Episodes
Sunday Feb 05, 2012
Sunday Feb 05, 2012
The Meiji Restoration occurred during the rule of Emperor Meiji of Japan and was marked by reform in social, political, and economic areas of Japan.
Sunday Jan 29, 2012
Sunday Jan 29, 2012
Otto von Bismarck leads Prussia and the unification of German states into the German Empire.
Sunday Jan 29, 2012
Sunday Jan 29, 2012
The Haitian Revolution drew influences from both the American and French Revolutions, and was a slave led revolt against their French colonizers.
Tuesday Jan 24, 2012
Tuesday Jan 24, 2012
Napoleon rose to power in France and set out to conquer Europe. We'll look at exactly what he was able to do.
Monday Jan 23, 2012
Monday Jan 23, 2012
The Reign of Terror takes hold of the French Revolution as Robespierre leads radicals to get rid of the old order permanently.
Monday Jan 23, 2012
Monday Jan 23, 2012
The French Revolution continues on to 1791. This lecture talks about the storming of the Bastille, the Declarations of the Rights of Man, and the new Constitution of 1791.
Sunday Jan 22, 2012
Thursday Jan 19, 2012
Thursday Jan 19, 2012
A short lecture discussion some of the key thinkers from the Enlightenment and their ideas which will influence the American and French Revolution.
Wednesday Jan 18, 2012
Wednesday Jan 18, 2012
A short lecture discussing the American Revolution and the influence the Enlightenment had on America's founding fathers.