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The Thirty Years War was a major war in European history that had a major influence on the future of Europe, yet outside of history people, people seem to know very little besides the basics...

Welcome back to this special bonus episode from my friend Ben! Jews were a group I mentioned during the war sparsely, but thanks to him, you...

Welcome back to the final episode! We have traversed thirty years, and now we see the aftermath of the war. There is way more than I can cov...

Welcome back! Thank you for listening to me for long! We cover the end and effects of the Thirty Years War this week. The war that devastate...

Welcome back! We come to the end to the war as the last fights of the war come to an end, the Treaty of Westphalia coming into being. The Si...

Welcome back! I just realized this the 100th episode! Thank you all for listening for so long! This week we cover the start of the campaign...

Welcome back! We cover the side content of the war as the Spanish and Dutch create a peace that would bring an end to their over half a cent...

Welcome back! This week I cover the re-entry of Bavaria and Colonge in the war as the Truce of Ulm collapses. Can the imperials improve thei...

Welcome back! Sorry for being a day late, and this week we cover more diplomacy, this time based around Spain and the Austrians. I also cove...

Welcome back! This week we go over the debates over the reality of peace and what it would be for the HRE. The main focus was on amnesty and...

Welcome back! This week we go over more of the diplomatic side of the war, showing how land would be used to help negotiate, and how the Aus...

Welcome back! This week we cover a conflict between two factions of Hessen-Kassel, and the degradation of the imperial army. The Swedes also...

Welcome back! Today we cover the events of 1646 as the war starts to come to an end. Granted the beginning of the end is still three years,...

Welcome back! The year of 1645 comes to an end as all the battles and diplomacy of 1645 shows what effect it had. This war has been long, bu...

Welcome back! This week we near the end 1645 with the Battle of Allerheim. There has been swings and roundabouts, but the allied Swedes and...

Welcome back! This week we cover the Swedish campaign into Austrian territory that threatens the heartlands of the Habsburgs, along with the...

Welcome back! There might be a bit of tinny audio at the start, but I had to get a new computer so I have to adjust to that. But we move bac...

Welcome back! We come to a swift end of the war. Last time Sweden was in a tight spot as they invaded their neighbor, but fate turns for the...

Welcome back! This week we go on a linked diversion to a smaller war between Denmark and Sweden, with political consequences on the line for...

Welcome back! Today we move beyond negotiations and politics to another form of politics, and cover the Battle of Freiburg. This was a very...

Welcome back! This week we got a long one, and this episode was a lot, though it was fun. I cover the start of the Congress of Westphalia, w...

Welcome back! We finish up our little side adventure with the Battle of Rocroi. It's a bit short, but this does provide a good conclusi...

Welcome back! Sorry for the late episode, but here we have the war in the north, with Spain versus the Dutch and Spanish. It was just as mes...

Welcome back! This week I cover the side war of France vs Spain, which would continue after the Thirty Years War ended. Rivals by dynasty, t...

Welcome back! This week I cover the campaigning of 1643 and the Battle of Tuttlingen between the French and Imperials. Can the allies pull o...

Welcome back! New mic is here, so we are back in business! Today I cover the second battle of Breitenfeld, and the repercussions of the batt...

Welcome back to the new year! And with a new year comes a new episode! This time I cover the Battle of Kempen and the Swedish campaign with...

Welcome back and Merry early Christmas! This week I cover the Battle of Wolfenbuttel and the political consequences of it. This never stayed...

Welcome back and hope my American watchers had a good Thanksgiving! This is week we cover Baner's last campaign and the resulting mutin...

Welcome back! This week we cover more widespread changes among the politics of the war, particularly with the imperials. Also add on armies...

Welcome back! The war changes it's dynamic as we move into the 1640s, and the beginning of the end of the war. We still have eight year...

Welcome back! This week we cover more diplomacy, this time fighting over the command and control over a few independent armies scattered acr...

Welcome back! This week I cover the fall of Breisach, and the aftereffects of the fall of one of the toughest fortresses in Europe. And the...

Welcome back! This week we continue the Rhine campaign led by Bernhard, who continued to advance and besiege Breisach. But the imperials wou...

Welcome back! This week we cover the Battle of Rheinfelden, the first part of a campaign along the Rhine by Bernhard. It won't be easy...

Welcome back! This week we take a look back at the situation of the Swedes and an imperial campaign to drive them back to the sea, along wit...

Welcome back! This week I cover Hessen-kassel and the Palatine again, two minor fronts that were thorns in the side of the imperials. They e...

Welcome back! This week we jump back into the war after Ferdinand III took over. We get a short biography of the man, before we get into the...

Welcome back! This week I cover a potential peace negotiation, and the election of the new Emperor, which was the center of more negotiation...

Welcome back! I should be back on my regular schedule now. This week I cover the Battle of Wittstock and the failing of the Saxons. The batt...

Welcome back! Sorry for the delay! But this week I cover a major mutiny, along with the propaganda war between the Swedes and Saxony, along...

Welcome back! This week we finish with the Peace of Prague and the issues that came with it. This peace would set some ground rules, but it...

Welcome back! This week we do more coverage of some of the warfront and move onto the Peace of Prague, which is the negotiations between the...

Welcome back! This week we cover the continuing war and the Rhine campaign that involved pretty much all the major players in some form. It...

Welcome back! This week I cover France's foreign policy and the escalating tension and conflict between France, the HRE and Spain. Addi...

Welcome to Season 4! We begin with an intro to France and the effective leader of France, Cardinal Richelieu. We have talked about France in...

Welcome back! This week we finish this season of the podcast as this phase of the war comes to a close. Its been a long few years and very d...

Welcome back! I'm sorry about the audio quality, I had some issues with my mic. Trying to figure out why it's peaking so much. But...

Welcome back! This week we finish Wallenstein's fall, the general taking his final bow before the curtain falls. After all of the setup...

Welcome back! Sorry about the holiday delay, but things should be back to normal. We get back to the war, with the fall of Wallenstein. The...

Welcome back! This week I cover the Siege of Konstanz, the realities of war and the people's reaction to having the war drag on for so...