XIV. The great struggle for empire.

07/19/15 • 84 min

In this episode we will be considering the titanic struggle between Britain and France in the eighteenth century, the weaknesses and strengths of the opponents, a fight that culminated in the British occupation of Canada and India.

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In this lecture we will look at the difficult conversion of European, Mexican and Peruvian peasants to the creeds of the high Church and the fight of the high Church against Satan: magic and witches.

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XV. The world trade created.

In this episode we'll be considering the development of capitalism: in production in towns and villages, in agriculture but particularly in trade focussing on the first great gold rush in Brazil.