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Historyzine 008: War of the Spanish Succession 1703

Posted on 2008-05-28 by jimmowatt

It’s 1703 and all is not going well for the allies. Churchill’s ‘Great Design’ goes awry; the Hungarians revolt against the Empire and the Elector of Bavaria joins up with the French forces to directly threaten Vienna. This map should … Continue reading →

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Historyzine 006: Siege Warfare

Posted on 2008-02-07 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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Historyzine 003: Prince Eugene in Northern Italy

Posted on 2007-11-27 by jimmowatt

This is episode three of Historyzine. In this episode we take a look at the podcast series, Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History. We pick apart the phrase, ‘sleep tight, mind the bed bugs don’t bite’ and of course we have the … Continue reading →

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Historyzine 002: The many claimants to the Spanish throne

Posted on 2007-11-22 by jimmowatt

This is episode two of Historyzine. In this episode we review the delightful podcast TPN Napoleon, hosted by Cameron Reilly and J. David Markham and offer a shout out to ‘The Binge Thinking History podcast which, in episode 3 of … Continue reading →

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