#209 Unit 3 - Alternatives to Absolutism - The Interregnum and Oliver Cromwell
Release Date: 11/08/2025
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In this episode we look at how order will be restored in Europe and the conservative reaction to the French Revolution and Napoleon post 1815. Get more info at All 90+ episodes are available at .
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In this episode we look at how Napoleon conquers Europe, spreads French Revolutionary ideals throughout the continent, and eventually meets his downfall and exile. Get more info at All 90+ episodes are available at .
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Napoleon Bonaparte arose from the mid-level ranks of the French Revolutionary military to eventually rule France as a dictator and then emperor. In this episode we look at how Napoleon brings about stability to the French economy and enacts reforms to embrace SOME of France's revolutionary ideals. Get more info at All 90+ episodes are available at .
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In this fourth part in our series on the French Revolution we look at how the revolution turns radical, develops into the Reign of Terror, and then eventually falls prey to a military coup. Get more info at All 90+ episodes are available at .
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In this third part on the French Revolution we look at how the revolution moves away from its Enlightenment roots and becomes somewhat unfocused and more radical. Get more info at All 90+ episodes are available at .
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In this second part of our series on the French Revolution we look at the early efforts of the National Assembly to bring about equality in a manner that embraces enlightenment ideals. Get more info at All 90+ episodes are available at .
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In this first of a series of episodes on the French Revolution we look at the issues in France that brought Louis XVI to attempt to raise taxes and eventually usher in the start of the revolution. Get more info at All 90+ episodes are available at .
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A quick look at the factors that allow for the development of capitalism in England and Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations. Get more info at All 90+ episodes are available at .
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In this episode we look at how various monarchs in Eastern Europe will embrace the enlightenment while trying to maintain the institution of absolutist monarchy. Get more info at All 90+ episodes are available at .
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In this episode we look at the cultural phenomenon that was the Enlightenment and how it spread amongst the literate middle class in Europe. Get more info at All 90+ episodes are available at .
info_outlineIn this third part in our series on alternatives to absolutism, we look at the Interregnum in England and the rule of Oliver Cromwell, which really isn't all that much of an alternative to absolutism.
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