Hanging with History
The first season focuses on the origins of the Industrial Revolution or the Great Enrichment, we go deep into history to gain enough background knowledge to actually understand the various theories of the origins of the Great Enrichment. Eventually we learn that we also need to know how the miracle was consolidated, as the many other close approaches to the Industrial Revolution failed.A kwirky style, but intellectually ambitious with the goal of understanding history well enough to understand the miracle that happened that one time. It's gonna be a long series.
Hanging with History
74. War of the Spanish Succession Part 1 -Marlborough and Isaac Newton
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Harald Hansen
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Season 1
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Episode 74
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We discuss many of the political and financial issues around the Spanish Succession war.
We introduce the idea of the fiscal military state, and how that relates to the miracle story.
We cover how Isaac Newton helped King William execute his wartime strategy to fund the wars against Louis XIV.
The Duke of Marlborough gets introduced but the accounts of his exploits will begin next episode.