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When Diplomacy Fails Podcast

30YearsWar #82: A Return To Prague [1648]

When Diplomacy Fails Podcast

Zack Twamley

Phd, International Relations, Korean War, European History, 17th Century, 18th Century, Politics, 20th Century, Thirty Years' War, History, 19th Century, War, First World War

4.8773 Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

The final episode of our series involves no shortage of intrigue, scheming and mistrust, yet it is also the moment when diplomacy arguably succeeded. After three decades of war, Europe, and the Holy Roman Empire in particular, had come to terms with the cost of conflict. Perhaps, in the future, things would be different? Perhaps, but as a brief look at our back catalogue shows, the post-Westphalian world was by no means free from the curse of war.


Thanksss so much for following this series over the last four years - or is that thirty years? Can hardly believe we made it, but be sure to look out for the conclusion episode, where we will wrap these things up in a satisfying bundle!


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0:00.0

Imagine sweeping through green fields, floating five feet above ground, sun on your face as you slide by on track to your destination.

0:11.1

Not a care in the world as you simply lean back and before you know it, you're there.

0:16.7

London to Glasgow from just 46 pounds each way.

0:20.5

Avanti West Coast.

0:22.0

Feel good travel.

0:23.8

Exclusions and limitations apply.

0:25.6

Full terms and conditions can be found at avantiwestcoastcoast.com.

0:28.1

UK forward slash plan. Hello and welcome history friends

0:44.1

to episode 82 of the 30 years war

0:49.3

The last proper episode of this Whopper series

0:53.9

Thanks so much for joining me and thanks so much for

0:59.2

supporting this show as well because since we started this series basically four-ish years ago

1:05.7

it's been a wild ride. We've gone from 1618 to 1648. Maybe it didn't require 82 episodes, but I think

1:16.1

that the 30 Years War deserved this level of coverage. And I'm happy that as far as I can tell,

1:22.6

it's the most in-depth coverage in audio format that this conflict has ever gotten. So, thank you for joining me

1:29.8

for it. Normally, I'd open the episode by saying thanks to someone on Patreon, but instead of

1:35.8

thanking someone individually, I'll just thank you all, because really, I've only gotten this

1:40.3

far thanks to you and your support, and it kind of boggles the mind that in a few

1:46.1

months I'll be handing in the dissertation, the big 100,000 word behemoth that's been eating

1:53.1

my life over the last four years, but yeah, we're nearly done and it's kind of poetic that

1:58.2

just as we're nearly finished, the PhD, we're also finishing up

2:03.5

this series. As far as what my plans are afterwards, I'll drop those details on you in a later

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