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We've talked about a lot of revolutions in 19th Century Europe, and today we're moving on to a less warlike revolution, the Industrial Revolution. You'll learn about the development of steam power and mechanization...

The end of the Napoleonic Wars left the great powers of Europe shaken. Judging from the destruction that had been wrought across the continent, it seemed to the powers that be that the Enlightenment had liberated...

European powers had a lot of wars in the 18th Century CE, and they weren't confined to Europe. Conflict raged across the globe, in what might be called a World War...but we don't call it that, because we already...

Last time we learned about the Enlightenment, and the philosophers and thinkers whose ideas would shape governance for hundred of years. This week, we're learning how monarchs across Europe were influenced by those...

We try not to get into too much great man history here at Crash Course, but we have to admit: Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821 CE) is a pretty big deal. Join us as we track the rise, further rise, fall, rise, fall, mortal...

The 17th Century CE in Europe was pretty rough in a lot of ways. The Thirty Years War involved a lot of countries, and a lot of battles, and it was terrible for everyone involved, as wars have aa historical tendency...

There was a lot of bad stuff going on in Europe in the 17th Century CE. We've seen wars, plagues, and unrest of all types. But, there is some good news. Huge advances were underway in the scientific community in...

In 1789 CE, the French Monarchy's habit of supporting democratic popular revolutions in North America backfired. Today, we're talking about the French Revolution. Across the world, people were rising up to throw...

While the English were falling apart a little, with their civil war and their restoration and their succession problems, the Dutch were getting their act together. They were throwing off the yoke of the Spanish Empire...

So far in this series, we've covered a lot of war, disease, climate disaster, and some more war. Well, prepare yourself for something a little more positive. This week, we're talking about the Enlightenment. In this...