Sun, 18 February 2018
In November 1848, the Pope took flight.
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Sun, 11 February 2018
After the Emperor declared war on Hungary, Vienna launched an uprising in October 1848. |
Sun, 4 February 2018
The Frankfurt Parliament is the symbol of the liberal German Revolution of 1848. That's not a compliment.
Direct download: 7.25-_The_Parliament_of_Professors_Master.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:47pm CDT |
Tue, 30 January 2018
In the summer of 1848, the forces of counter-revolution began to get the upper hand in central Europe. |
Sun, 21 January 2018
On March 23, 1848 the Kingdom of Piedmont declared war on Austria.
Direct download: 7.23-_The_First_War_of_Italian_Independence_Master.mp3
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Sun, 14 January 2018
In April 1848, the Hungarians won the right to national self-government. But what about the other nations of the Kingdom of Hungary? |
Sun, 7 January 2018
The Austrian Imperial Ministry had a habit of cracking down, but then backing down. |
Sun, 24 December 2017
With German unification on the way, the question became who exactly was going to be unified anyway? Give a Gift Get A Gift: www.hachettebookgroup.com/
Direct download: 7.20-_Where_Do_You_Draw_The_Line__Master.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:19pm CDT |
Sun, 17 December 2017
In June 1848, France discovered class conflict. Give a Gift Get A Gift: www.hachettebookgroup.com/ Subscribe to Hardcore History Addendum |
Sun, 3 December 2017
The Provisional Government of France wanted a political revolution NOT a social revolution. Direct Link: Give a Gift Get A Gift: www.hachettebookgroup.com/ Tour! |
Sun, 26 November 2017
In March 1848, both Milan and Venice revolted against Austrian rule. Order the Storm Before The Storm: http://thestormbeforethestorm.com West Coast Tour: http://thestormbeforethestorm.com/tour |
Sun, 19 November 2017
The fall of the July Monarchy set off a chain reaction throughout Germany that climaxed with intense fighting in Berlin.
Direct download: 7.16-_We_Crawled_on_Our_Stomachs_Master.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:52pm CDT |
Wed, 15 November 2017
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. |
Sun, 5 November 2017
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Mon, 30 October 2017
Enjoy! Unless you plan on coming to a future event, in which case you should probably stop listening right now! |
Mon, 23 October 2017
The Storm Before the Storm is finally here! http://thestormbeforethestorm.com/ Find me on tour: http://thestormbeforethestorm.com/tour/ 11/4/17 MADISON, WI Reading + Signing
Direct download: The_Calm_Before_the_Storm_Before_the_Storm.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:15am CDT |
Sun, 15 October 2017
There is a spectre haunting Europe.... 10/28/17 WASHINGTON DC, DC Politics & Prose, 1:00 PM Oh nothing, just living out a childhood fantasy
Direct download: 7.13-_The_Spectre_of_the_French_Revolution_Master.mp3
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Sun, 8 October 2017
In 1848 there would be no replacing one Bourbon with another. 10/28/17 WASHINGTON DC, DC Politics & Prose, 1:00 PM Oh nothing, just living out a childhood fantasy
Direct download: 7.12-_The_Provisional_Government_Master.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:18pm CDT |
Sun, 1 October 2017
In February 1848 the National Guard had finally had enough of the July Monarchy 10/28/17 WASHINGTON DC, DC Politics & Prose, 2:00 PM Oh nothing, just living out a childhood fantasy
Direct download: 7.11-_The_Last_King_of_the_French_Master.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:04pm CDT |
Sun, 24 September 2017
In 1847 and 1848 opposition leaders spent good money to eat bad food while listening to bad speeches. Pre-Order The Storm Before the Storm! |
Sun, 17 September 2017
The Revolutions of 1848 began in Italy Pre-Order The Storm Before the Storm! |
Mon, 4 September 2017
Do you want a constitution? Well, too bad. Pre-Order The Storm Before the Storm! |
Sun, 27 August 2017
The mid-1840s were a rotten time. Pre-Order The Storm Before the Storm! |
Tue, 22 August 2017
1000 years of Hungarian history in 38 minutes. Pre-Order The Storm Before the Storm! |
Sun, 13 August 2017
In the years after the Napoleonic conquest, the dream of Italian liberation and unification took root. Pre-Order The Storm Before the Storm! |
Sun, 13 August 2017
In the years after the Napoleonic conquest, the dream of Italian liberation and unification took root. Pre-Order The Storm Before the Storm! |
Sun, 6 August 2017
It may not be Holy or Roman anymore, but it was still an Empire... Pre-Order The Storm Before the Storm! |
Sun, 30 July 2017
The long road to Germany has begun.
Direct download: 7.03-_The_German_Confederation_Master.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:28pm CDT |
Thu, 27 July 2017
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 copy today! Or visit us at: |
Sun, 23 July 2017
The foundations of the July Monarchy were thin and shallow. Pre-Order The Storm Before the Storm! |
Sun, 16 July 2017
In January 1848 Europe was sleeping on a volcano. Pre-Order The Storm Before the Storm! |
Sun, 28 May 2017
In June 1832 a bunch of radical republicans spontaneously broke out in song. |
Sun, 21 May 2017
In 1820 the Good Cousins staged a revolution in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. |
Mon, 15 May 2017
After the fall of Napoleon, Austrian Foreign Minister Metternich attempted to orchestrate a new conservative order in Europe. Sponsor: Bombfell.com/revolutions. |
Sun, 7 May 2017
In 1830, the Belgians said we don't want to be a part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands anymore. |
Sun, 30 April 2017
What the heck did the rest of France think about the July Revolution? Sponsor Link: Audible.com/revolutions
Direct download: 6.08a-_The_Fait_Accompli_of_1830_Master.mp3
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Mon, 24 April 2017
King Charles X should have never signed the Four Ordinances. You know. In hindsight.
Direct download: 6.07-_The_Last_King_of_France_Master.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:56am CDT |
Sun, 16 April 2017
Time to get this piece on the board. |
Sun, 9 April 2017
On Wed July 28, 1830 the people of Paris proved that piles of rubble were the key to urban revolution. |
Sun, 2 April 2017
On Monday July 26, 1830 the Four Ordinances were published. On Tuesday July 27 the July Revolution began. |
Sun, 26 March 2017
In early 1830 King Charles X tried to beat back the liberal opposition. Instead they came back stronger than ever.
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Sun, 19 March 2017
After ascending to the throne in 1824 Charles X wanted to impose his ultra-royalism on France, but his annoying subjects kept resisting. |
Sun, 12 March 2017
After the fall of Napoleon, the Bourbon monarchy was restored. |
Sun, 12 February 2017
In 1830, both Simon Bolivar and Gran Colombia died.
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Sun, 5 February 2017
On Sept 25, 1828 Simón Bolívar went out the window. |
Sun, 29 January 2017
At the end of 1826 Simon Bolivar returned to Colombia to deal with the revolt of Jose Antonio Paez. |
Sun, 22 January 2017
In 1825 Upper Peru became the independent nation of Bolivia. |
Sun, 15 January 2017
Wherein Gen. Sucre wins a very Bolivarian battle. |
Sun, 11 December 2016
Simòn Bolívar and Jose de San Martin met for the first and only time in July 1822
Direct download: 5.22-_The_Guayaquil_Conference_Master.mp3
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Sun, 4 December 2016
In 1822, Antonio Jose Sucre and Simon Bolivar liberated Quito and made Gran Colombia whole.
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Wed, 23 November 2016
Title kinda says it all. |
Sun, 20 November 2016
Lord Thomas Cochrane turned out to be the key to Peru. |
Mon, 14 November 2016
José de San Martín gets zonked on opium and marches through the Andes. |
Sun, 6 November 2016
On June 24, 1821 the Battle of Carabobo secured permanent independence for Venezuela. http://revolutionspodcastfundraiser.com/ |
Sun, 30 October 2016
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Mon, 24 October 2016
Do not buy land in Poyais.
Direct download: 5.17a_Supplemental_Gregor_MacGregor_Master.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:47am CDT |
Sun, 9 October 2016
In 1820 a mutiny in Cádiz changed the course of Spanish American history. .
Direct download: 5.17-_The_Big_Rock_On_The_Side_Of_The_Road_Master.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:58pm CDT |
Sun, 2 October 2016
In July 1819 Bolívar led a legendary march into the mountains to liberate New Granada once and for all. |
Sun, 18 September 2016
In January 1818 Simón Bolívar met José Antonio Páez. The War of Venezuelan Independence would never be the same.
Direct download: 5.15-_The_Centaur_of_the_Plains_Master.mp3
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Sun, 11 September 2016
With an assist from the Republic of Haiti, Simon Bolivar launched a new expedition to Venezuela in 1816.
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Sun, 4 September 2016
Enter José de San Martín and Bernardo O'Higgins.
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Sun, 28 August 2016
The restoration of King Ferdinand VII spelled big trouble for Spanish American Independence. |
Sun, 21 August 2016
In 1814 Simón Bolívar met the Legions of Hell. It wasn't pretty. |
Sun, 14 August 2016
Simón Bolívar left Venezuela in 1812. He came back in 1813. |
Sun, 7 August 2016
Things did not go well for the First Venezuelan Republic. |
Sun, 24 July 2016
in 1810 Simón Bolívar brought Francisco de Miranda home. |
Sun, 17 July 2016
Further unrest plagued Spanish America in 1809 as the situation deteriorated back in Spain.
Direct download: 5.07-_The_First_Cry_For_Freedom_Master2.mp3
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Sun, 10 July 2016
In May 1808 Napoleon deposed the Spanish Monarchy.
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Category:general -- posted at: 7:22pm CDT |
Sun, 3 July 2016
1n 1806, two invasions of South America tested the waters of independence. Also, Bolívar swears to liberate his country or die trying. |
Sun, 26 June 2016
Enter Bolívar. |
Sun, 19 June 2016
After the Seven Years War the Spanish American Empire was hit with an array of revolts. Also six degrees of Francisco de Miranda.
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Sun, 12 June 2016
After the Bourbons came to power they reformed the Spanish Empire and along the way created the Viceroyalty of New Granada. |
Sun, 5 June 2016
After Columbus "discovered" America the Spanish built up an empire upon which the sun never set. |
Sun, 17 April 2016
1806-Present. Enjoy. |
Sun, 10 April 2016
After declaring independence, Jean-Jacques Dessalines ordered the extermination of the white French. |
Sun, 3 April 2016
Done at the headquarters of Gonaives, the first day of January 1804, the first year of independence.
Direct download: 4.17a-_The_Haitian_Declaration_of_Independence_Master.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:48pm CDT |
Sun, 3 April 2016
The new nation of Haiti was born on New Years Day 1804. |
Sun, 27 March 2016
In the summer of 1802 the worst Yellow Fever epidemic on record hit Saint-Domingue--making it very difficult to re-impose slavery. |
Sun, 20 March 2016
With the massive expedition he assembled, Bonaparte reckoned it would take three months to retake Saint-Domingue. |
Sun, 13 March 2016
In 1801 Toussaint Louverture annexed Santo Domingo and promulgated a new constitution without permission from France. First Consul Bonaparte was not amused.
Direct download: 4.14-_The_Constitution_of_1801_Master.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:30pm CDT |
Sun, 6 March 2016
From 1799-1800 Toussaint Louverture and Andre Rigaud fought a civil war for control of Saint-Domingue. |
Sun, 28 February 2016
Toussaint Louverture began to craft an independent foreign policy for Saint-Domingue in 1798. |
Sun, 21 February 2016
In 1797, Touissant used the conservative victory in the elections of Year V to solidify his own position in Saint-Domingue.
Direct download: 4.11-_To_Attempt_the_Impossible_Master.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:30pm CDT |
Sun, 14 February 2016
By mid-1796, Toussaint Louverture had no rival on Saint-Domingue. Then Sonthonax came back. |
Sun, 7 February 2016
From the summer of 1794 to the summer of 1795, the future of Saint-Domingue hung in the balance.
Direct download: 4.09-_What_the_Future_Will_Bring_Master.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:18pm CDT |
Sun, 31 January 2016
In February 1794, the National Convention not only ratified the emergency emancipation of the slaves, they extended it even further. |
Sun, 24 January 2016
Le Cap burns. White colonial rule ends. The slaves are freed. |
Sun, 17 January 2016
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.
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Sun, 10 January 2016
With slave revolts and civil war erupting in Saint-Domingue, the Legislative Assembly abolished all racial distinctions on April 4, 1792. |
Sun, 3 January 2016
First the whites revolted. Then the free coloreds revolted. Then the slaves REALLY revolted. |
Sun, 20 December 2015
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. |
Sun, 13 December 2015
Wherein we find out what everyone thought about everyone else. Direct Link: 4.02- The Web of Tension Sponsor link: http://casper.com/revolutions |
Sun, 6 December 2015
The French colony of Saint-Domingue was the single most lucrative colony in the New World. |
Wed, 25 November 2015
One last look back at the pile of severed heads. |
Sun, 11 October 2015
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Sun, 27 September 2015
Napoleon conquered Europe. Then he got beat and the Bourbons came back. Twitter: @mikeduncan |
Sun, 27 September 2015
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 himself Emperor in 1804. |
Sun, 20 September 2015
And his name is Napoleon Bonaparte. Sponsor Link: lynda.com/revolutions Me on Twitter: twitter.com/mikeduncan |
Sun, 13 September 2015
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 overthrown. Hey look I'm on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeduncan |
Sun, 6 September 2015
While Bonaparte was off trying to conquer Egypt, the rest of Europe mobilized against France. |