Monthly Archives: February 2008

Historyzine 007: 1702, Admiral Rooke attacks Cadiz

Posted on February 27, 2008 by jimmowatt

In this episode we explore the phrase to gird your loins. We examine the case of Admiral Byng who was executed to encourage the others and we interview Tony Cox of the Binge Thinking History Podcast. There’s a shout out … Continue reading →

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Historyzine 006: Siege Warfare

Posted on February 7, 2008 by jimmowatt

In episode 6 of Historyzine we look at early 18th century sieges, the changing nature of warfare and some of the reasons behind the reticence to commit troops to a fully fledged battle in this War of the Spanish Succession. … Continue reading →

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