Historyzine: The History Podcast » podcasts http://historyzine.com History narrative, linguistic history trivia and history podcast reviews, all topped off with the current special feature, which is the War of the Spanish Succession. Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:50:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 History narrative, linguistic history trivia and history podcast reviews, all topped off with the current special feature, which is the War of the Spanish Succession. This stars, Louis XIV, the Duke of Marlborough, Prince Eugene, Anthony Heinsius and many thousands of supporting soldiers. Jim is a history enthusiast who loves telling stories and adores rummaging about amongst the delights and horrors of the past. Jim Mowatt clean Jim Mowatt jim.mowatt@gmail.com jim.mowatt@gmail.com (Jim Mowatt) 2006-2010 Historyzine - a History magazine in audio history,podcast,marlborough, Spanish succession,historical,war,history podcast Historyzine: The History Podcast » podcasts http://historyzine.com/wp-content/hlimagea.jpg http://historyzine.com Historyzine 014: Forcing the lines of Brabant (1705) http://historyzine.com/2009/02/27/historyzine-14-forcing-the-lines-of-brabant/ http://historyzine.com/2009/02/27/historyzine-14-forcing-the-lines-of-brabant/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:33:03 +0000 jimmowatt http://historyzine.com/?p=166 Continue reading →]]> Subscribe to podcast
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The War of the Spanish Succession, 1705 – Forcing the Lines of Brabant.
The Duke of Marlborough after his successes in Bavaria in 1704 is gathering his forces for a push up the Moselle into France. The allies from Baden, Hanover and Austria are not ready for the start of the campaign so the plans are thrown into disarray. The French generals Villars and Villeroi lead Marlborough a merry dance as they make the most of their advantage.
VilleroiVillars - Field Marshall Then Marlborough formulates a plan to attack the Lines of Brabant feinting toward the weakest part of the lines and then changing direction under cover of darkness to attack the lines at their strongest point. The plan works brilliantly. The lines are dismantled and the forces of England, the Netherlands and Austria once more hold the upper hand against those of France, Spain and Bavaria.

Attack on the lines of Brabant

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]]> http://historyzine.com/2009/02/27/historyzine-14-forcing-the-lines-of-brabant/feed/ 8 history,history podcast,history podcasts,Historyzine,marlborough,podcasts Family History - connecting up with large scale history. I've recently spent a considerable amount of time delving into my family history and been quite delighted by the reflection of large scale events such as the industrial revolution, Family History - connecting up with large scale history. I've recently spent a considerable amount of time delving into my family history and been quite delighted by the reflection of large scale events such as the industrial revolution, highland clearances and the potato blight of 1846 that are to be found in the movements of my ancestors. Exploring the phrase - Fork it over. Is it a man with a pitchfork handing over his produce to the landlord or is it a pickpocket thing? A review of 'In Our Time'. The BBC radio 4 series 'In Our Time' is placed under the Historyzine microscope. The War of the Spanish Succession, 1705 - Forcing the Lines of Brabant. The Duke of Marlborough after his successes in Bavaria in 1704 is gathering his forces for a push up the Moselle into France. The allies from Baden, Hanover and Austria are not ready for the start of the campaign so the plans are thrown into disarray. The French generals Villars and Villeroi lead Marlborough a merry dance as they make the most of their advantage. Then Marlborough formulates a plan to attack the Lines of Brabant feinting toward the weakest part of the lines and then changing direction under cover of darkness to attack the lines at their strongest point. The plan works brilliantly. The lines are dismantled and the forces of England, the Netherlands and Austria once more hold the upper hand against those of France, Spain and Bavaria. Some of the sources I use for this podcast can be found at My Amazon UK Affiliate page or my United States of America Affiliate page . There are lots of very useful books there if you want to know more about the War of the Spanish Succession and if you decide to buy any of them then using the links from the pages of Historyzine will send a tiny fraction of money my way which will help offset some of the costs of the podcast. If you wish to comment on the podcasts then please visit the website, historyzine.com or visit the contact page and leave me an email using the contact form there. Jim Mowatt clean 38:18 Historyzine 001: Prelude to the War of the Spanish Succession http://historyzine.com/2007/11/13/historyzine-show-number-1/ http://historyzine.com/2007/11/13/historyzine-show-number-1/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:14:24 +0000 jimmowatt http://historyzine.com/?p=3 Continue reading →]]> Subscribe to podcast
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The first episode of Historyzine features a review of the podcast, History According to Bob and a look at the phrase, ‘burning the candle at both ends.’
My featured subject at the moment is the ‘War of the Spanish Succession.’
In this episode we look at the 3 wars preceding this one and get some idea of the balance of power in Europe at the end of the 17th century.

1st Duke of Marlborough

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]]> http://historyzine.com/2007/11/13/historyzine-show-number-1/feed/ 7 churchill,history podcasts,podcast,podcasts The first episode of Historyzine features a review of the podcast, History According to Bob and a look at the phrase, 'burning the candle at both ends.' My featured subject at the moment is the 'War of the Spanish Succession.' The first episode of Historyzine features a review of the podcast, History According to Bob and a look at the phrase, 'burning the candle at both ends.' My featured subject at the moment is the 'War of the Spanish Succession.' In this episode we look at the 3 wars preceding this one and get some idea of the balance of power in Europe at the end of the 17th century. Sources for the War of the Spanish Succession If you wish to comment upon this podcast then please send feedback through the site http://historyzine.com or, to send a form email visit this page http://historyzine.com/contact/ Jim Mowatt clean 19:40