Europe 1871-1890
An audio revision guide on Bismarck and the International System he created from 1871 until his resignation in 1890. References to attempts to isolate France, befriend Britain, and create a series of...
View ArticleThe Breakdown of the International System from 1890
An audio revision guide covering the breakdown of the Bismarckian system from 1890 under Wilhelm II. Reference is made to key issues including Weltpolitik, the alliance system, the arms race, and...
View ArticleConflicts in the Balkans before the First World War
Audio revision looking at the 'Eastern Question' that affected the Balkans. Covers the impact of the Congress of Berlin in 1878, rising nationalism and Pan-Slavism in the Balkan states, the Bosnian...
View ArticleThe July Crisis and the Outbreak of the First World War
A podcast revision guide presenting an overview of the July Crisis of 1914 that acted as the spark to World War One. Covers the impact of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by the Black Hand...
View ArticleHistoriography - Responsibility for World War 1
An audio revision guide presenting an overview of the key historiographical arguments regarding responsibility for the First World War. Considers the attitude of Versailles, the inter-war period of...
View ArticleThe origins of German Unification: 1815-1848
An audio revision guide presenting an overview of the key factors present in the German states leading to the revolutions of 1848-49. Presented thematically, this podcast considers a range of...
View ArticleThe Failure of the German Revolutions 1848-49
An audio revision guide presenting an overview of the key factors leading to the failure of the revolutions in the German states. Links historiography from Eyck, Marx, Taylor and Whitfield to evidence...
View ArticleGermany 1849-59: the changing balance of power
An audio revision guide that looks at the changing balance of power between Austria and Prussia after the revolutions of 1848. Beginning with the Erfurt Union and the subsequent Declaration of Olmutz,...
View ArticleGermany 1862-66: The Creation of the North German Confederation
An audio revision guide looking at the arrival of Bismarck and the creation of the North German Confederation. Considers Bismarck's foreign policy including the Polish Revolt, the Schleswig-Holstein...
View ArticleGermany 1866-71: The Unification of Germany
The Peace of Prague and the North German Confederation, France's attempts to gain territory (including the Luxembourg Affair), the Hohenzollern Candidature, the Ems Telegram and the Franco-Prussian War.
View ArticleOrigins of Italian Unification: 1815-1847
A revision podcast for IB and A Level History students studying the unification of Italy. Covers issues including Italy before Napoleon, the effect of French rule on Italy, the impact of the Vienna...
View ArticleThe Italian Revolutions 1848-49
A revision podcast for A Level and IB History students studying the unification of Italy. This episode looks at the causes of the revolutions of 1848, the establishment of the Roman Republic, and the...
View ArticleItaly 1849-58: The emergence of Piedmont
An IB and A Level History revision podcast for students studying the unification of Italy. In this episode we explore Piedmont before and after Cavour's appointment as Prime Minister. Political aspects...
View ArticleOrigins of the French Revolution
An IB and A Level History revision podcast for students studying the French Revolution. Beginning with the impact of the Enlightenment on 18th Century Europe, this podcasts examines a variety of...
View ArticleThe French Revolution 1789-91
An A Level and IB History revision podcast for students studying the French Revolution. Beginning with the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789, this podcast explores the first phase of the...
View ArticleThe French Revolution: Radicalisation of the Revolution
An IB and A Level History revision podcast for students studying the French Revolution. This episode follows events from the first meeting of the Legislative Assembly in October 1791 to the execution...
View ArticleThe French Revolution: The Reign of Terror
An A Level and IB History revision podcast for students studying the French Revolution. This episode explores the situation in France following the execution of Louis XVI in 1793, and why the...
View ArticleThe French Revolution: The Directory
An A Level and IB History revision podcast for students studying the French Revolution. This episode charts the rise and fall of the Directory from 1794 to 1799. Beginning with the execution of...
View ArticleCIE AS History Paper 2 Part (a) Exam Tips
An AS History revision podcast for students studying CIE syllabus 9389. The podcast provides an overview Paper 2, how to make the most of the time in the exam, and then goes on to discuss the way to...
View ArticleCIE AS History Paper 2 Part (b) Exam Tips
An AS History revision podcast for students studying CIE syllabus 9389. The podcast focuses on how to approach Part (b) questions on Paper 2 of the exam. Beginning with a discussion of the mark scheme,...
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