Best Dan Carlin S Hardcore History Podcasts (2024)

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475. The French Revolution: Marie Antoinette (Part 1) 57:51

2h ago57:51

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The French Revolution is one of the great seismic events of global history. A devouring conflagration of bloodshed, violence and utopianism, it changed France and then latterly the whole of Europe forever. Yet, amidst the panoply of colossal, colourful names that defined this cataclysmic event, few have endured as iconically as that of Marie Antoin…

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474. The Road to The Great War: The Lights Go Out (Part 6) 1:09:52

2h ago1:09:52

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“The lamps are going out all over Europe, we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime” In the early days of August 1914, the British press has become increasingly vocal about the prospect of war breaking out amongst the great European powers. But the Kaiser still believes he can count on his ambassador in London, and his dear cousin, George V, …

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473. The Road to The Great War: The Tsar Chooses War (Part 5) 57:29

10m ago57:29

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“We have been forced to draw the sword”. Following the expiry of Austria’s Ultimatum on Saturday 25th July 1914, the Kaiser and the Tsar - friends and cousins, long desirous of peace between their two nations - found themselves in a new and highly precarious situation. Even so, there was still a widespread sense across Europe that war could be avoi…

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198. 530s BC part 6 Death of Cyrus the Great 36:18

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He's good and dead now. We wrap up Cyrus in this episode Fan of History style with all the nitty gritty details... Enjoy! This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski. If you like what we do you can support the Fan of History project on https://www.patreon.com/fanofhistory Contact information: E-mail: zimwaupodcast@gmail.com http://faceboo…

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472. The Road to The Great War: Britain's Fateful Choice (Part 4) 55:45

2d ago55:45

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On the 24th of July 1914, in London, the Liberal British Cabinet met to hear the Foreign Secretary, Sir Edward Grey, read them the Ultimatum handed to Serbia by the Austro-Hungarian Empire the day before. The world held its breath, awaiting Serbia’s response. With Germany determined to stand by Austria, and the French against them, focus now turned…

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471. The Road to The Great War: The Austrian Ultimatum (Part 3) 54:40

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On the 20th of July 1914 the heads of state of two great European powers - France and Russia - met in St Petersburg. Little did they know, though they may have suspected, that the Austrians were simultaneously writing up an Ultimatum, and waiting for the departure of the French to hand it to Serbia. Russia, at that time a vast continental empire un…

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470. The Road to The Great War: The Kaiser’s Blank Cheque (Part 2) 47:08

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In the wake of the cataclysmic assassination of Franz Ferdinand on the 28th of June 1914, in Austria, the long percolating question of what to do about Serbia, reached a climax. At last, they had been handed an opportunity to take decisive action. On Sunday 5th of July an emissary of the the old and embattled emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, arri…

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What´s new in history - The Atlantis Puzzle with Jack Kelley 1:08:26

24h ago1:08:26

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Unlock the secrets of Plato’s final legacy… the real story of the Atlantis myth. Jack Kelley is a film maker, classicist, and seeker of the truth. And "by GEORGE" it looks like he found it! Jack tells Bernie about the just released documentary "The Atlantis Puzzle"... how it came to be and how his serendipitous reading on a vacation to Greece led t…

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469. The Road to The Great War: Countdown to Armageddon (Part 1) 50:40

4d ago50:40

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By the end of July 1914, the world hovered on the edge of a cataclysmic world war; Austria was at war with Serbia, Russia with Germany, and an ultimatum had been handed to Belgium. The July crisis had resolved itself in the most calamitous way possible. But how did this state of affairs erupt from the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and h…

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468. The Murder of Franz Ferdinand: The Crime (Part 4) 1:02:34

18d ago1:02:34

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand has arrived in Sarajevo for a military inspection, alongside his wife, Sophie, on the 28th of June 1914. Unbeknownst to them, six assassins, including Gavrilo Princip, line the route of the motorcade, from Sarajevo train station to the town hall. Having completed the inspection, the Archduke faces a first assassination atte…

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197. 530s BC part 5 - Death of Cyrus the Great 34:19

16d ago34:19

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Will the world's greatest conqueror remain undefeated? We are back to Persia and our hero Cyrus the Great. We know he can't live forever, but how will he meet his end? We discuss all the amazing stories and facts in this first of 2 episodes Fan of History style. Check it out! This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski. If you like what w…

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467. The Murder of Franz Ferdinand: The Victim (Part 3) 1:00:02

18d ago1:00:02

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand, as heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was one of the most important men in the world. But he was a lonely man, not helped by the fact that, in spite of custom and tradition, he had chosen for wife Sophie, an aristocrat who nonetheless was not noble enough to marry a Habsburg Archduke. Public humiliation, enforced by the …

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466. The Murder of Franz Ferdinand: The Conspiracy (Part 2) 57:01

10d ago57:01

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Gavrilo Princip, having been sent to school in Sarajevo, has become mixed up with the wrong crowd, and is now entangled in a secret Serbian nationalist organisation, the Black Hand. Hoping to be more involved in the struggle for a greater Yugoslavia, he’s left for Belgrade, and after a few years, sets in motion a plot, supported by his underground …

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475. The French Revolution: Marie Antoinette (Part 1) 57:51

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474. The Road to The Great War: The Lights Go Out (Part 6) 1:09:52

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473. The Road to The Great War: The Tsar Chooses War (Part 5) 57:29

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471. The Road to The Great War: The Austrian Ultimatum (Part 3) 54:40

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470. The Road to The Great War: The Kaiser’s Blank Cheque (Part 2) 47:08

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469. The Road to The Great War: Countdown to Armageddon (Part 1) 50:40

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468. The Murder of Franz Ferdinand: The Crime (Part 4) 1:02:34

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197. 530s BC part 5 - Death of Cyrus the Great 34:19

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