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Understand the present by examining the past.
Apr 10, 2021 • Chris Spangle
12: Things We Didn’t Tell You in Season One
Chris Spangle and Matt Wittlief open Season 2 with essential background for the late 1200s, tracing how the Holy Roman Empire’s electoral system emerged…
Dec 6 • Chris Spangle and Matt Wittlief
53:34
History of Modern Politics is Back! An Update from Matt and Chris
Chris Spangle and Matt Wittlief reunite to bring back History of Modern Politics after a long hiatus.
Nov 24 • Chris Spangle
18:08
Podcast Reflections: Behind the Scenes of Season One
Season One was a ton of fun and my first foray into a podcast series.
Nov 18 • Matt Wittlief
Podcast Reflections: How We Got Started
Some insights on our origin and glimpses of what is coming next.
Nov 14 • Matt Wittlief
11: The Birth of Parliament
Universities, law, and the limits of kings: how the 13th century reshaped English power.
Nov 13 • Matt Wittlief
52:20
10: The Angevins and the Magna Carta
Empire and law: Henry II’s restless crown and the long road to Magna Carta.
Nov 12 • Matt Wittlief
1:02:54
9: Italy, Jerusalem, and The Crusades
Forged faith, rising swords: how papal reform, Norman power, and holy war built the architecture of medieval Christendom.
Nov 8 • Matt Wittlief
47:44
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