3.16- The Society of 1789

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3.16- The Society of 1789

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Nov 10, 2014

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In the leadup to the great Fête de la Fédération, the Marquis de Lafayette and a group of liberal nobles began to direct the course of the Revolution.

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Nov 10, 2014

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0.0- Introduction: Welcome to Revolutions. by Revolutions
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1.5- Cavaliers and Roundheads: After negotiations with Parliament broke down, King Charles raised his standard in August, 1642. The opening campaigns of the First Civil War tilted in the Royalists favor. by Revolutions
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1.2- Personal Rule: In the 1630s, King Charles ruled without Parliament. His financial policies and religious innovations annoyed many of his subjects. by Revolutions
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1.3- The Bishops' Wars: The Scots revolted after Charles tried to impose the Book of Common Prayer, forcing the King to recall Parliament. by Revolutions
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2.3- The Townshend Acts: After the failure of the Stamp Act, Parliament passed a new series of taxes known as the Townshend Acts. The colonists were not amused. by Revolutions
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1.13- The Instrument of Government: The Instrument of Government was the first written constituion in English history. by Revolutions
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1.8- Checkmate: After the Battle of Naseby ended the King's chances for military victory, he became the frustrating center of post-war negotiations. by Revolutions
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1.16a Supplemental- Sir Edward Hyde, First Earl of Clarendon: After serving in Parliament and the courts of both Charles I and Charles II, Edward Hyde wrote a massively influential history of the English Civil Wars. by Revolutions
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1.15- The Good Old Cause: Oliver Cromwell died on September 3, 1658. His son and heir Richard was iunable to hold the Protectorate together. by Revolutions
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1.5a- Supplemental- The Armies: A brief description of the soldiers who fought in the English Civil Wars. by Revolutions
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1.1- The Kingdoms of Charles Stuart: In 1625 Charles Stuart became king of England, Scotland and Ireland. His relationship with Parliament immediately got off on the wrong foot. by Revolutions
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1.7- The New Model Army: After years of muddling along, Parliament created a more professional army. They finally defeated King Charles at Nasbay in June 1645. by Revolutions
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3.0 Revolutions Podcast Update: Tours. Episode Numbering. Money. Parlez-vous français? by Revolutions
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3.9- What is the Third Estate?: The debate over the coming Estates General awakened the political consciousness of the Third Estate. Also the weather was rotten. by Revolutions
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1.12a- Supplemental Freeborn John: For someone who was born free John Lilburne sure spent a lot of time in prison by Revolutions
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1.12b- Supplemental The Diggers: God wanted me to tell you that property is theft. by Revolutions
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3.21a Supplemental- Talleyrand: Talleyrand! http://revolutionspodcastfundraiser.com by Revolutions
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1.7a- Tour Announcement: New Revolutions Tour coming in June 2014! Email: tours@revolutionspodcast.com by Revolutions
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1.9- The Man of Blood: As the New Model Army debated the merits of constitutional democracy, King Charles was scheming to put himself back on the throne. by Revolutions
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1.14a Supplemental- The War on Christmas: After the Puritans came to power they tried to abolish Christmas. Seriously. by Revolutions
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3.4- Necker and the Necklace: Just as the financial situation was about to explode the monarchy was hit by a public relations nightmare. by Revolutions
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1.11a- Tour Announcement 2: Reserve your spot for England/France June 2014 at www.historyworldtravel.com! by Revolutions
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2.6- Independence: The American colonies declared independence in July 1776. Then their armies got chased around New York. by Revolutions
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Appendix 12- Coming Full Circle One Last Time: The revolution has revolved. by Revolutions
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Appendix 11- Meet the New Boss: Not necessarily the same as the old boss... by Revolutions
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Appendix 10- The Revolution Devours Its Children: Somebody is getting eaten. Just depends who. by Revolutions
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Appendix 9- The Second Wave: Surfs up, it's a radical wave. by Revolutions
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Appendix 8- Wars Both Foreign and Domestic: Nothing lets slip the dogs of war like a Revolution. by Revolutions
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Appendix 4- Shocks To The System: Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way... For tickets to the October dates: Oct. 3 Oct. 4 Oct. 5 Oct. 26 Oct. 27 Oct. 29 by Revolutions
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Appendix 3- From Equilibrium to Disequilibrium: Probably wouldn't be a revolution if everything just kept on being cool and stable. For tickets to the October dates: Oct. 3 Oct. 4 Oct. 5 Oct. 25 r Oct. 26 Oct. 27 Oct. 29 by Revolutions
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