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 • 9 episodes
The History of the 7 Years War
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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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Episode 7 - To Encourage the Others...
Britain thought it could glide through 1756 on sea power and habit. Minorca proved otherwise. We follow the doomed relief of Fort St. Philip from the Admiralty’s hedged orders to John Byng’s compromised squadron, then into a battle where geomet...
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Episode 6- Old Enemies, New Friends
In this episode, we watch Europe's diplomatic world turn upside down. For more than two centuries, the bourbon kings of France and the Hapsburg emperors of Austria had defined themselves inn opposition to one another, fighting over Italy, Germa...
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Episode 5 - In Which, the Match Finally Finds the Powder
A neat plan met a messy world. We follow the Empire’s triangular strategy for 1755—Crown Point, Niagara, and Beauséjour—and watch how fog, friction, and human choices bent it into something far larger than a frontier war. It starts at sea, wher...
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