The History of the 7 Years War
The real first world war, this often overlooked conflict saw action in Europe, North America, the Caribbean, Africa, India, and the Philippines. Its outcome also set the stage for many of the major events that would reshape the world in the coming decades.
Podcasting since 2025 • 11 episodes
The History of the 7 Years War
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Episode 10 - The Sugar Islands
In the mid-eighteenth century, the Caribbean was one of the most valuable regions in the world.Small islands covered in sugar plantations generated immense wealth, drawing the competing empires of Britain, France, Spain, and the Dutch Re...
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Episode 9 - The Nawab and The Company
Before Europe fully understands what kind of war this will be, Bengal is already on fire.In 1756, one of the richest provinces in the world stands at the intersection of collapsing imperial authority and expanding corporate po...
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Supplemental Episode - The Company That Went to War
Before the Seven Year's War reaches India in fulll, one of its most important combatants is already in place- and it isn't a government. this supplemental episode introduces the British East India Company: what it was, what it was created to do...
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Episode 8 - In Which Montcalm Seizes the Initiative
In the aftermath of Braddock's defeat, the war in North America stalls. British authority fragments, colonial governments resist coordination, and Commander-in-Cheif John Campbell, Earl of Loudoun focuses on imposing order rather than taking th...
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