Ancient to Recent is a history podcast that explores how the past continues to shape our world today. From forgotten empires and overlooked revolutions to the hidden lives of historical figures, each episode takes a deep dive into the moments that mattered and the ones that should have.
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Maximilian of Mexico: The Rise and Fall of the Second Mexican Empire | Part 5 | The Siege of Querétaro, Betrayal and Execution | Ancient to Recent | Episode 30 (00:52:09)
By early 1867, the Second Mexican Empire was fighting for its life. French troops had gone, Republican armies were closing in from every direction, and Maximilian’s authority barely extended beyond a shrinking patchwork of territory. Yet rather than flee, abdicate, or negotiate, the emperor chose to stand and fight, taking everything on honour, loyalty, and a belief that destiny had not yet abandoned him.This episode follows the empire’s final months, from Maximilian’s fateful decision to take personal command of his army, to the desperate march toward Querétaro and the brutal siege that followed. Outnumbered, undersupplied, and surrounded, imperial forces fought with surprising ferocity as Maximilian, an emperor with no military training, revealed unexpected courage under fire.As starvation, betrayal, and internal collapse took hold, opportunities for escape slipped away one by one. A last chance at freedom was lost to hesitation, while treachery from within finally opened the gates to Republican victory. Captured, tried by a military tribunal, and abandoned by the international community that had once sustained his throne, Maximilian placed his faith in clemency, and gravely misjudged his fate.The episode concludes with the trial and execution of Maximilian, alongside his loyal generals Miramón and Mejía, and reflects on the wider consequences of the empire’s fall: the triumph of Juárez, the hard realities facing postwar Mexico, and the enduring human cost of foreign intervention, ideology, and civil war.Join Joseph Parkinson for the dramatic conclusion to the story of the Second Mexican Empire, where honour collides with reality, illusion gives way to defeat, and history delivers its final, unforgiving verdict.🎧 New episodes every Saturday📲 Follow on YouTube, Spotify & Instagram @AncientToRecent#SecondMexicanEmpire #MaximilianOfMexico #BenitoJuarez #Querétaro #MexicanHistory #HistoryPodcast #19thCenturyHistory #AncientToRecent
Maximilian of Mexico: The Rise and Fall of the Second Mexican Empire | Part 4 | Napoleon’s Betrayal, Juarez’s Advance and the Fateful Decision | Ancient to Recent | Episode 29 (00:46:56)
By late 1865, the Second Mexican Empire was beginning to unravel. French support, once the foundation of Maximilian’s throne, was wavering, Republican resistance was intensifying, and pressure from a resurgent United States threatened to turn Mexico into a flashpoint for international conflict. Yet at the very moment the empire required decisive leadership, Maximilian seemed increasingly detached from reality.This episode traces the slow collapse of imperial support abroad and unity at home. As Napoleon III liberalised his regime in France, Republican voices turned against the Mexican adventure, exposing the human and financial cost of the war. With the American Civil War over and the Monroe Doctrine reasserted, Washington made clear it would tolerate no European monarchy in the Americas, forcing France toward withdrawal and leaving Maximilian dangerously exposed.At the heart of the episode is Maximilian’s fatal indecision. While French troops prepared to leave, finances disintegrated, and Republican forces gained momentum, Maximilian vacillated between abdication and defiance. His wife, Empress Carlota, launched a desperate mission to Europe to save the throne, only to descend into paranoia and mental collapse as every door closed before her.As conservative forces manipulated imperial loyalty, foreign diplomats meddled recklessly, and Maximilian convinced himself that destiny demanded he stay, the final chance to escape disaster slipped away. What remained was an empire sustained by illusion, honour, and pride, facing enemies on all sides and standing on the edge of catastrophe.Join Joseph Parkinson as the Second Mexican Empire enters its terminal phase, where abandonment, self-deception, and international realpolitik combine to seal Maximilian’s fate, and prepare the ground for a final, bloody reckoning.🎧 New episodes every Saturday📲 Follow on YouTube, Spotify & Instagram @AncientToRecent#SecondMexicanEmpire #MaximilianOfMexico #NapoleonIII #EmpressCarlota #BenitoJuarez #MexicanHistory #USForeignPolicy #HistoryPodcast
Maximilian of Mexico: The Rise and Fall of the Second Mexican Empire | Part 3 | Juarez, the Catholic Church & the US Civil War | Ancient to Recent I Episode 28 (00:43:08)
At the height of his power, Emperor Maximilian believed he could reconcile monarchy with liberal reform and heal a nation torn apart by decades of war. By the end of 1864, the Second Mexican Empire stretched to the U.S. border, Republican forces were on the run, and French troops appeared to have secured the throne. Yet the empire’s greatest victories concealed its deepest weaknesses.This episode explores Maximilian’s fatal balancing act. Determined to rule as an enlightened monarch, he alienated Mexican conservatives who demanded a return to privilege, confronted a Catholic Church unwilling to compromise, and frustrated French officials desperate for financial reform. Progressive laws were proclaimed with fanfare, but the machinery of government ground to a halt, leaving reform trapped on paper while the war grew ever more brutal.As guerrilla violence escalated and unity within the imperial camp collapsed, events beyond Mexico’s borders began to dictate the empire’s fate. The American Civil War was nearing its end, the Monroe Doctrine was reasserted, and the United States emerged stronger than ever, ready to challenge any European monarchy in the Americas.Join Joseph Parkinson as the Second Mexican Empire reaches its high-water mark, tracing the moment when Maximilian seemed closest to victory and when the forces that would destroy his throne were already closing in.🎧 New episodes every Friday📲 Follow on YouTube, Spotify & Instagram @AncientToRecent...#SecondMexicanEmpire #MaximilianOfMexico #MexicanHistory #CatholicChurch #NapoleonIII #BenitoJuarez #USCivilWar #HistoryPodcast
Maximilian of Mexico: The Rise and Fall of the Second Mexican Empire | Part 2 | US Civil War, Franz Josef and the Catholic Church |Ancient to Recent I Episode 27 (00:41:09)
In 1864, Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian of Austria crossed the Atlantic to claim a crown forged in diplomacy, ambition, and illusion. What awaited him in Mexico was not the enlightened monarchy he imagined but a nation exhausted by war, divided by ideology, and pushed to the breaking point by foreign intervention.This episode follows Maximilian and Carlota as they enter Mexico City in triumph, unaware that beneath the flags and cheering crowds lay political traps, conservative factions demanding vengeance, and relentless Republican resistance. Guided by French bayonets and pressured by Napoleon III, Maximilian attempted to rule as a liberal monarch. Instead, he found himself squeezed between a reactionary clergy, a skeptical people, and a war that refused to end.From the fragile plebiscite engineered to legitimize his rule, to the bitter disputes between French generals and Mexican monarchists, the Second Mexican Empire rose quickly but its foundations were already crumbling. Meanwhile, far to the north, the outcome of the American Civil War would determine the fate of the entire enterprise.Join Joseph Parkinson as he continues the gripping saga of the Habsburg experiment in the Americas, exploring the peak of Maximilian’s empire, its grandeur, its contradictions, and the storm gathering just beyond the horizon.🎧 New episodes every Friday📲 Follow on YouTube, Spotify & Instagram @AncientToRecent#UScivil war #SecondMexicanEmpire #Habsburg #MexicoHistory #BenitoJuarez #NapoleonIII #HistoryPodcast
Maximilian of Mexico: The Rise and Fall of the Second Mexican Empire | Benito Juárez, Napoleon III & Habsburg Mexico | Ancient to Recent I Episode 26 (00:56:31)
In 1864, Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian of Austria took the throne as Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, believing he could unite a fractured nation and build a modern empire. Instead, he stepped into one of the most violent political storms of the 19th century.Backed by Napoleon III’s French army, opposed by Benito Juárez and the Mexican Republican forces, Maximilian struggled to rule a country divided by civil war, foreign intervention, and economic devastation. His liberal reforms alienated the conservatives who invited him, while the Republicans saw him as a foreign usurper.As the American Civil War ended, the United States enforced the Monroe Doctrine, pressuring France to withdraw. Abandoned by Europe and betrayed by his allies, Maximilian faced the rising Republican tide alone. His wife Charlotte (Carlota) descended into madness as she fought to save the collapsing empire, pleading with the courts of Europe.The final act came at Querétaro in 1867, where Maximilian made a last stand before facing a firing squad—an ending that transformed him from emperor to tragic legend.This series tells the story of the Second Mexican Empire, a gripping account of ambition, idealism, and the fatal collision between European monarchy and Mexican nationalism.Join Joseph Parkinson as he explores how the Second Mexican Empire rose, unraveled, and crashed into the reality of Mexican resistance.🎧 New episodes every Friday📲 Follow on YouTube, Spotify & Instagram @AncientToRecent#Maximilian #MaximilianOfMexico #SecondMexicanEmpire #BenitoJuarez #NapoleonIII #Mexico #MexicoHistory #HistoryPodcast #AncientToRecent
Hermann Goering and the Nazi Mind Part 2 | Nuremberg & The Final Deception | Ancient to Recent | Episode 25 (00:47:09)
At Nuremberg in 1945, the last leaders of the Third Reich faced judgment before the world. Hermann Goering arrived determined to turn the courtroom into his personal stage, launching a defiant performance that briefly revived the shattered pride of his fellow Nazis, but could not save him from the evidence closing in around him.Psychologists Douglas Kelley and Gustave Gilbert battled to decode the “Nazi mind,” uncovering competing portraits of Goering’s vanity, charm, self-deception and ruthless ambition. Rudolf Hess descended into delusion and farce, Robert Ley hanged himself in his cell, and the remaining defendants crumbled as Allied film crews exposed the full horror of the camps.As the verdicts approached, the myth of the Reich collapsed. Goering begged for a soldier’s death, was denied, and on the eve of his execution carried out one final act of manipulation: the cyanide suicide that stole the Allies’ final justice.This episode brings the Nuremberg story to its conclusion, a sobering, intimate look at how a regime built on violence and fantasy finally met the truth.🎧 New episodes every Friday📲 Follow on Spotify, YouTube & Instagram @https://linktr.ee/ancienttorecent#NurembergTrials #HermannGoering #WorldWar2 #HolocaustHistory #NaziGermany #RudolfHess #DouglasKelley #GustaveGilbert #HistoryPodcast #AncientToRecent
Hermann Goering and the Nazi Mind | How the Nazis Were Captured, Studied & Prepared for Nuremberg | Ancient to Recent | Episode 24 (00:46:45)
In 1945, the Allies seized the top surviving Nazi leaders and locked them inside a secret U.S. prison known as Ashcan. At the center of it all was Hermann Göring, Reichsmarschall, head of the Luftwaffe, Hitler’s chosen successor, and the highest-ranking Nazi to face justice.Inside Mondorf-les-Bains, a young U.S. Army psychiatrist, Dr. Douglas Kelley, began a groundbreaking mission: to uncover the psychology behind the men responsible for World War II, the Holocaust, and the machinery of genocide.In this episode, Joseph Parkinson explores: Göring’s dramatic capture and delusions of grandeurLife inside Ashcan: barbed wire, constant surveillance, and collapsed Nazi egosKelley’s early interviews, Rorschach tests, and attempts to decode the “Nazi mind”Shocking revelations about Göring’s drug addiction, vanity, charm and ruthlessnessHow the Allies prepared the world for the Nuremberg Trials, the most important trial in modern historyThis episode reveals the strange, chilling intimacy between a doctor seeking answers and a criminal convinced of his own greatness.🎧 New episodes every Friday📲 Follow on Spotify, YouTube & Instagram @AncientToRecent#HermannGoering #NurembergTrials #WorldWar2 #WW2History #Nazis #DouglasKelley #NaziLeadership #HolocaustHistory #HistoryPodcast #AncientToRecent
The Ukrainian Revolution Part 4 | Holodomor: Stalin’s Terror-Famine in Ukraine | Ancient to Recent | Episode 23 (00:49:38)
In 1932–33, Ukraine faced one of the deadliest tragedies of the 20th century, the Holodomor. Stalin’s regime seized food, blacklisted entire villages, sealed Ukraine’s borders, and used starvation as a weapon to crush resistance. Millions died as the Soviet state destroyed Ukrainian culture, language, and identity.In Episode 23, Joseph Parkinson uncovers how the famine was engineered, how the OGPU enforced it, and why the Holodomor stands as a defining crime of the Soviet Union. From grain requisitions to the cultural purges, this episode reveals how Stalin turned Ukraine into a laboratory of terror.🎧 New episodes every Friday📲 Follow on Spotify, YouTube & Instagram @AncientToRecent#Holodomor #UkraineHistory #Stalin #SovietUnion #HistoryPodcast #UkrainianRevolution
The Ukrainian Revolution Part III | Stalin’s Collectivisation: The War on Ukraine’s Peasants | Ancient to Recent | Episode 22 (00:45:06)
By the end of the 1920s, Stalin had a vision, to forge a new Soviet man and break the old peasant world forever. Across Ukraine, a war was declared on the countryside. Villages were torn apart, churches destroyed, families deported, and the proud independence of Ukraine’s farmers was crushed beneath the machinery of collectivisation.Through forced labor, quotas, and terror, millions were driven from their homes as the Soviet dream turned into a nightmare. Stalin’s campaign to “liquidate the kulaks as a class” would not only shatter rural life, it would lay the foundations for the famine to come.Join Joseph Parkinson as he tells the story of Stalin’s collectivisation, the destruction of Ukraine’s villages, and the ideological madness that reshaped an entire nation.🎧 New episodes every Friday📲 Follow on Spotify, YouTube & Instagram @AncientToRecent
The Ukrainian Revolution Part II | Lenin, Stalin, and the Seeds of the Holodomor | Ancient to Recent | Episode 21 (00:50:18)
In the aftermath of revolution, Ukraine lies in ruins. The Bolsheviks have won the Civil War but for Lenin, victory is not enough. From the brutal terror of the Cheka to forced grain seizures and man-made famine, Ukraine becomes the testing ground for a new kind of tyranny.As millions starve and resistance is crushed, a new figure rises from the shadows: Joseph Stalin. His plan for collectivization will turn Lenin’s famine into something far darker, the Holodomor.Join Joseph Parkinson as he continues the story of Ukraine’s struggle for survival under Lenin and Stalin, the birth of Soviet power, and the seeds of one of history’s greatest tragedies.🎧 New episodes every Friday📲 Follow on Spotify, YouTube & Instagram @AncientToRecentSponsored by World of Whisky – Some things only get better with age. With World of Whisky, you can own a share of Scotland’s most iconic export. You must be over 18. Investing carries risks. Drink responsibly. Invest responsibly. This is not financial advice.👉 Learn more: https://tr.ee/ZaBoYD#sponsored #publication
The Ukrainian Revolution | Birth of a Nation, Seeds of the Holodomor | Ancient to Recent | Episode 20 (00:51:48)
In the spring of 1917, as the Russian Empire collapses under the weight of war and revolution, Ukraine dares to dream of freedom. From the hopeful marches through Kyiv’s sunlit streets to the bitter struggle against Bolshevik armies, this is the story of how Ukraine first tried to forge its own destiny.But revolution brings chaos. Armies rise and fall, cities burn, and hunger stalks the land. The Rada’s dream of democracy gives way to dictatorship and civil war, as Lenin, Trotsky, and a young Stalin descend on Ukraine to reclaim the empire’s breadbasket at any cost. What began as a national awakening will end in terror, famine, and the iron grip of Soviet rule.Join Joseph Parkinson as he traces the birth of the modern Ukrainian nation—and the origins of the tragedy that would become the Holodomor.🎧 New episodes every Friday at 8 PM CET📲 Follow on Spotify, YouTube & Instagram @AncientToRecentSponsored by World of Whisky – Some things only get better with age. With World of Whisky, you can own a share of Scotland’s most iconic export. You must be over 18. Investing carries risks. Drink responsibly. Invest responsibly. This is not financial advice.👉 Learn more: https://tr.ee/ZaBoYD#sponsored #publication
Norman Conquest | The Fall of Anglo-Saxon England | Ancient to Recent | Episode 19 (01:05:05)
As the smoke of Hastings clears, William the Conqueror’s work has only just begun. From the burning towns of Sussex to the frozen wastes of Northumbria, England descends into chaos. The Godwinsons rise from exile to challenge the Norman invader, rebellions erupt from Devon to York, and the Vikings return one last time to stake their claim.But William answers rebellion with terror, slaughter, famine, and fire in a campaign so brutal it will be remembered as the Harrying of the North. This is the dark aftermath of 1066, when England’s old world died, and a new one was born in blood. 🎧 New episodes every Friday at 8 PM CET📲 Follow on Spotify, YouTube & Instagram @AncientToRecentSponsored by World of Whisky – Some things only get better with age. With World of Whisky, you can own a share of Scotland’s most iconic export. You must be over 18. Investing carries risks. Drink responsibly. Invest responsibly. This is not financial advice.👉 Learn more: https://tr.ee/ZaBoYD
Norman Conquest | Vikings, Rebellion, and the English Throne | Ancient to Recent | Episode 18 (00:44:14)
The stage is set. As Edward the Confessor’s reign falters and his death throws England into crisis, two rivals begin their march toward destiny. In Normandy, Duke William proves himself against France and Anjou, crushing enemies and securing alliances that will one day fuel his claim to the English crown. In England, Harold Godwinson rises in the shadow of his father, steering the Godwin dynasty through rebellion, betrayal, and uneasy power.From deadly feuds with the Welsh to Harold’s fateful storm-driven arrival in Normandy, this is the story of two men on a collision course. As Halley’s Comet blazes across the sky and England reels from Viking invasion, the crown lies waiting for whoever dares to seize it.🎧 New episodes every Friday at 8 PM CET📲 Follow on Spotify, YouTube & Instagram @AncientToRecentSponsored by World of Whisky – Some things only get better with age. With World of Whisky, you can own a share of Scotland’s most iconic export. You must be over 18. Investing carries risks. Drink responsibly. Invest responsibly. This is not financial advice.👉 Learn more: https://tr.ee/ZaBoYD
Norman Conquest | Edward the Confessor and the Roots of 1066 | Ancient to Recent | Episode 17 (00:56:36)
In this opening episode of our Norman Conquest series, we trace the story of England before 1066, from the rise of the Anglo-Saxons to the Viking invasions that reshaped the land. We meet Edward the Confessor, a king who never should have worn the crown, yet whose reign set the stage for the greatest turning point in English history. From Alfred the Great’s defiance to the chaos of Ethelred the Unready, and the ruthless ambition of the Godwin family, this is the turbulent world William of Normandy would one day claim as his own.🎧 New episodes every Friday at 8 PM CET📲 Follow on Spotify, YouTube & Instagram @AncientToRecentSponsored by World of Whisky – Some things only get better with age. With World of Whisky, you can own a share of Scotland’s most iconic export. You must be over 18. Investing carries risks. Drink responsibly. Invest responsibly. This is not financial advice.👉 Learn more: https://tr.ee/ZaBoYD
Kim Il Sung: The Still Birth of North Korea, Part 2 | Ancient to Recent | Episode 16 (01:27:01)
The Korean War erupts in a storm of artillery, but Kim Il Sung's plans for a swift victory unravel as UN forces push back the North Korean advance. As the conflict descends into a brutal stalemate, Stalin's death and a changing geopolitical landscape create an opportunity for Kim to solidify his rule. This episode takes you through the pivotal battles of the Korean War, the power struggles within the North Korean Communist Party, and Kim's ruthless purges that paved the way for a totalitarian state and a society defined by a strict caste system.🎧 New episodes every Friday at 8 PM CET📲 Follow on Spotify, YouTube & Instagram @AncientToRecentSponsored by World of Whisky – Some things only get better with age. With World of Whisky, you can own a share of Scotland’s most iconic export. You must be over 18. Investing carries risks. Drink responsibly. Invest responsibly. This is not financial advice.👉 Learn more: https://tr.ee/ZaBoYD
Kim Il Sung: The Still Birth of North Korea | Ancient to Recent | Episode 15 (01:04:33)
In the early days of the 20th century, Korea was under the grip of Japanese imperial rule, a period that reshaped the peninsula forever. Out of this turmoil emerged Kim Il Sung, a partisan fighter who would go on to become the founding leader of North Korea.In this episode of Ancient To Recent, Joseph Parkinson takes you through Kim’s early life, the struggles of Korean nationalism, the Japanese occupation, and the Soviet-backed rise of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Discover how colonial rule, war, and ideology combined to shape one of the most secretive and repressive regimes in history.🎧 New episodes every Friday at 8 PM CET📲 Follow on Spotify, YouTube & Instagram @AncientToRecentSponsored by World of Whisky – Some things only get better with age. With World of Whisky, you can own a share of Scotland’s most iconic export. You must be over 18. Investing carries risks. Drink responsibly. Invest responsibly. This is not financial advice.👉 Learn more: https://tr.ee/ZaBoYD#sponsored #publication
Bullets and Rosary Beads , Part 3 | Father Patrick Ryan | Ancient to Recent | Episode 14 (00:48:51)
In the 1980s, Father Patrick Ryan stood at the heart of the IRA’s international network, funding operations, brokering weapons, and evading capture across borders. Part Three follows his role in daring attacks and the high-stakes chase to bring him to justice. Inspired by Jennifer O’Leary’s The Padre. New episodes every Friday at 8 PM CET Follow on Spotify, YouTube & Instagram @AncientToRecentSponsored by World of Whisky – Some things only get better with age. With World of Whisky, you can own a share of Scotland’s most iconic export. You must be over 18. Investing carries risks. Drink responsibly. Invest responsibly. This is not financial advice. Learn more: https://tr.ee/ZaBoYD
Bullets and Rosary Beads, Part 2 | Guns & Gaddafi | Ancient to Recent | Episode 13 (00:44:55)
In the 1980s, Father Patrick Ryan became one of the IRA’s most valuable allies. From secret Libyan arms deals to the Brighton bombing that nearly killed Margaret Thatcher, his story is one of faith, firepower, and the deadly politics of the Troubles.In Part Two, we follow his journey from rural Ireland to the heart of an international struggle, uncovering how belief and rebellion collided in Britain’s bloodiest conflict.Inspired by Jennifer O’Leary’s The Padre.🎧 New episodes every Friday at 8 PM CET📲 Follow on Spotify, YouTube & Instagram @AncientToRecentSponsored by World of Whisky – Some things only get better with age. With World of Whisky, you can own a share of Scotland’s most iconic export. You must be over 18. Investing carries risks. Drink responsibly. Invest responsibly. This is not financial advice.👉 Learn more: https://tr.ee/ZaBoYD#sponsored #publication
Bullets and Rosary Beads | The IRA’s Priest and the Brighton Bombing | Ancient to Recent | Episode 12 (00:51:56)
In the 1980s, a Catholic priest became one of the IRA’s most valuable allies. From secret Libyan arms deals to the Brighton bombing that nearly killed Margaret Thatcher, Father Patrick Ryan’s story is one of faith, firepower, and the deadly politics of the Troubles. We follow his journey from rural Ireland to the heart of an international struggle, uncovering how belief and rebellion collided in Britain’s bloodiest conflict.Inspired by Jennifer O’Leary, The Padre.🎧 New episodes every Friday, 8 PM CET📲 Follow on Spotify, YouTube & Instagram @AncientToRecentSponsored by World of Whisky – Some things only get better with age. With World of Whisky, you can own a share of Scotland’s most iconic export. You must be over 18. Investing carries risks. Drink responsibly. Invest responsibly. This is not financial advice.👉 Learn more: https://tr.ee/ZaBoYD#sponsored #publication
Navalny vs. Putin Part III | Poison, Prison, and the Fight for Russia’s Future | Ancient to Recent | Episode 11 (00:55:22)
In this powerful final chapter of our Alexei Navalny series, we follow Russia’s most prominent opposition leader from the 2017 acid attack that scarred him, to his poisoning with Novichok, his defiant return to Moscow, and his slow death inside Putin’s prisons. Through corruption exposés, political trials, and the relentless brutality of the Russian state, Navalny’s life became a test of whether truth could survive in a country built on fear. From investigative breakthroughs to the Wagner mutiny, we explore the forces shaping Putin’s Russia and the enduring flame of the Russian democratic tradition.🎧 New episodes every Friday, 8 PM CET📲 Follow on Spotify, YouTube & Instagram @AncientToRecentSponsored by World of Whisky. Some things only get better with age. With World of Whisky, you can own a share of Scotland’s most iconic export. You must be over 18. Investing carries risks. Drink responsibly. Invest responsibly. This is not financial advice.👉 Learn more: https://tr.ee/ZaBoYD#sponsored #publication
Navalny vs. Putin Part II | Corruption, Power, and the Battle for Russia | Ancient to Recent | Episode 10 (01:01:36)
In Part II of Ancient to Recent’s deep dive, Alexei Navalny takes his fight against Vladimir Putin to the streets, the courts, and the ballot box. From rigged Moscow elections to uncovering multi-million dollar corruption at the Kremlin’s core, discover how Navalny became Putin’s most dangerous opponent and the ruthless tactics used to bring him down.🎧 New episodes every Friday, 8PM CET📲 Follow on Spotify, YouTube & Instagram @AncientToRecentSponsored by World of Whisky – Some things only get better with age. With World of Whisky, you can own a share of Scotland’s most iconic export. You must be over 18. Investing carries risks. Drink responsibly. Invest responsibly. This is not financial advice.Want to check out World of Whiskey? Click here, https://tr.ee/ZaBoYD#sponsored #publication
Navalny vs. Putin Part I | A Tale of Two Tsars | Ancient to Recent | Episode 9 (01:02:52)
There was no warning. Just radioactive rain and the beginning of a story that shaped modern Russia. In this premiere episode of Ancient to Recent, we explore how the Chernobyl disaster, the fall of the Soviet Union, and the chaos of the 1990s led to the rise of Vladimir Putin and the emergence of his most dangerous opponent: Alexei Navalny.Follow the origin story of a man who dared to speak the truth in a country where that can cost you your life.📍Part 1 of Navalny vs. Putin - A Tale of Two Tsars🎧 New episodes every Friday, 8PM CET📲 Follow on Spotify, YouTube & Instagram @AncientToRecentThis episode is sponsored by World of Whiskey – the UK’s leading platform for collectible and investment-grade whisky. Want to check out World of Whiskey? Click here!This is not financial advice. Whisky investments are not regulated and carry risks. Must be 18+ to invest. Drink and invest responsibly. Terms & conditions apply.#publicidad #ad #sponsored
Road to Unity Part 4 | The Guns of August: How Germany Went to War in 1914 | Ancient to Recent | Episode 8 (01:28:13)
In this epic episode of Ancient to Recent, we unpack the tragic and complex chain of events that dragged Germany and the world into the First World War. From the assassination of Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo to the infamous "blank cheque" to Austria, we explore how imperial ambition, strategic paranoia, and domestic turmoil pushed Germany into a devastating global conflict.We examine Germany’s war plans, the myth of the “defensive war,” the Schlieffen Plan’s failure, and the haunting cost of four years of trench warfare. Discover how WWI shattered the Second German Reich, transformed German society, and sowed the seeds of future catastrophe.📆 New episodes every Friday, 8:00 a.m. CET🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube.
Road to Unity Part 3 | The Second German Empire | Ancient to Recent | Episode 7 (00:46:45)
In this episode of Ancient to Recent, we unpack the turbulent reign of Kaiser Wilhelm II and the dramatic transformation of Germany from 1890 to 1914. From Bismarck’s calculated power structures to Wilhelm’s impulsive foreign policy and volatile personality, we explore the roots of Germany’s growing isolation and instability. Learn how economic booms, social upheaval, colonial ambitions, and a series of scandals pushed the German Empire toward the brink of war, and how a single man’s ego may have helped light the match.New episodes every Friday at 8:00 CET. Available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.Follow @ancienttorecent on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube
Road to Unity Part 2 | Bismarck and the Unification of Germany | Ancient to Recent | Episode 6 (00:56:15)
Bismarck’s Empire: Building Germany, Crushing Enemies, and Creating a NationAfter unification, the real challenge began. In this episode, we explore how Otto von Bismarck governed the new German Empire from 1871 to 1890 navigating class tension, religious conflict, rapid industrialization, and the rise of socialism.From Kulturkampf and anti-socialist laws to revolutionary social reforms and colonial tensions, this is the story of how Bismarck tried to forge a single national identity from a patchwork of kingdoms, faiths, and cultures until a young, ambitious Kaiser ended his reign.📚 Based on Iron and Blood by Katja Hoyer📅 Episode 3 coming next Friday, 20:00 CEST🎧 Listen now on Spotify, YouTube, and Apple Podcasts
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