Revolutions
Episodes
7.28- Prince President Bonaparte
26 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Dec 1848, Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte was elected president of France.
7.27- The Flight of the Pope
19 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In November 1848, the Pope took flight.
7.26- The Battle For Vienna
12 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After the Emperor declared war on Hungary, Vienna launched an uprising in October 1848.
7.25- The Parliament of Professors
05 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Frankfurt Parliament is the symbol of the liberal German Revolution of 1848. That's not a compliment.
7.24- The Turn of The Tide
31 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the summer of 1848, the forces of counter-revolution began to get the upper hand in central Europe.
7.23- The First War of Italian Independence
22 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On March 23, 1848 the Kingdom of Piedmont declared war on Austria.
7.22- The April Laws
14 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In April 1848, the Hungarians won the right to national self-government. But what about the other nations of the Kingdom of Hungary?
7.21- Cracking Down and Backing Down
08 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Austrian Imperial Ministry had a habit of cracking down, but then backing down.
7.20- Where Do You Draw The Line?
25 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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7.19- The June Days
18 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In June 1848, France discovered class conflict. Give a Gift Get A Gift: www.hachettebookgroup.com/stormbeforethestorm Subscribe to Hardcore Histor...
7.18- Democracy In Action
04 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Provisional Government of France wanted a political revolution NOT a social revolution. Direct Link: Give a Gift Get A Gift: www.hachettebookgr...
7.17- The Five Days of Milan
26 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In March 1848, both Milan and Venice revolted against Austrian rule. Order the Storm Before The Storm: http://thestormbeforethestorm.com West Coast...
7.16- We Crawled On Our Stomachs
20 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The fall of the July Monarchy set off a chain reaction throughout Germany that climaxed with intense fighting in Berlin.
7.15- Slaves No More
15 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On your feet, Magyar, the homeland calls! The time is here, now or never! Shall we be slaves or free? This is the question, choose your answer.
7.14- The Fall of Metternich
06 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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Politics & Prose Oct 28: The Storm Before the Storm Book Event
30 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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The Calm Before the Storm Before the Storm
23 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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7.13- The Spectre of The French Revolution
16 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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7.12- The Provisional Government
09 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In 1848 there would be no replacing one Bourbon with another. 10/24/17 BOSTON, MA Harvard Book Store, 7:00 PM Book launch! 10/25/17 NEW YORK, ...
7.11- The Last King of the French
02 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In February 1848 the National Guard had finally had enough of the July Monarchy Book Tour! 10/24/17 BOSTON, MA Harvard Book Store, 7:00 PM Book ...
7.10- The Banquets
25 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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7.09- The Pope and the King
18 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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7.08- The Political Question
04 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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7.07- The Hungry Forties
27 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The mid-1840s were a rotten time. Tides of History Interview History Fangirl Interview Pre-Order The Storm Before the Storm! Amazon Powells ...
7.06- The Kingdom of Hungary
23 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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7.05- Risorgimento
13 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the years after the Napoleonic conquest, the dream of Italian liberation and unification took root. Pre-Order The Storm Before the Storm! Amazo...
7.05- Risorgimento
13 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the years after the Napoleonic conquest, the dream of Italian liberation and unification took root. Pre-Order The Storm Before the Storm! Amazo...
7.04- The Austrian Empire
07 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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7.03- The German Confederation
31 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The long road to Germany has begun.
The Storm Before The Storm: Chapter 1- The Beasts of Italy
27 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Audio excerpt from The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic by Mike Duncan. Forthcoming Oct. 24, 2017. Pre-order a c...
7.02- Order and Liberty
24 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The foundations of the July Monarchy were thin and shallow. Pre-Order The Storm Before the Storm! Amazon Powells Barnes & Noble Indibound Books-...
7.01- The Volcano
17 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In January 1848 Europe was sleeping on a volcano. Pre-Order The Storm Before the Storm! Amazon Powells Barnes & Noble Indibound Books-a-Million
6.08e- The June Rebellion
29 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In June 1832 a bunch of radical republicans spontaneously broke out in song.
6.08d- The Carbonari
22 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In 1820 the Good Cousins staged a revolution in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
6.08c- Metternich
15 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
After the fall of Napoleon, Austrian Foreign Minister Metternich attempted to orchestrate a new conservative order in Europe. Sponsor: Bombfell.com/...
6.08b- The Belgian Revolution
08 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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
30 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What the heck did the rest of France think about the July Revolution? Sponsor Link: Audible.com/revolutions
6.07- The Last King of France
24 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
King Charles X should have never signed the Four Ordinances. You know. In hindsight.
6.06- The Duc d'Orleans
17 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Time to get this piece on the board.
6.05- The Barricades
10 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On Wed July 28, 1830 the people of Paris proved that piles of rubble were the key to urban revolution.
6.04- Stop The Presses
02 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday July 26, 1830 the Four Ordinances were published. On Tuesday July 27 the July Revolution began.
6.03- Help Yourself And Heaven Will Help You
26 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In early 1830 King Charles X tried to beat back the liberal opposition. Instead they came back stronger than ever.
6.02- Charles The Simple
20 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
After ascending to the throne in 1824 Charles X wanted to impose his ultra-royalism on France, but his annoying subjects kept resisting.
6.01- The Chain of Time
13 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
After the fall of Napoleon, the Bourbon monarchy was restored.
5.27- The Labyrinth
13 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In 1830, both Simon Bolivar and Gran Colombia died.
5.26- Out the Window
05 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On Sept 25, 1828 Simón Bolívar went out the window.
5.25- The Tangled Swords
30 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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
23 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In 1825 Upper Peru became the independent nation of Bolivia.
5.23- Ayacucho
16 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Wherein Gen. Sucre wins a very Bolivarian battle.
5.22- The Guayaquil Conference
12 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Simòn Bolívar and Jose de San Martin met for the first and only time in July 1822
5.21- The Third Sister
04 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In 1822, Antonio Jose Sucre and Simon Bolivar liberated Quito and made Gran Colombia whole. Sponsor Link: Harrys Razors
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23 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Title kinda says it all.
5.20- The Sea Wolf
21 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Lord Thomas Cochrane turned out to be the key to Peru.
5.19- The Army of the Andes
14 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
José de San Martín gets zonked on opium and marches through the Andes.
5.18- Liberation
07 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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31 Oct 2016
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5.17a- Supplemental Gregor MacGregor
24 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Do not buy land in Poyais.
5.17- The Big Rock On The Side Of The Road
09 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In 1820 a mutiny in Cádiz changed the course of Spanish American history. .
5.16- Over The Mountains
02 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In July 1819 Bolívar led a legendary march into the mountains to liberate New Granada once and for all.
5.15- The Centaur of the Plains
19 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In January 1818 Simón Bolívar met José Antonio Páez. The War of Venezuelan Independence would never be the same.
5.14- El Jefe Supremo
12 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With an assist from the Republic of Haiti, Simon Bolivar launched a new expedition to Venezuela in 1816.
5.13- The Letter From Jamaica
05 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Enter José de San Martín and Bernardo O'Higgins.
5.12- The Desired One
29 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The restoration of King Ferdinand VII spelled big trouble for Spanish American Independence.
5.11- The Legions of Hell
22 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In 1814 Simón Bolívar met the Legions of Hell. It wasn't pretty.
5.10- War To The Death
15 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Simón Bolívar left Venezuela in 1812. He came back in 1813.
5.09- God's Divine Wrath
07 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Things did not go well for the First Venezuelan Republic.
5.08- The Patriotic Society For The Development of Agriculture and Livestock
25 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
in 1810 Simón Bolívar brought Francisco de Miranda home.
5.07- The First Cry For Liberty
18 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Further unrest plagued Spanish America in 1809 as the situation deteriorated back in Spain.
5.06- The Abdications of Bayonne
11 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In May 1808 Napoleon deposed the Spanish Monarchy.
5.05- The Leander Expedition
03 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
1n 1806, two invasions of South America tested the waters of independence. Also, Bolívar swears to liberate his country or die trying.
5.04- The Prince of Caracas
26 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Enter Bolívar.
5.03- The Precursors
20 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
After the Seven Years War the Spanish American Empire was hit with an array of revolts. Also six degrees of Francisco de Miranda.
5.02- New Granada
12 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
After the Bourbons came to power they reformed the Spanish Empire and along the way created the Viceroyalty of New Granada.
5.01- The Conquest
06 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
After Columbus "discovered" America the Spanish built up an empire upon which the sun never set.
4.19- The History of Haiti
17 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
1806-Present. Enjoy.
4.18- Death to the French
11 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
After declaring independence, Jean-Jacques Dessalines ordered the extermination of the white French.
4.17a- The Haitian Declaration of Independence
03 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Done at the headquarters of Gonaives, the first day of January 1804, the first year of independence.
4.17- Independence
03 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The new nation of Haiti was born on New Years Day 1804.
4.16- Dying Like Flies
28 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the summer of 1802 the worst Yellow Fever epidemic on record hit Saint-Domingue--making it very difficult to re-impose slavery.
4.15- The Leclerc Expedition
21 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With the massive expedition he assembled, Bonaparte reckoned it would take three months to retake Saint-Domingue.
4.14- The Constitution of 1801
14 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In 1801 Toussaint Louverture annexed Santo Domingo and promulgated a new constitution without permission from France. First Consul Bonaparte was not a...
4.13- The War of Knives
07 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
From 1799-1800 Toussaint Louverture and Andre Rigaud fought a civil war for control of Saint-Domingue.
4.12- Toussaint's Clause
29 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Toussaint Louverture began to craft an independent foreign policy for Saint-Domingue in 1798.
4.11- To Attempt the Impossible
22 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In 1797, Touissant used the conservative victory in the elections of Year V to solidify his own position in Saint-Domingue.
4.10- The Third Commission
15 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
By mid-1796, Toussaint Louverture had no rival on Saint-Domingue. Then Sonthonax came back.
4.09- What The Future Will Bring
08 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
From the summer of 1794 to the summer of 1795, the future of Saint-Domingue hung in the balance.
4.08- The Tricolor Commission
01 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In February 1794, the National Convention not only ratified the emergency emancipation of the slaves, they extended it even further.
4.07- The Citizens of June 20
25 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Le Cap burns. White colonial rule ends. The slaves are freed.
4.06- The Second Commission
18 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The Second Commission was supposed to implement the Law of April 4 and defeat the slave uprising. This turned out to be harder than they thought.
4.05- The Citizens of April 4
11 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With slave revolts and civil war erupting in Saint-Domingue, the Legislative Assembly abolished all racial distinctions on April 4, 1792.
4.04- Three Revolts
04 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
First the whites revolted. Then the free coloreds revolted. Then the slaves REALLY revolted.
4.03- Free and Equal
21 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen sure seemed to imply that men were born free and equal in rights. In fact, it explicitly said so.
4.02- The Web of Tension
14 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Wherein we find out what everyone thought about everyone else. Direct Link: 4.02- The Web of Tension Sponsor link: http://casper.com/revolutions
4.01- Saint-Domingue
07 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The French colony of Saint-Domingue was the single most lucrative colony in the New World.
3.55- The Retrospective
26 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
One last look back at the pile of severed heads.
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12 Oct 2015
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3.54- The Empire
27 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Napoleon conquered Europe. Then he got beat and the Bourbons came back. Twitter: @mikeduncan
3.53- The Consulate
27 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
After coming to power in 1799, First Consul Bonaparte achieved many of the Revolution's dreams and healed many of its open wounds. So he declared hims...
3.52- There is Your Man
21 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
And his name is Napoleon Bonaparte. Sponsor Link: lynda.com/revolutions Me on Twitter: twitter.com/mikeduncan
3.51- The Coup of Prairial
14 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
When the War of the Second Coalition got off to a terrible start for the French, the Triumvirate that had been running the Directory since 1797 was ov...