Lyndeurozone Euro Simplified

The major concepts of the European History curriculum simplified so that you can excel. Robert Lynde has been teaching various courses of European History for over twenty years and he has helped thousands of students pass their AP Tests.

#223 Unit 5 - The Congress of Vienna 12/11/2025

#223 Unit 5 - The Congress of Vienna 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 . /episode/index/show/lyndeurozone/id/39349250

#222 Unit 5 - Napoleon and Europe 12/10/2025

#222 Unit 5 - Napoleon and Europe 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 . /episode/index/show/lyndeurozone/id/39349225

#221 Unit 5 - Napoleon and France 12/10/2025

#221 Unit 5 - Napoleon and France 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 . /episode/index/show/lyndeurozone/id/39349195

#220 Unit 5 - The French Revolution Part 4 12/05/2025

#220 Unit 5 - The French Revolution Part 4 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 . /episode/index/show/lyndeurozone/id/39233290

#219 Unit 5 - The French Revolution Part 3 12/04/2025

#219 Unit 5 - The French Revolution Part 3 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 . /episode/index/show/lyndeurozone/id/39233265

#218 Unit 5 - The French Revolution Part 2 12/03/2025

#218 Unit 5 - The French Revolution Part 2 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 . /episode/index/show/lyndeurozone/id/39233225

#217 Unit 5 - The French Revolution Part 1 12/02/2025

#217 Unit 5 - The French Revolution Part 1 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 . /episode/index/show/lyndeurozone/id/39233200

#216 Unit 4 - Economic Change, Capitalism, and Adam Smith 12/02/2025

#216 Unit 4 - Economic Change, Capitalism, and Adam Smith 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 . /episode/index/show/lyndeurozone/id/39233175

#215 Unit 4 - Enlightened Absolutism 12/02/2025

#215 Unit 4 - Enlightened Absolutism 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 . /episode/index/show/lyndeurozone/id/39233130

#214 Unit 4 - Popularizing the Enlightenment 12/02/2025

#214 Unit 4 - Popularizing the Enlightenment 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 . /episode/index/show/lyndeurozone/id/39233115

#213 Unit 4 - Enlightenment Philosophers Round Up 11/20/2025

#213 Unit 4 - Enlightenment Philosophers Round Up A quick look at the major enlightenment philosophers that have a major influence on modern government and society today... Rousseau, Voltaire, Montesquieu, Beccaria, Smith, and Wollstonecraft. Get more info at All 90+ episodes are available at . /episode/index/show/lyndeurozone/id/39058750

#212 Unit 4 - The Enlightenment and Social Contract Theory 11/18/2025

#212 Unit 4 - The Enlightenment and Social Contract Theory In this second part of our look at the Enlightenment we study three philosophers that promote the idea that government exists because the people allow it to exist... The Social Contract. Get more info at All 90+ episodes are available at . /episode/index/show/lyndeurozone/id/39058740

#211 Unit 4 - The Roots of the Enlightenment 11/17/2025

#211 Unit 4 - The Roots of the Enlightenment In this episode we look at how the 18th century philosophical movement known as the Enlightenment will be an outgrowth of the scientific revolution and why France is considered to be the home of the Enlightenment. Get more info at All 90+ episodes are available at . /episode/index/show/lyndeurozone/id/39058710

#210 Unit 3 - The Glorious Revolution 11/08/2025

#210 Unit 3 - The Glorious Revolution In this episode we look at the ultimate alternative to absolutism and check on a monarch's power... the Glorious Revolution and the English Bill of Rights. Get more info at All 90+ episodes are available at . /episode/index/show/lyndeurozone/id/38959585

#209 Unit 3 - Alternatives to Absolutism - The Interregnum and Oliver Cromwell 11/08/2025

#209 Unit 3 - Alternatives to Absolutism - The Interregnum and Oliver Cromwell In 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. Get more info at All 90+ episodes are available at . /episode/index/show/lyndeurozone/id/38959575

#208 Unit 3 - Alternatives to Absolutism - Sweden and Poland 11/08/2025

#208 Unit 3 - Alternatives to Absolutism - Sweden and Poland In this second part in our series studying alternatives to absolutism, we look at the different governing systems in Sweden and Poland and compare them to other absolutist monarchies in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. Get more info at All 90+ episodes are available at . /episode/index/show/lyndeurozone/id/38959550

#207 Unit 3 - Alternatives to Absolutism - The Dutch 10/31/2025

#207 Unit 3 - Alternatives to Absolutism - The Dutch Part one of a three part series looking at alternatives to 18th century absolutism, in this episode we look at the Dutch United Provinces and learn how their form of government lead to the development of a great economy. /episode/index/show/lyndeurozone/id/38855520

#206 Unit 3 - Baroque Art 10/31/2025

#206 Unit 3 - Baroque Art A quick look at Baroque art so that you can understand the various genres, specifically Italian Baroque, Spanish Baroque, French Baroque, and Dutch Baroque. Get more info at All 90+ episodes are available at . /episode/index/show/lyndeurozone/id/38855480

#205 Unit 3 - Russian Absolutism and Peter The Great 10/31/2025

#205 Unit 3 - Russian Absolutism and Peter The Great In this episode we look at how Peter the Great of Russia will work to get his nobility under control and develop Russia from a feudal state into a modern absolutist state with a strong military and a mercantilist economy. Get more info at All 90+ episodes are available at . /episode/index/show/lyndeurozone/id/38855460

#204 Unit 3 - Prussian Absolutism 10/24/2025

#204 Unit 3 - Prussian Absolutism In this episode we look at the unique form of absolutism that develops in Prussia under Frederick William I and Frederick II, also known as Frederick the Great... And yes... that's Prussia with a P. Get more info at All 90+ episodes are available at . /episode/index/show/lyndeurozone/id/38754935

#203 Unit 3 - Leopold I and Austrian Absolutism 10/23/2025

#203 Unit 3 - Leopold I and Austrian Absolutism In this episode we look at the form and shape that absolutism will take in the Holy Roman Empire (Austria) after the Thirty Years War and the Peace of Westphalia with Leopold I. Get more info at All 90+ episodes are available at . /episode/index/show/lyndeurozone/id/38754915

#202 Unit 3 - Louis XIV Part 2 10/23/2025

#202 Unit 3 - Louis XIV Part 2 In this second episode on Louis XIV we look at his foreign policy and the wars he waged during his 72 year reign. Get more info at All 90+ episodes are available at . /episode/index/show/lyndeurozone/id/38754890

#201 Unit 3 - Louis XIV Part 1 10/16/2025

#201 Unit 3 - Louis XIV Part 1 Louis XIV of France is considered to be the most successful absolute monarch in Europe with a 72 year reign that epitomizes the concept of absolutism. In this episode we look at his domestic policies that he put in place to solidify his place in history as the "Le Grande Monarque." Get more info at All 90+ episodes are available at . /episode/index/show/lyndeurozone/id/38574350

#200 Unit 3 - The Development of Absolutism 10/15/2025

#200 Unit 3 - The Development of Absolutism Leveling up! In this first episode of Unit 3 we look at the context by which New Monarchies become Absolute Monarchies by examining the ways Henry IV and Cardinal Richelieu will transform France into an absolutist state. Get more info at All 90+ episodes are available at . /episode/index/show/lyndeurozone/id/38574320

#121 Unit 2 - Continuity and Change in Daily Life 1450-1648 10/14/2025

#121 Unit 2 - Continuity and Change in Daily Life 1450-1648 When studying European history it is easy to forget that the monarchs, nobles, religious leaders, and philosophers that bring about change are actually a very tiny fraction of the population. In this episode we look at how life was for the commoners of Europe in the time period between 1450 to 1648. Get more info at All 90+ episodes are available at . /episode/index/show/lyndeurozone/id/38574300

#120 Unit 2 - The Scientific Revolution 10/09/2025

#120 Unit 2 - The Scientific Revolution A look at how the intellectual focus in the period between 1450-1648 moves from one based on ecclesiastical (church) controlled learning and knowledge, toward a more secular form of learning based on the teachings of the ancient Greeks and Romans, and finally to one that is based on observation, data collection, and the study of science in a systematic and uniform manner... The Scientific Revolution. Get more info at All 90+ episodes are available at . /episode/index/show/lyndeurozone/id/38506025

#119 Unit 2 - The English Civil War 10/08/2025

#119 Unit 2 - The English Civil War A look at the struggles in England between Parliament and the monarchs that rule after Elizabeth I. In this episode we see the development of the English Civil War that brought an end to the reign of King Charles I of England. Get more info at All 90+ episodes are available at . /episode/index/show/lyndeurozone/id/38506015

#118 Unit 2 - Wars of Religion Part 3 10/08/2025

#118 Unit 2 - Wars of Religion Part 3 A look at the Thirty Years War, a topic that always proves to be a challenge, and how it marks a turning point in European History. Get more info at All 90+ episodes are available at . /episode/index/show/lyndeurozone/id/38506005

#117 Unit 2 - The Wars of Religion Part 2 10/08/2025

#117 Unit 2 - The Wars of Religion Part 2 Part 2 in our series on the Wars of Religion. This episode looks at the French Wars of Religion, also known as the French Civil War, and looks at how a new monarch, Henry IV of France will put the interest of the state and his power above religious concerns. Get more info at All 90+ episodes are available at . /episode/index/show/lyndeurozone/id/38505975

#116 Unit 2 - The Wars of Religion Part 1 10/03/2025

#116 Unit 2 - The Wars of Religion Part 1 A look at how the struggles between the Protestants and Catholics in 16th Century Europe will lead to a series of wars over religion. This episode has a special focus on Philip II, the Netherlands, and Queen Elizabeth of England. Get more info at All 90+ episodes are available at . /episode/index/show/lyndeurozone/id/38449885

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