In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch and co-host Austin Padgett explore 18th-century Europe's L'Ancien Regime: aristocratic culture, Louis XIV's Versailles, military revolutions, European warfare, Enlightenment developments, and the economic and political conditions leading to the French Revolution.

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00 ) Intro

(06:00 ) European haute culture, Baroque period, and aristocratic living

(14:40 ) Louis XIV, Versailles, and French court politics

(19:59 ) Sponsor: Shopiy

(22:00 ) Enlightenment developments and Treaty of Westphalia

(28:20 ) Seeds of the French Revolution and bureaucratic power

(34:40 ) Economic inequality in 18th century France

(40:00 ) Military revolution: from mercenaries to national armies

(49:00 ) English systems: accent evolution, boarding schools, and Civil War

(52:20 ) Religious wars in Britain and the Glorious Revolution

(56:10 ) Enlightenment, literacy, and class divisions across Europe

(1:05:00 ) European regional divisions (Northwest, Latin, Eastern, Ottoman)

(1:12:10 ) English nobility strategy and meritocratic integration

(1:21:50 ) British Isles unification: Scotland and Ireland

(1:27:40 ) European warfare system and balance of power

(1:29:50 ) Austrian and Russian Empires

(1:35:50 ) Great Northern War: Charles XII vs Peter the Great

(1:39:50 ) Enlightened despotism (Catherine the Great, Frederick II, Maria Theresa)

(1:45:50 ) Spain's decline and Vauban's predictions for France

(1:56:30 ) War of Spanish Succession

(2:04:40 ) 18th century warfare culture and tactics

(2:11:10 ) Frederick the Great and the Seven Years War

(2:15:20 ) War of Jenkins' Ear

(2:16:40 ) Wrap

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