10.61- The Precipice

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10.61- The Precipice

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Jul 19, 2021

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Really should have called this episode The Verge. Come hang out with Patrick Wyman and Me on July 22 to celbrate the launch of his book The Verge! Pre-Order Hero of Two Worlds!

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Jul 19, 2021

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1.10- Regicide: After Pride's Purge, Charles I was executed by the Rump Parliament on January 30, 1649. Then Cromwell invaded Ireland. by Revolutions
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1.12a- Supplemental Freeborn John: For someone who was born free John Lilburne sure spent a lot of time in prison by Revolutions
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1.6- The Solemn League And Covenant: In late 1643, Parliament sealed a military alliance with the Scots. Their combined force defeated the Royalists at Marston Moor. by Revolutions
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1.3- The Bishops' Wars: The Scots revolted after Charles tried to impose the Book of Common Prayer, forcing the King to recall Parliament. by Revolutions
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0.0- Introduction: Welcome to Revolutions. by Revolutions
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1.1- The Kingdoms of Charles Stuart: In 1625 Charles Stuart became king of England, Scotland and Ireland. His relationship with Parliament immediately got off on the wrong foot. by Revolutions
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1.5- Cavaliers and Roundheads: After negotiations with Parliament broke down, King Charles raised his standard in August, 1642. The opening campaigns of the First Civil War tilted in the Royalists favor. by Revolutions
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1.16a Supplemental- Sir Edward Hyde, First Earl of Clarendon: After serving in Parliament and the courts of both Charles I and Charles II, Edward Hyde wrote a massively influential history of the English Civil Wars. by Revolutions
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1.8- Checkmate: After the Battle of Naseby ended the King's chances for military victory, he became the frustrating center of post-war negotiations. by Revolutions
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1.2- Personal Rule: In the 1630s, King Charles ruled without Parliament. His financial policies and religious innovations annoyed many of his subjects. by Revolutions
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1.7a- Tour Announcement: New Revolutions Tour coming in June 2014! Email: tours@revolutionspodcast.com by Revolutions
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1.9- The Man of Blood: As the New Model Army debated the merits of constitutional democracy, King Charles was scheming to put himself back on the throne. by Revolutions
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1.4- The Long Parliament: The Long Parliament convened in November 1640. Tensions ran high as Parliamentary leaders tried to assert control over the State. by Revolutions
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2.8- Saratoga: Gentleman Johnny's Party Train ran into some trouble in 1777. by Revolutions
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2.12- Yorktown: Lord Cornwallis was trapped in Yorktown in October 1781. His surrender ended the American War of Independence. by Revolutions
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1.7- The New Model Army: After years of muddling along, Parliament created a more professional army. They finally defeated King Charles at Nasbay in June 1645. by Revolutions
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1.16- The Restoration: The English Monarchy was restored in 1660. by Revolutions
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3.1- The Three Estates: The population of pre-Revolutionary France was divided into Three Estates: the Church, the Nobility and Everyone Else. by Revolutions
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1.13- The Instrument of Government: The Instrument of Government was the first written constituion in English history. by Revolutions
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1.5a- Supplemental- The Armies: A brief description of the soldiers who fought in the English Civil Wars. by Revolutions
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1.11a- Tour Announcement 2: Reserve your spot for England/France June 2014 at www.historyworldtravel.com! by Revolutions
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2.6- Independence: The American colonies declared independence in July 1776. Then their armies got chased around New York. by Revolutions
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2.7- Crossing the Delaware: With the revolution on the line, George Washginton led his army to victory at Trenton. Unfortunately he would be unable to stop the British from taking Philadelphia in 1777. by Revolutions
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2.10- Turning South: The Episode That Wouldn't Die. by Revolutions
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2.11- Tarleton's Quarter: Despite the thrashing he gave Horatio Gates at the Battle of Camden, Lord Cornwallis found the Carolinas slipping out of his grasp. by Revolutions
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1.14a Supplemental- The War on Christmas: After the Puritans came to power they tried to abolish Christmas. Seriously. by Revolutions
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3.11- The Fall of the Bastille: On July 14, 1789 a mob of angry Parisians stormed the Bastille. by Revolutions
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1.15- The Good Old Cause: Oliver Cromwell died on September 3, 1658. His son and heir Richard was iunable to hold the Protectorate together. by Revolutions
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2.5- The Guns of Ticonderoga: After the skirmishes at Lexington and Concord, war between Britain and the colonies broke out. George Washington was appointed commander-in-chief and laid siege to Boston. by Revolutions
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1.12b- Supplemental The Diggers: God wanted me to tell you that property is theft. by Revolutions
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Final Episode- Adieu Mes Amis: If you wanna drop a tip on your way out the door, . See you on the other side my friends. by Revolutions
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Appendix 12- Coming Full Circle One Last Time: The revolution has revolved. by Revolutions
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Appendix 11- Meet the New Boss: Not necessarily the same as the old boss... by Revolutions
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Appendix 10- The Revolution Devours Its Children: Somebody is getting eaten. Just depends who. by Revolutions
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Appendix 9- The Second Wave: Surfs up, it's a radical wave. by Revolutions
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Appendix 8- Wars Both Foreign and Domestic: Nothing lets slip the dogs of war like a Revolution. by Revolutions
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Appendix 7- The Entropy of Victory: The enemy of my enemy was my friend. Upcoming live events! Oct. 26 Oct. 27 Oct. 29 by Revolutions
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Appendix 6- Victory And Defeat: Every victory implies a defeat. Every defeat implies a victory. Upcoming live events! Oct. 26 Oct. 27 Oct. 29 by Revolutions
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Appendix 5- The Triggers: [insert obligatory joke about being triggered] Upcoming live events! Oct. 26 Oct. 27 Oct. 29 by Revolutions
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Appendix 4- Shocks To The System: Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way... For tickets to the October dates: Oct. 3 Oct. 4 Oct. 5 Oct. 26 Oct. 27 Oct. 29 by Revolutions
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Appendix 3- From Equilibrium to Disequilibrium: Probably wouldn't be a revolution if everything just kept on being cool and stable. For tickets to the October dates: Oct. 3 Oct. 4 Oct. 5 Oct. 25 r Oct. 26 Oct. 27 Oct. 29 by Revolutions
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Appendix 2- The Ancien Regime: For tickets to the October dates: Oct. 3 Oct. 4 Oct. 5 Oct. 25 r Oct. 26 Oct. 27 Oct. 29 by Revolutions
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Appendix 1- Coming Full Circle: The word revolution means coming full circle, so it seems like the best way to begin the end. Tour dates and links: Sept. 6 Sept. 7 Sept. 8 Sept. 9 Sept. 12 Sept. 13 Sept. 14 Sept. 15 Sept. 16 Sept. 19 Sept. 20 Sept. 21 Sept. 22 Sept. 24 by Revolutions
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October Events! Tickets on Sale!: General: --- PRESALE CODE: “REVPOD” --- Oct. 3 Oct. 4 Oct. 5 --- Oct. 25 r [Update: Presale Doesn’t appear to be working. But they’ll go on sale tomorrow for sure] Oct. 26 Oct. 27 Oct. 29 Newark NJ @ New Jersey Performing Arts Center... by Revolutions
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10.103- The Final Chapter: See you on the other side. by Revolutions
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10.102- Dizzy WIth Success: So dizzy. So much success. by Revolutions
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10.100- History Never Ends: After one hundred episodes, you might agree! by Revolutions
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10.99- The Testament: It's a faaaaaaaaaaaaaaake. by Revolutions
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10.98- The Union of Soviet Socialst Republics: Forward in the USSR by Revolutions
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10.97- The Trial of the SRs: There's no business like show business. by Revolutions
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10.96- Starving To Death: You know we're covering an upbeat period of history when the title of the episode is "Starving To Death" by Revolutions
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10.95- Russian Empire Soviet Empire: Tbh, it's bit like one of those "circle five differences in these two pictures that otherwise seem identical" games. by Revolutions
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10.94- The New Policies: When the old policies aren't working...try new policies! by Revolutions
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10.91- The Battle of Warsaw: So close yet so far away. by Revolutions
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