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A History of Europe, Key Battles
Carl Rylett
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49.4 The Spanish Armada 1588
A History of Europe, Key Battles
08/02/19 • 31 min

49.2 The Dutch Revolt Begins
A History of Europe, Key Battles
07/05/19 • 18 min
Origins of the Dutch Revolt (1568–1648). Philip II of Spain inherits the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Naples and the newly discovered Americas as well as the Iberian Peninsula. Unrest breaks out in the Netherlands, and resistance grows against Philip's rule. Meanwhile, Anglo-Spanish relations are further strained by the discovery of a Spanish plot to kill Queen Elizabeth, the Ridolfi plot
Pictured: Philip of Spain and William of Orange, leader of the revolt
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48.1 Interview with Jacob F. Field
A History of Europe, Key Battles
04/26/19 • 34 min
Something different this week - an interview with historian and author Jacob F. Field, whose works include:
One Bloody Thing After Another: The World's Gruesome History
We Shall Fight on the Beaches: The Speeches That Inspired History
And more recently - A History of Europe in Bite Sized Chunks
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Conclusion of the French Wars of Religion. On the death of all four sons of Catherine de Medici, the Valois dynasty dies out, leaving a committed Protestant, Henry of Navarre, as heir to the throne. He would go on to become Henry IV, founder of the Bourbon dynasty and one of France's greatest kings.
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47.3 St Bartholomew's Day Massacre
A History of Europe, Key Battles
04/12/19 • 16 min

49.5 Anglo-Spanish War 1585-1604
A History of Europe, Key Battles
08/09/19 • 30 min
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