10.63- Abdication

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10.63- Abdication

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Good riddance to Dear Nicky. Sign up fast for Hero of Two Worlds Events! Aug 20 Politics and Prose with Jamelle Bouie Aug 23 Midtown Scholar with Ben Rhodes Aug 24 The Strand with Alexis Coe Aug 31 Harvard Bookstore with Patrick Wyman.

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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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0.0- Introduction: Welcome to Revolutions. 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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1.5- 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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1.9- 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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1.3- 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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2.4- The Boston Tea Party: The Boston Tea Party led Parliament to pass the Intolerable Acts in 1774. The colonists were really super not amused. 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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1.5a- Supplemental- The Armies: A brief description of the soldiers who fought in the English Civil Wars. by Revolutions
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1.10- 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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1.7a- Tour Announcement: New Revolutions Tour coming in June 2014! Email: tours@revolutionspodcast.com by Revolutions
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3.17- A Temporary Summit: After the Feast of the Federation, Revolutionary France was outwardly calm, but internally divided. 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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1.1- 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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2.13- The Articles of Confederation: As the newly independent United States trasitioned from war to peace, it was tripped up by the ineffective Articles of Confederation. 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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1.4- 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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1.16- The Restoration: The English Monarchy was restored in 1660. 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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1.12b- Supplemental The Diggers: God wanted me to tell you that property is theft. 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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2.9- Valley Forge: After Saratoga the French joined the war, the British changed strategies and Washington's army spent a miserable winter at Valley Forge. 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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1.2- 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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1.11- The Crowning Mercy: Charles II raised an army of Scots to help him claim the throne, but they were defeated by Oliver Cromwell at Dunbar and Worcester. 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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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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3.0 Revolutions Podcast Update: Tours. Episode Numbering. Money. Parlez-vous français? by Revolutions
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1.14- The Humble Petition and Advice: The dissolution of the First Protectorate Parliament led to the brief and unpopular Rule of the Major Generals. When the Second Protectorate Parliament was finally called they tried to make Oliver Cromwell king. by Revolutions
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2.2- The Stamp Act: After the French and Indian War, the British Ministry started levying new taxes on the colonies. The colonists were not amused. 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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Hero of Two Worlds Bonus Excerpt: Chapter 22: The Nations Guest by Revolutions
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Hero of Two Worlds Pilot Script: Please enjoy this one-man table read of the pilot script I've been writing for a proposed TV series based on Hero of Two Worlds. ---- For all the details on the paperback tour in September click here: For the October performances: For tickets to the... 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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Speaking Tour! Live and in person!: For all the details on the paperback tour click here: More info on the October speaking performances as soon as we have firm dates/times/tickets. by Revolutions
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10.102- Dizzy WIth Success: So dizzy. So much success. by Revolutions
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10.101- The United Oppositon: To be in power, or not to be in power, that is the question... 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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10.93- The Kronstadt Rebellion: Poetically, or ominously, coinciding with the 50th Anniversary of the Paris Commune... by Revolutions
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10.92- Long Live the Bolsheviks Death to the Communists: [Insert Spider-Man meme here] by Revolutions
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10.91- The Battle of Warsaw: So close yet so far away. by Revolutions
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