rapist protected by powerful friends? Who has ever heard of such a thing? Sponsor: audible.com/rev...

10.50- The Holy Man

Mon, 05 Apr 2021

Why be an illiterate Siberian peasant when you can be a sought after curiosity in St. Petersburg. sp...

10.49- The Tsarevich

Mon, 29 Mar 2021

Wherein the gods hate me, but they hated Alexei Romanov even more... Sponsor: HelloFresh/Revolutions...

10.48- The Death of Reform

Mon, 22 Mar 2021

Stolypin's reforms died. Then Stolypin died.

10.47- The Duma of Lords and Lackeys

Mon, 15 Mar 2021

After re-writing election laws to ensure a Duma he could work with, Prime Minister Stolypin finally ...

10.46- The Permanent Revolution

Mon, 08 Mar 2021

Why have two revolutions when you can have one big long revolution? sponsor: audible.com/revolutions

10.45- The Disunity Congresses

Sun, 28 Feb 2021

Unity Congress more like DISunity Congress, amirite? sponsor: audible.com/revolutions.

10.44- Bolshevik Bank Heist

Sun, 21 Feb 2021

Who expropriates the expropriators? sponsor: harrys.com/revolutions

10.43- The Coup of 1907

Sun, 24 Jan 2021

Wherein we ask the ask the eternal question: Was it really a coup? Sponsor: HelloFresh

10.42- The Stolypin Reforms

Mon, 18 Jan 2021

To celebrate his new reform program, Prime Minster Stolypin handed out commemorative neckties.  Spo...

10.41- The Duma of National Anger

Mon, 11 Jan 2021

They didn't get dubbed "The Duma of National Anger" because they were quiescent and complacent. Spon...

10.40- Relaunch and Recap

Sun, 03 Jan 2021

Last time on the Revolutions Podcast...  

What Happened

Fri, 25 Dec 2020

Wherein I explain what the heck happened to me.

10.39- The End of Part I

Sun, 05 Apr 2020

Maybe if Nicholas hadn't been so set on rejecting the verdict of 1905, there wouldn't be a Part II t...

10.38- The Days of Freedom

Sun, 29 Mar 2020

The Days of Freedom could be numbered in days.

10.37- The General Strike

Sun, 22 Mar 2020

That time everyone stayed home from work.  Sponsor: audible.com/revolutions. 

10.36- The Bulygin Constitution

Sun, 15 Mar 2020

When you think you're out in the front of the pack, but really you're being lapped.   Sponsor: Har...

10.35- Sinking Ships

Mon, 09 Mar 2020

When you pray for a miracle and all God sends is a metaphor.  Voyage of the Damned Video Battle of ...

10.34- The Wave of Protest

Mon, 02 Mar 2020

Bloody Sunday triggered the largest popular protests the Russian Empire had ever seen. sponsor: away...

10.33- Bloody Sunday

Mon, 24 Feb 2020

When people are crying out for help, maybe don't murder them in the streets.  Sponsor: audible.com/...

10.32- The Union of Liberation

Mon, 17 Feb 2020

The Russian Revolution of 1905 actually began in 1904.  Sponsor: harrys.com/revolutions

10.31- A Big Mistake

Mon, 10 Feb 2020

What happens when you think victory will be easy, defeat will be catastrophic...and then you start t...

10.30- The SRs

Mon, 03 Feb 2020

When you can't decide whether to cultivate the revolutionary potential of the peasants or assassinat...

10.29- Bolsheviks and Mensheviks

Mon, 27 Jan 2020

When you have a majority, flaunt it. 

10.28- The Spark

Mon, 20 Jan 2020

To build a fire one first needs a spark.

Revolutions Podcast Update- The End Is Nigh?

Sun, 19 Jan 2020

Is the end nigh? Not really. But it will be soon!

10.27- Coming Together Drifting Apart

Mon, 23 Dec 2019

As factional disputes arose, radical Russians attempt to forge larger alliances.  sponsor: casper.c...

10.26- The Far East

Mon, 16 Dec 2019

In the 1890s Russia expanded its influence in the far east, which put them on a collision course wit...

10.25- Senseless Dreams

Mon, 09 Dec 2019

Someone was having senseless dreams alright.   

10.24- The Union of Struggle for The Emancipation of the Working Class

Mon, 02 Dec 2019

Relationship Status: Lenin, Plekhanov, and Martov are all on the same side. This won't always be the...

10.23- On Agitation

Mon, 25 Nov 2019

Why propagandize when you can agitate? Sponsor: harrys.com/revolutions

10.22- Vladimir and Nadya

Mon, 18 Nov 2019

The great Marxist meet cute. Sponsor: audible.com/revolutions 

10.21- The Socialist Revolutionaries

Sun, 10 Nov 2019

Narodism didn't die after 1881. It just went into hibernation.  sponsor: awaytravel.com/revolutions...

10.20- The Liberal Tradition (Such As It Is)

Mon, 04 Nov 2019

If it's not radical and it's not reactionary, it must be liberal.  sponsor: harrys.com/revolutions....

10.19- Nicky and Alix

Mon, 21 Oct 2019

When Nicky met Alix... Link to the Pax Britannica Interview Link to the Eastern Border Interview Sp...

10.18- The Witte System

Mon, 14 Oct 2019

If your nascent bourgeoisie isn't big enough or rich enough to industrialize your Empire, just call ...

10.17- The Emancipation of Labor Group

Mon, 07 Oct 2019

Everyone know Marxism isn't applicable to Russia. What my theory presupposes is...what if it did? sp...

10.16- The Russian Colony

Mon, 30 Sep 2019

Time to start mixing the baking soda and vinegar. 

10.15- The Tsar Must Die

Mon, 23 Sep 2019

Kids today have no respect.  Sponsor: casper.com/revolutions

10.14- The Tsar Liberator

Mon, 16 Sep 2019

After the disaster of the Crimean War, it was time for an era of Great Reform.  Sponsor: audible.co...

10.13- Orthodoxy, Autocracy, Nationality

Mon, 09 Sep 2019

Really missed a chance to call this episode "The Three Pillars of Russian Absolutism.   Come hang ...

10.12- The Decembrists

Mon, 26 Aug 2019

In December 1825, the Decembrists became the Decembrists.  Sponsor: casper.com

10.11- War and Peace

Mon, 19 Aug 2019

This week, it's nothing less than The Divine Savior vs. The Antichrist

10.10- The Russian Empire

Mon, 05 Aug 2019

Peter the Great and Catherine the Great made the Russian Empire great.

10.9- The Third Rome

Sun, 28 Jul 2019

Two Romes have fallen. The third stands. And there will be no fourth. No one shall replace your Chri...

10.8- The Red And The Black

Sun, 07 Jul 2019

In 1872, the First International fractured into rival camps led by Marx and Bakunin. 

10.7- The Paris Commune Revisited--Corrected Audio

Wed, 03 Jul 2019

An earlier version of this episode had terrible metronome clicking. The file has been replaced, but ...

10.7- Paris Commune Revisited

Mon, 01 Jul 2019

Wherein we revisit the Paris Commune.  

10.6- True Liberty, True Equality, and True Fraternity

Mon, 24 Jun 2019

All Mikhail Bakunin wanted was a world without bosses.  Sponsor: audible.com/revolutions

10.5- The Adventures of Mikhail Bakunin

Mon, 17 Jun 2019

Mikhail Bakunin circumnavigated the globe and came back convinced that coercive authority was the pi...

10.4- Historical Materialism

Mon, 10 Jun 2019

The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles? Come see us: Intelli...

10.3- The Three Pillars of Marxism.

Mon, 03 Jun 2019

According to Lenin, Karl Marx was, "the genius who continued and consummated the three main ideolog...

10.2- The Adventures of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

Mon, 27 May 2019

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels dreamed of revolution. But what happens when the revolution comes and...

10.1- The International Working Men's Association

Mon, 20 May 2019

In 1864, a group of working men formed an international association called The International Working...

Revolutions Podcast Update

Mon, 13 May 2019

A Revolutions Podcast Update.  Intelligent Speech Sound Education See ya in a week!

9.27- The Institutional Revolution

Tue, 12 Mar 2019

The winds have now swept Mexico. To what end? I'll be in Copenhagen: CPH:DOX March 26

9.26- The Last Caudillo

Mon, 04 Mar 2019

It's time to bring the Mexican Revolution to a close Sponsor: audible.com/revolutions

9.25- Loyalty and Betrayal

Mon, 25 Feb 2019

In 1918 and 1919, it was hard to tell whether the Mexican Revolution was heating up or cooling down....

9.24- Swinging From A Tree

Sun, 17 Feb 2019

In 1917, Villa said he would fight on until Carranza was swinging from a tree.  Sponsor: https://m...

9.23- The Constitution of 1917

Mon, 11 Feb 2019

In 1917 Mexico got a new constitution.  sponsor: audible.com/revolutions. 

9.22- The Punitive Expedition

Mon, 04 Feb 2019

In March 1916, the United States invaded Mexico. Again.  Dome and Bedlam: Ep. 27 Mike Duncan Unscr...

9.21- Death To The Gringos

Sun, 27 Jan 2019

In November, 1915 Pancho Villa declared death to the gringos.  Sponsor link: audible.com/revolution...

9.20- The Guns of Veracruz

Mon, 21 Jan 2019

Wherein Pancho Villa is infected with a fatal case of hubris.  Sponsor: harrys.com/revolutions

9.19- The Conventionists

Mon, 14 Jan 2019

In October 1914 the Aguascalientes Convention met to decide the future of Mexico.  Sponsor: Care/Of...

9.18- The Fall of Huerta

Mon, 17 Dec 2018

In the summer of 1914, the armies of Obregón, Villa, and Zapata drove Huerta into exile. 

9.17- The Occupation of Veracruz

Mon, 10 Dec 2018

In April 1914 the United States invaded Mexico.  Get 30% off The Storm Before the Storm: Use 30ROM...

9.16- The Legend of Pancho Villa

Mon, 03 Dec 2018

Was Pancho Villa an Avenging Angel, Robin Hood, or King of the Bandits? Yes.

9.15- The Constitutionalists

Mon, 26 Nov 2018

Let us begin Phase II of the Mexican Revolution... Sponsor: harrys.com/revolutions

9.14- The Ten Tragic Days

Mon, 19 Nov 2018

Actually it was more like 13, but who's counting. 

9.13- The Plan of Ayala

Mon, 12 Nov 2018

After becoming President, Madero decided to alienate his old friends. 

9.12- No Peace

Sun, 04 Nov 2018

After being elected President of Mexico, Francisco Madero enjoyed no peace.   

9.11- Not Quite President Madero

Mon, 29 Oct 2018

In the summer of 1911, Francisco Madero was not quite President. And that was a bit of a problem. sp...

9.10- Chickens Coming Home To Roost

Mon, 22 Oct 2018

How Porfirian politics helped destroy the Porfiriato

SBTS Epilogue- The Failure of the Sullan Constitution

Tue, 16 Oct 2018

Sulla died believing he had saved the Roman Republic. Boy was he ever wrong.  Can you do any better...

9.09- The Tiger

Sun, 14 Oct 2018

In the spring of 1911, Francisco Madero unleashed the tiger. Let's see if he can control it.  Choos...

9.08- The Plan of San Luis

Mon, 08 Oct 2018

Francisco Madero had a plan, but it didn't really work.  Choose Your Own Adventure Game: Can You Sa...

9.07- Morelos

Mon, 24 Sep 2018

Welcome to Morelos. I'd like to introduce you to your host, Emiliano Zapata.  Sponsor: HelloFresh.c...

9.06- The Presidential Succession of 1910

Mon, 17 Sep 2018

After Porfirio Diaz said he welcomed a democratic opposition, many foolishly took him at his word. ...

9.05- The Creelman Interview

Mon, 10 Sep 2018

Just as Mexico was being kicked around by an economic crisis, Porfirio Diaz dropped a political bomb...

9.04- The Porfiriato

Mon, 03 Sep 2018

Porfirio Diaz ruled Mexico for so long they named a whole section of Mexican history after him.  Sp...

9.03- Mexico

Mon, 27 Aug 2018

In the years after independence, Mexico was a bit unstable.  Sponsor: Audible.com/revolutions. 

9.02- The Cry of Dolores

Mon, 20 Aug 2018

In 1810, Father Hidalgo let forth the Cry of Dolores. 

9.01- New Spain

Sun, 12 Aug 2018

Just by way of refresher, since I know everyone took such good notes during episode 5.1 and 5.2  sp...

8.8- The Bloody Week

Mon, 25 Jun 2018

The last week of May 1871 was indeed a very bloody week.  Sponsor link: Audible.com/revolutions

8.7- Year 79

Sun, 17 Jun 2018

🎶Tonight I'm gonna party like it's the year seventy-nine 🎶

8.6- The Commune

Wed, 13 Jun 2018

The Paris Commune was formally inaugurated on March 28, 1871. Unfortunately no one could agree on wh...

8.5- The Cannons

Mon, 04 Jun 2018

On March 18, 1871 the government of Adolphe Thiers attempted to seize control of the National Guard'...

8.4- The Siege of Paris

Mon, 28 May 2018

You know you're rich when you can afford to eat rats.  Fundraiser! revolutionspodcastfundraiser.co...

8.3- The Government of National Defence

Sun, 20 May 2018

In September 1870, everyone in Paris prepared for a siege. Some of them also prepared for revolution...

8.2- The Franco-Prussian War

Sun, 13 May 2018

Napoleon III hoped a war with Prussia would save his Empire. Instead it destroyed his Empire.  Reme...

8.1- The Second French Empire

Sun, 06 May 2018

First as tragedy, then as farce.  Fundraiser: revolutionspodcastfundraiser.com Sponsor: casper.com/...

2018 Revolutions Fundraiser Announcment

Mon, 30 Apr 2018

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7.33- What the Heck Just Happened

Mon, 30 Apr 2018

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7.32- The Bitter End

Sun, 25 Mar 2018

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7.31- The Assembly of the Damned

Mon, 19 Mar 2018

As the walls close in on the Revolutions of 1848, the final loose ends will be ground up by millston...

7.30- The Crown From the Gutter

Sun, 11 Mar 2018

Wherein the King of Prussia is offered a dog's collar.   

7.29- The New Emperor

Mon, 05 Mar 2018

In Dec 1848, the Austrian Empire got a new Emperor. 

7.28- Prince President Bonaparte

Mon, 26 Feb 2018

In Dec 1848, Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte was elected president of France. 

7.27- The Flight of the Pope

Mon, 19 Feb 2018

In November 1848, the Pope took flight.  

7.26- The Battle For Vienna

Mon, 12 Feb 2018

After the Emperor declared war on Hungary, Vienna launched an uprising in October 1848.

7.25- The Parliament of Professors

Mon, 05 Feb 2018

The Frankfurt Parliament is the symbol of the liberal German Revolution of 1848. That's not a compli...

7.24- The Turn of The Tide

Wed, 31 Jan 2018

In the summer of 1848, the forces of counter-revolution began to get the upper hand in central Europ...

7.23- The First War of Italian Independence

Mon, 22 Jan 2018

On March 23, 1848 the Kingdom of Piedmont declared war on Austria. 

7.22- The April Laws

Sun, 14 Jan 2018

In April 1848, the Hungarians won the right to national self-government. But what about the other na...

7.21- Cracking Down and Backing Down

Mon, 08 Jan 2018

The Austrian Imperial Ministry had a habit of cracking down, but then backing down.

7.20- Where Do You Draw The Line?

Mon, 25 Dec 2017

With German unification on the way, the question became who exactly was going to be unified anyway? ...

7.19- The June Days

Mon, 18 Dec 2017

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7.18- Democracy In Action

Mon, 04 Dec 2017

The Provisional Government of France wanted a political revolution NOT a social revolution. Direct L...

7.17- The Five Days of Milan

Sun, 26 Nov 2017

In March 1848, both Milan and Venice revolted against Austrian rule.  Order the Storm Before The St...

7.16- We Crawled On Our Stomachs

Mon, 20 Nov 2017

The fall of the July Monarchy set off a chain reaction throughout Germany that climaxed with intense...

7.15- Slaves No More

Wed, 15 Nov 2017

On your feet, Magyar, the homeland calls! The time is here, now or never! Shall we be slaves or free...

7.14- The Fall of Metternich

Mon, 06 Nov 2017

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Mon, 30 Oct 2017

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The Calm Before the Storm Before the Storm

Mon, 23 Oct 2017

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7.13- The Spectre of The French Revolution

Mon, 16 Oct 2017

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7.12- The Provisional Government

Mon, 09 Oct 2017

In 1848 there would be no replacing one Bourbon with another.  10/24/17 BOSTON, MA Harvard Book St...

7.11- The Last King of the French

Mon, 02 Oct 2017

In February 1848 the National Guard had finally had enough of the July Monarchy  Book Tour!   10/...

7.10- The Banquets

Mon, 25 Sep 2017

In 1847 and 1848 opposition leaders spent good money to eat bad food while listening to bad speeches...

7.09- The Pope and the King

Mon, 18 Sep 2017

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7.08- The Political Question

Mon, 04 Sep 2017

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7.07- The Hungry Forties

Sun, 27 Aug 2017

The mid-1840s were a rotten time.  Tides of History Interview  History Fangirl Interview  Pre-Or...

7.06- The Kingdom of Hungary

Wed, 23 Aug 2017

1000 years of Hungarian history in 38 minutes.  Pre-Order The Storm Before the Storm! Amazon Powe...

7.05- Risorgimento

Sun, 13 Aug 2017

In the years after the Napoleonic conquest, the dream of Italian liberation and unification took ro...

7.05- Risorgimento

Sun, 13 Aug 2017

In the years after the Napoleonic conquest, the dream of Italian liberation and unification took ro...

7.04- The Austrian Empire

Mon, 07 Aug 2017

It may not be Holy or Roman anymore, but it was still an Empire... Pre-Order The Storm Before the St...

7.03- The German Confederation

Mon, 31 Jul 2017

The long road to Germany has begun. 

The Storm Before The Storm: Chapter 1- The Beasts of Italy

Thu, 27 Jul 2017

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7.02- Order and Liberty

Mon, 24 Jul 2017

The foundations of the July Monarchy were thin and shallow.  Pre-Order The Storm Before the Storm! ...

7.01- The Volcano

Mon, 17 Jul 2017

In January 1848 Europe was sleeping on a volcano.  Pre-Order The Storm Before the Storm! Amazon P...

6.08e- The June Rebellion

Mon, 29 May 2017

In June 1832 a bunch of radical republicans spontaneously broke out in song. 

6.08d- The Carbonari

Mon, 22 May 2017

In 1820 the Good Cousins staged a revolution in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. 

6.08c- Metternich

Mon, 15 May 2017

After the fall of Napoleon, Austrian Foreign Minister Metternich attempted to orchestrate a new cons...

6.08b- The Belgian Revolution

Mon, 08 May 2017

In 1830, the Belgians said we don't want to be a part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands anymore.

6.8a- The Fait Accompli of 1830

Sun, 30 Apr 2017

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6.07- The Last King of France

Mon, 24 Apr 2017

King Charles X should have never signed the Four Ordinances. You know. In hindsight. 

6.06- The Duc d'Orleans

Mon, 17 Apr 2017

Time to get this piece on the board. 

6.05- The Barricades

Mon, 10 Apr 2017

On Wed July 28, 1830 the people of Paris proved that piles of rubble were the key to urban revolutio...

6.04- Stop The Presses

Sun, 02 Apr 2017

On Monday July 26, 1830 the Four Ordinances were published. On Tuesday July 27 the July Revolution b...

6.03- Help Yourself And Heaven Will Help You

Sun, 26 Mar 2017

In early 1830 King Charles X tried to beat back the liberal opposition. Instead they came back stron...

6.02- Charles The Simple

Mon, 20 Mar 2017

After ascending to the throne in 1824 Charles X wanted to impose his ultra-royalism on France, but ...

6.01- The Chain of Time

Mon, 13 Mar 2017

After the fall of Napoleon, the Bourbon monarchy was restored. 

5.27- The Labyrinth

Mon, 13 Feb 2017

In 1830, both Simon Bolivar and Gran Colombia died.   

5.26- Out the Window

Sun, 05 Feb 2017

On Sept 25, 1828 Simón Bolívar went out the window.

5.25- The Tangled Swords

Mon, 30 Jan 2017

At the end of 1826 Simon Bolivar returned to Colombia to deal with the revolt of Jose Antonio Paez. ...

5.24- The Republic of Bolivar

Mon, 23 Jan 2017

In 1825 Upper Peru became the independent nation of Bolivia. 

5.23- Ayacucho

Mon, 16 Jan 2017

Wherein Gen. Sucre wins a very Bolivarian battle.

5.22- The Guayaquil Conference

Mon, 12 Dec 2016

Simòn Bolívar and Jose de San Martin met for the first and only time in July 1822 

5.21- The Third Sister

Sun, 04 Dec 2016

In 1822, Antonio Jose Sucre and Simon Bolivar liberated Quito and made Gran Colombia whole.    Sp...

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Wed, 23 Nov 2016

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5.20- The Sea Wolf

Mon, 21 Nov 2016

Lord Thomas Cochrane turned out to be the key to Peru. 

5.19- The Army of the Andes

Mon, 14 Nov 2016

José de San Martín gets zonked on opium and marches through the Andes. 

5.18- Liberation

Mon, 07 Nov 2016

On June 24, 1821 the Battle of Carabobo secured permanent independence for Venezuela.  http://revol...

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5.17a- Supplemental Gregor MacGregor

Mon, 24 Oct 2016

Do not buy land in Poyais. 

5.17- The Big Rock On The Side Of The Road

Sun, 09 Oct 2016

In 1820 a mutiny in Cádiz changed the course of Spanish American history.  . 

5.16- Over The Mountains

Sun, 02 Oct 2016

In July 1819 Bolívar led a legendary march into the mountains to liberate New Granada once and for ...

5.15- The Centaur of the Plains

Mon, 19 Sep 2016

In January 1818 Simón Bolívar met José Antonio Páez. The War of Venezuelan Independence would ne...

5.14- El Jefe Supremo

Mon, 12 Sep 2016

With an assist from the Republic of Haiti, Simon Bolivar launched a new expedition to Venezuela in 1...

5.13- The Letter From Jamaica

Mon, 05 Sep 2016

Enter José de San Martín and Bernardo O'Higgins.   

5.12- The Desired One

Mon, 29 Aug 2016

The restoration of King Ferdinand VII spelled big trouble for Spanish American Independence. 

5.11- The Legions of Hell

Mon, 22 Aug 2016

In 1814 Simón Bolívar met the Legions of Hell. It wasn't pretty. 

5.10- War To The Death

Mon, 15 Aug 2016

Simón Bolívar left Venezuela in 1812. He came back in 1813. 

5.09- God's Divine Wrath

Sun, 07 Aug 2016

Things did not go well for the First Venezuelan Republic. 

5.08- The Patriotic Society For The Development of Agriculture and Livestock

Mon, 25 Jul 2016

in 1810 Simón Bolívar brought Francisco de Miranda home. 

5.07- The First Cry For Liberty

Mon, 18 Jul 2016

Further unrest plagued Spanish America in 1809 as the situation deteriorated back in Spain. 

5.06- The Abdications of Bayonne

Mon, 11 Jul 2016

In May 1808 Napoleon deposed the Spanish Monarchy.

5.05- The Leander Expedition

Sun, 03 Jul 2016

1n 1806, two invasions of South America tested the waters of independence. Also, Bolívar swears to...

5.04- The Prince of Caracas

Sun, 26 Jun 2016

Enter Bolívar. 

5.03- The Precursors

Mon, 20 Jun 2016

After the Seven Years War the Spanish American Empire was hit with an array of revolts. Also six deg...

5.02- New Granada

Sun, 12 Jun 2016

After the Bourbons came to power they reformed the Spanish Empire and along the way created the Vice...

5.01- The Conquest

Mon, 06 Jun 2016

After Columbus "discovered" America the Spanish built up an empire upon which the sun never set. 

4.19- The History of Haiti

Sun, 17 Apr 2016

1806-Present. Enjoy.

4.18- Death to the French

Mon, 11 Apr 2016

After declaring independence, Jean-Jacques Dessalines ordered the extermination of the white French....

4.17a- The Haitian Declaration of Independence

Sun, 03 Apr 2016

Done at the headquarters of Gonaives, the first day of January 1804, the first year of independence.

4.17- Independence

Sun, 03 Apr 2016

The new nation of Haiti was born on New Years Day 1804.

4.16- Dying Like Flies

Mon, 28 Mar 2016

In the summer of 1802 the worst Yellow Fever epidemic on record hit Saint-Domingue--making it very ...

4.15- The Leclerc Expedition

Mon, 21 Mar 2016

With the massive expedition he assembled, Bonaparte reckoned it would take three months to retake Sa...

4.14- The Constitution of 1801

Mon, 14 Mar 2016

In 1801 Toussaint Louverture annexed Santo Domingo and promulgated a new constitution without permis...

4.13- The War of Knives

Mon, 07 Mar 2016

From 1799-1800 Toussaint Louverture and Andre Rigaud fought a civil war for control of Saint-Domingu...

4.12- Toussaint's Clause

Mon, 29 Feb 2016

Toussaint Louverture began to craft an independent foreign policy for Saint-Domingue in 1798.

4.11- To Attempt the Impossible

Mon, 22 Feb 2016

In 1797, Touissant used the conservative victory in the elections of Year V to solidify his own posi...

4.10- The Third Commission

Mon, 15 Feb 2016

By mid-1796, Toussaint Louverture had no rival on Saint-Domingue. Then Sonthonax came back.

4.09- What The Future Will Bring

Mon, 08 Feb 2016

From the summer of 1794 to the summer of 1795, the future of Saint-Domingue hung in the balance.

4.08- The Tricolor Commission

Mon, 01 Feb 2016

In February 1794, the National Convention not only ratified the emergency emancipation of the slaves...

4.07- The Citizens of June 20

Mon, 25 Jan 2016

Le Cap burns. White colonial rule ends. The slaves are freed.

4.06- The Second Commission

Mon, 18 Jan 2016

The Second Commission was supposed to implement the Law of April 4 and defeat the slave uprising. Th...

4.05- The Citizens of April 4

Mon, 11 Jan 2016

With slave revolts and civil war erupting in Saint-Domingue, the Legislative Assembly abolished all ...

4.04- Three Revolts

Mon, 04 Jan 2016

First the whites revolted. Then the free coloreds revolted. Then the slaves REALLY revolted.

4.03- Free and Equal

Mon, 21 Dec 2015

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen sure seemed to imply that men were born free an...

4.02- The Web of Tension

Mon, 14 Dec 2015

Wherein we find out what everyone thought about everyone else. Direct Link: 4.02- The Web of Tensio...

4.01- Saint-Domingue

Mon, 07 Dec 2015

The French colony of Saint-Domingue was the single most lucrative colony in the New World.

3.55- The Retrospective

Thu, 26 Nov 2015

One last look back at the pile of severed heads.

Special Announcement: Mike Duncan Inks a Book Deal

Mon, 12 Oct 2015

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3.54- The Empire

Sun, 27 Sep 2015

Napoleon conquered Europe. Then he got beat and the Bourbons came back. Twitter: @mikeduncan

3.53- The Consulate

Sun, 27 Sep 2015

After coming to power in 1799, First Consul Bonaparte achieved many of the Revolution's dreams and h...

3.52- There is Your Man

Mon, 21 Sep 2015

And his name is Napoleon Bonaparte. Sponsor Link: lynda.com/revolutions Me on Twitter: twitter.com...

3.51- The Coup of Prairial

Mon, 14 Sep 2015

When the War of the Second Coalition got off to a terrible start for the French, the Triumvirate tha...

3.50- The Second Coalition

Mon, 07 Sep 2015

While Bonaparte was off trying to conquer Egypt, the rest of Europe mobilized against France.

3.49- The Egyptian Expedition

Mon, 31 Aug 2015

In July 1798 Bonaparte and his healthy, hopeful army arrived in Egypt. In August 1799 Bonaparte ditc...

3.48- The Coup of Floreal

Mon, 24 Aug 2015

The Directory manipulated the elections of Year VI to block left-wing candidates. Meanwhile Talleyra...

3.47- The Directorial Terror

Mon, 17 Aug 2015

After Fructidor the Directory cracked down on the conservatives. They also created more sister repub...

3.46- The Coup of Fructidor

Sun, 09 Aug 2015

After taking a drubbing in the elections Year V, the Directory decided to just annul the results.

3.45- The Fall of Mantua

Mon, 03 Aug 2015

Bonaparte almost gets beat! But then he doesn't. Also don't invade Ireland in December. sponsor lin...

3.44- The War Feeds Itself

Mon, 20 Jul 2015

Control the central position. Move on the rear. Live off the land. Sponsor Link: http://lynda.com/r...

3.43- The Conspiracy of Equals

Mon, 13 Jul 2015

The adventures of everyone's favorite proto-communist. k

3.42- The Whiff of Grapeshot

Sun, 05 Jul 2015

When the Thermidorean Convention introduced the Constitution of Year III, the political Right went a...

3.41- Bread and the Constitution of 1793

Sun, 28 Jun 2015

That's the slogan that rallied the last remnents of the sans culottes to action...right before they ...

3.40- The Frozen Rivers

Mon, 22 Jun 2015

The terrible winter of 1794-95 helped France push back all her enemies. Also...Poland!

3.39- The Death of the Jacobins

Sun, 14 Jun 2015

After the events of 9 Thermidor, the Revolution began to swing back to the right.

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Mon, 08 Jun 2015

Promoting a fundraising drive spearheaded by Scott Chesworth at the Ancient World podcast to help pr...

3.37- The Republic of Virtue

Mon, 01 Jun 2015

If the mainspring of popular government in peacetime is virtue, amid revolution it is at once virtue...

3.36- The Liquidation Process

Sun, 24 May 2015

In the spring of 1794. the Revolution devoured a few of her most beloved children. sponsor link: ly...

3.35- The Law of 14 Frimaire

Mon, 18 May 2015

At the end of 1793, the Committee of Public Safety completed it's consolidation of power.

3.34c- Citizen Genet

Mon, 11 May 2015

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3.34b- Phillippe Egalite

Mon, 27 Apr 2015

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3.34a- The Republican Calendar

Mon, 20 Apr 2015

In Oct 1793 the French Revolution took a stab at reforming time itself.

3.34- Saturn's Children

Sun, 12 Apr 2015

In October 1793 the Reign of Terror got started with the executions of Marie Antoinette and the Giro...

3.33- The Geography of Terror

Sun, 05 Apr 2015

In the fall of 1793, the French Republic started to gain traction against its enemies. Setting up th...

3.32- The Committee of Public Safety

Sun, 29 Mar 2015

In the summer of 1793 a re-organized Committee of Public Safety began to consolidate power.

3.31- The Man of Blood Part Deux

Mon, 23 Mar 2015

In the summer of 1793 the Revolutionaries in Paris were besieged from all sides.

3.30- The 250th Episode

Mon, 16 Mar 2015

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3.29- The Purge of the Girondins

Sun, 08 Mar 2015

On May 31-June 2, 1793 Paris once again rose in armed insurrection against the national government.

3.28- Provincial Revolt

Sun, 01 Mar 2015

In the spring of 1793 revolts against Paris started erupting all over France. Sponsor: lynda.com/re...

3.27- Advance and Retreat

Mon, 16 Feb 2015

After the Battle of Valmy the French armies advanced on all fronts. 

3.26- The Trial of Louis XVI

Sun, 08 Feb 2015

King Louis XVI was put on trial by the National Convention and executed Jan 21, 1793.

3.25- The National Convention

Sun, 01 Feb 2015

The National Convention voted unanimously to abolish the monarchy on Sept 21, 1792. Then they procee...

3.24- The September Massacres

Mon, 26 Jan 2015

With the Allied armies approaching Paris, the sans-culottes broke into all the prisoners and slaught...

3.23- The Insurrection of August 10th

Mon, 19 Jan 2015

On Aug 10, 1792 the radical sections of Paris overthrew the monarchy. Store: revolutionspodcastfu...

3.22- War

Mon, 12 Jan 2015

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3.21a Supplemental- Talleyrand

Sun, 04 Jan 2015

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3.21- The Legislative Assembly

Sun, 21 Dec 2014

The new Legislative Assembly convened in October 1791 and quickly put France on the path to war.  ...

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3.20- The Constitution of 1791

Mon, 15 Dec 2014

As the National Assembly drew to a close, the Triumvirate rose to power. http://revolutionspodcastf...

3.19- The Massacre of the Champ de Mars

Mon, 08 Dec 2014

After the Flight to Varennes, populist agistators in Paris called for an end to the monarchy, leadin...

The Flight of Emperor Palpatine

Tue, 25 Nov 2014

Would really like to get my hands on the salacious limericks the good Emperor composed while whacke...

3.18- The Flight to Varennes

Mon, 24 Nov 2014

In June 1791 the royal family tried to escape from Paris, but they were busted while passing throug...

3.17- A Temporary Summit

Mon, 17 Nov 2014

After the Feast of the Federation, Revolutionary France was outwardly calm, but internally divided. ...

3.16- The Society of 1789

Mon, 10 Nov 2014

In the leadup to the great Fête de la Fédération, the Marquis de Lafayette and a group of libera...

3.15- The Rise of the Jacobins

Mon, 03 Nov 2014

After the move to Paris, radical delegates from the National Assembly formed a new political club to...

3.14- The Women's March on Versailles

Mon, 27 Oct 2014

In October 1789 some angry houswives changed the course of the French Revolution.  Sponsor Link: ...

3.13a- The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

Sun, 19 Oct 2014

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3.13- The Rights of Man

Sun, 19 Oct 2014

After the Night of August 4th, the National Assembly divided into new political factions. 

3.12- The Great Fear

Mon, 13 Oct 2014

After a wave of chaos spread across France, the National Assembly abolished feudalism on the night o...

3.11- The Fall of the Bastille

Mon, 06 Oct 2014

On July 14, 1789 a mob of angry Parisians stormed the Bastille.   

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Mon, 29 Sep 2014

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3.10- The Tennis Court Oath

Mon, 22 Sep 2014

On Day 2 of the Estates General, the Third Estate went on strike.  Sponsor link: Lynda.com/revolut...

3.9- What is the Third Estate?

Mon, 15 Sep 2014

The debate over the coming Estates General awakened the political consciousness of the Third Estate...

3.8- The Day of the Tiles

Mon, 08 Sep 2014

The king's attempt to break the Parments in the summer of 1788 was was met by widespread resistence....

3.7- The Séance Royale

Sun, 31 Aug 2014

3.6- The Stately Quadrille

Mon, 25 Aug 2014

Round and round and round it goes...

3.5- The Assembly of Notables

Sun, 17 Aug 2014

King Louis called the Assembly of Notables in early 1787 to approve a major fincancial reform packag...

3.4- Necker and the Necklace

Sun, 10 Aug 2014

Just as the financial situation was about to explode the monarchy was hit by a public relations ni...

3.3- Resistance to Reform

Sun, 03 Aug 2014

As power passed from Louis XV to Louis XVI, royal ministers attempted to implement reforms, but were...

3.2-The Broken Regime

Sun, 20 Jul 2014

The Ancien Regime was a mess in desperate need of reform. 

3.1- The Three Estates

Mon, 14 Jul 2014

The population of pre-Revolutionary France was divided into Three Estates: the Church, the Nobility ...

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Mon, 14 Jul 2014

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2.15a- The Bill of Rights

Sun, 25 May 2014

Hang them on the wall of every classroom. 

2.15- The Rising Sun

Sun, 25 May 2014

The ratification of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights marks the end of the Revolutionary Era...

2.14- The Critical Period

Sun, 18 May 2014

Between the end of the War of Independence and the Constitutional Convention the new United States w...

2.13- The Articles of Confederation

Mon, 12 May 2014

As the newly independent United States trasitioned from war to peace, it was tripped up by the inef...

2.12- Yorktown

Sun, 04 May 2014

Lord Cornwallis was trapped in Yorktown in October 1781. His surrender ended the American War of Ind...

2.11- Tarleton's Quarter

Sun, 27 Apr 2014

Despite the thrashing he gave Horatio Gates at the Battle of Camden, Lord Cornwallis found the Carol...

2.10- Turning South

Tue, 22 Apr 2014

The Episode That Wouldn't Die.

2.9- Valley Forge

Sun, 13 Apr 2014

After Saratoga the French joined the war, the British changed strategies and Washington's army spent...

2.8- Saratoga

Sun, 30 Mar 2014

Gentleman Johnny's Party Train ran into some trouble in 1777. 

2.7- Crossing the Delaware

Mon, 24 Mar 2014

With the revolution on the line, George Washginton led his army to victory at Trenton. Unfortunately...

2.6a- Supplemental The Declaration of Independence

Sun, 16 Mar 2014

When in the course of human events...

2.6- Independence

Sun, 16 Mar 2014

The American colonies declared independence in July 1776. Then their armies got chased around New Yo...

2.5- The Guns of Ticonderoga

Sun, 09 Mar 2014

After the skirmishes at Lexington and Concord, war between Britain and the colonies broke out. Georg...

2.4- The Boston Tea Party

Mon, 03 Mar 2014

The Boston Tea Party led Parliament to pass the Intolerable Acts in 1774. The colonists were really ...

2.3- The Townshend Acts

Sun, 23 Feb 2014

After the failure of the Stamp Act, Parliament passed a new series of taxes known as the Townshend A...

2.2- The Stamp Act

Sun, 16 Feb 2014

After the French and Indian War, the British Ministry started levying new taxes on the colonies. The...

2.1- The Thirteen Colonies

Mon, 10 Feb 2014

A brief tour of the Thirteen Colonies. 

1.16- The Restoration

Sun, 12 Jan 2014

The English Monarchy was restored in 1660. 

1.16a Supplemental- Sir Edward Hyde, First Earl of Clarendon

Sun, 12 Jan 2014

  After serving in Parliament and the courts of both Charles I and Charles II, Edward Hyde wrote a...

1.15- The Good Old Cause

Mon, 06 Jan 2014

Oliver Cromwell died on September 3, 1658. His son and heir Richard was iunable to hold the Protecto...

1.14a Supplemental- The War on Christmas

Wed, 25 Dec 2013

After the Puritans came to power they tried to abolish Christmas. Seriously. 

1.14- The Humble Petition and Advice

Sun, 22 Dec 2013

The dissolution of the First Protectorate Parliament led to the brief and unpopular Rule of the Majo...

1.13- The Instrument of Government

Mon, 16 Dec 2013

The Instrument of Government was the first written constituion in English history. 

1.12- In The Name of God Go

Mon, 09 Dec 2013

In 1653 Oliver Cromwell dissolved the Rump Parliament and then Barebone's Parliament dissolved itsel...

1.12b- Supplemental The Diggers

Mon, 02 Dec 2013

God wanted me to tell you that property is theft.   

1.12a- Supplemental Freeborn John

Mon, 02 Dec 2013

For someone who was born free John Lilburne sure spent a lot of time in prison

1.11a- Tour Announcement 2

Sun, 24 Nov 2013

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1.11- The Crowning Mercy

Sun, 24 Nov 2013

Charles II raised an army of Scots to help him claim the throne, but they were defeated by Oliver Cr...

1.10- Regicide

Mon, 18 Nov 2013

After Pride's Purge, Charles I was executed by the Rump Parliament on January 30, 1649. Then Cromwel...

1.9- The Man of Blood

Mon, 11 Nov 2013

As the New Model Army debated the merits of constitutional democracy, King Charles was scheming to p...

1.8- Checkmate

Mon, 04 Nov 2013

After the Battle of Naseby ended the King's chances for military victory, he became the frustrating ...

1.7a- Tour Announcement

Mon, 28 Oct 2013

New Revolutions Tour coming in June 2014! Email: [email protected]

1.7- The New Model Army

Mon, 28 Oct 2013

After years of muddling along, Parliament created a more professional army. They finally defeated Ki...

1.6- The Solemn League And Covenant

Mon, 21 Oct 2013

In late 1643, Parliament sealed a military alliance with the Scots. Their combined force defeated th...

1.5- Cavaliers and Roundheads

Sun, 13 Oct 2013

After negotiations with Parliament broke down, King Charles raised his standard in August, 1642. The...

1.5a- Supplemental- The Armies

Sun, 13 Oct 2013

A brief description of the soldiers who fought in the English Civil Wars. 

1.4- The Long Parliament

Mon, 07 Oct 2013

The Long Parliament convened in November 1640. Tensions ran high as Parliamentary leaders tried to a...

1.3- The Bishops' Wars

Mon, 30 Sep 2013

The Scots revolted after Charles tried to impose the Book of Common Prayer, forcing the King to reca...

1.2- Personal Rule

Mon, 23 Sep 2013

In the 1630s, King Charles ruled without Parliament. His financial policies and religious innovation...

1.1- The Kingdoms of Charles Stuart

Sun, 15 Sep 2013

In 1625 Charles Stuart became king of England, Scotland and Ireland. His relationship with Parliamen...

0.0- Introduction

Sun, 15 Sep 2013

Welcome to Revolutions.