http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate daily 0.75 2021-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1488728063183-XQSTXISM2KWWIYFGRFDK/BlogVS.jpg The Vassal State Blog http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/ml2 monthly 0.5 2021-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1628676124457-6U40XZUJTFI6AMM16BN6/1628584865.png The Vassal State Blog - WDF’s Patreon is Changing - Here’s What You Need to Know! - Make it stand out Matchlock is here to stay, and patrons at the $5 level will get access to all of his e-books! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1628676204372-6G26ZVU2LCRJQR0SP80M/logo.png The Vassal State Blog - WDF’s Patreon is Changing - Here’s What You Need to Know! - Make it stand out Want some Matchlock merch? Be my guest! Click here to find t-shirts, hoodies, tote-bags and all manner of other things, so you can represent with this lovely logo! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1628676505960-3HW5UZW8E68XS6QRPVB9/21a.png The Vassal State Blog - WDF’s Patreon is Changing - Here’s What You Need to Know! - Make it stand out The fate of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is a fascinating story, and I’ve loved bringing the story to you, up to the point of 1750 - expect the story to return once my PhD is done! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1628677347463-XMF34FO5EEIRGVLZGXX4/235540503_538884020506477_2418407643785477405_n.png The Vassal State Blog - WDF’s Patreon is Changing - Here’s What You Need to Know! - Make it stand out Don’t worry PINYL, you will be back! http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/ml1 monthly 0.5 2021-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1628673707561-EZL9GN1PVWX72IDPR0VO/1628584865.png The Vassal State Blog - Introducing - Matchlock and the Embassy - Make it stand out Matchlock and the Embassy will be available on all formats from 15 September 2021… coming soon to a bookshelf/tablet/kindle/phone near you! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1628673895113-V3NQG884VJN2T2391L2X/Front+Cover.png The Vassal State Blog - Introducing - Matchlock and the Embassy - Make it stand out Isn’t it lovely? Something else you likely noticed - this is book one in the series called A Thirty Years’ War Story, so expect more Matchlock before the end of 2021! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1628674680236-YQVZ1OPQW5KE9I2UG3ER/5ku5tz2etl571.jpg The Vassal State Blog - Introducing - Matchlock and the Embassy - Make it stand out You might be surprised by the abundance of pikes, but sticking them with the pointy end was still a key part of warfare in the 17th century. It was accompanied by the matchlock musket, a cumbersome, occasionally dangerous firearm that packed a real punch! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1628674713298-R7L3RSLNFKTJOO6QGGVV/400px-Locator_Electoral_Palatinate_within_the_Holy_Roman_Empire_%281618%29.svg.png The Vassal State Blog - Introducing - Matchlock and the Embassy - Make it stand out These red blotches indicate the location of Frederick V’s lands, as the Upper and Lower Palatinate. The more central blotch would be occupied by the Bavarians, while the more westerly blotch was seized by the Spanish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1628674727067-O5QVBEUQYO0R7DIYCV9T/gerrit-van-honthorst-portrait-of-frederick-v-king-of-bohemia%2Ctthe-winter-king.jpg The Vassal State Blog - Introducing - Matchlock and the Embassy - Make it stand out Here’s Frederick V, as the King of Bohemia, a crown he would only hold for a year, which earned him the moniker of Winter King. From early 1621, it was off to exile, but the war did not end there! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1628675116421-ZTVYV5EY6NSC930D4SL2/GettyImages-463928361-2-fa451f3.jpg The Vassal State Blog - Introducing - Matchlock and the Embassy - Make it stand out King James I and VI did not make war on the Habsburgs, but he did connect himself to the rebel Frederick via a marriage with his daughter, Elizabeth. When that couple fell foul of the Habsburgs, James’ subjects became determined to act, even if their King would not. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1628673628191-FIIEBPDQ8XVII3H1MGJJ/logo.png The Vassal State Blog - Introducing - Matchlock and the Embassy - Make it stand out I love this logo, in fact I love it so much, I even injected it into our merch store, so you can your own t-shirt/hoody/tote-bag with this very logo emblazoned upon it! Click here to browse our merch store for more! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1628675013098-M04M1864IHDD6HT9A69H/Michiel_Jansz._van_Miereveld_%281567-1641%29_-_Sir_Horatio_de_Vere_%281565%E2%80%931635%29%2C_Baron_Vere_of_Tilbury_-_493060_-_National_Trust.jpg The Vassal State Blog - Introducing - Matchlock and the Embassy - Make it stand out This is Sir Horace Vere, accomplished veteran commander of English and Dutch armies, and a key player in the first few decades of 17th century warfare. He also happened to be the godfather to Matthew Lock! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1628675418634-12ZDNLZ3B9UBV9THQA7G/download.jpg The Vassal State Blog - Introducing - Matchlock and the Embassy - Make it stand out Beware of the black masks! The vizard, that distinctive attire of the Black Prince’s agents, still creeps me out even 400 years later! http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/bismarckrisetop5 monthly 0.5 2020-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1589908804145-Y8ERWGTTI8N5YR2OJPNA/1b.jpg The Vassal State Blog - My Five Favourite Moments in Bismarck: Rise He ended life front and centre of the German Empire, but where did he begin, and what signs did he show of his later brilliance, dominance and importance to world affairs? Bismarck: Rise is where we find out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1589909634159-08IPLQWQXN5N1YXXQOMH/5a.jpg The Vassal State Blog - My Five Favourite Moments in Bismarck: Rise There may be a statue of Bismarck in Frankfurt now, but in 1851, there was no indication whatsoever that it would ever exist. Bismarck would have to bring it life, by conquering Frankfurt, like he would later conquer everything else. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1589909321022-S4P8XIATC1EGHGL4U8LP/4b.png The Vassal State Blog - My Five Favourite Moments in Bismarck: Rise From this map we can see the damage the Austrians did by occupying the Danubian Provinces in 1854 while the Russians were at war - the region was strategically imperative, and was apparently valuable enough for Vienna to permanently ruin its Russian friendship… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1589909229142-4BNQB7C6WO7J8CEJMDRL/3b.jpg The Vassal State Blog - My Five Favourite Moments in Bismarck: Rise Was it merely a game to Bismarck all along? It was certainly a metaphor he liked to use, referring to chess on several occasions, to the extent that, as we see here from an early 1870s cartoon, it spilled over into the public sphere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1589909082095-YHEDR9PCPWGAE419B1HK/3a.jpg The Vassal State Blog - My Five Favourite Moments in Bismarck: Rise Iron and Blood was nothing new to Bismarck, but it was very new indeed to his audience, many of whom had only heard rumours of Bismarck’s antics, but had not believed them. Now they had no choice but to confront the fact that this new Junker was potentially very dangerous indeed… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1589909023618-IZ1O6HKBXMDQUPQTYCSV/2a.jpg The Vassal State Blog - My Five Favourite Moments in Bismarck: Rise This image of those participants of the 1863 Congress of Princes contains the who’s who of German rulers, with one notable absence - the Prussian King! Just as Bismarck wanted it… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1589908903149-MGWZPSHZHZTRNB05OAAK/1d.jpg The Vassal State Blog - My Five Favourite Moments in Bismarck: Rise Here’s the promised map - note position of Schleswig along the Danish border, and Holstein closer to the German orbit. Note also the fortification lines at Dybbol, which I (probably erroneously) pronounced as ‘Dupel’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1589908698108-6KE2EF4OF4ZRVH6J2XH7/1a.jpg The Vassal State Blog - My Five Favourite Moments in Bismarck: Rise Face to face, day to day, that was how Bismarck would lord his power over his actual sovereign, and consequently the whole country. http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/bismarck-rise monthly 0.5 2020-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1588002133184-90L00MZLGS2I5H6EC3M0/Bismarck+Rise.jpg The Vassal State Blog - Hardcore WDF Presents: Bismarck - Rise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1588002724176-QZD357TCKSLQT5ZKEBJM/BismarckLandtag.jpg The Vassal State Blog - Hardcore WDF Presents: Bismarck - Rise. We’ll cover Bismarck from the beginning, before he was cool! (read: loathed by everyone in the immediate vicinity)… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1588002704254-4XFFH7VXFICMNIB825GP/Otto_von_Bismarck+1863.jpg The Vassal State Blog - Hardcore WDF Presents: Bismarck - Rise. Whenever or however you decide to listen in, I hope you’ll join me for the journey, because I can promise you it’s a fascinating one! http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/phdpal monthly 0.5 2019-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1569669082843-8FCA5ZDSAIJRJNB6H9U4/phd+pal.jpg The Vassal State Blog - We're Launching a Special Offer! PhD Pal is the latest tier which enables you, the listener, to go the extra mile in supporting the show, in return for some exclusive goodies! http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/2018/12/30/this-is-my-story monthly 0.5 2018-12-30 http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/hpp15 monthly 0.5 2018-09-15 http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/hpp14 monthly 0.5 2018-09-08 http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/hpp13 monthly 0.5 2018-09-01 http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/hpp12 monthly 0.5 2018-08-25 http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/hpp11 monthly 0.5 2018-08-18 http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/hpp10 monthly 0.5 2018-08-11 http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/hpp9 monthly 0.5 2018-08-04 http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/hppep8 monthly 0.5 2018-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1527857317876-X0QIQPG5MYB1AZRD09HF/hpp8+images.jpg The Vassal State Blog - 'Why You Don't Need A Massive Podcasting Audience' HPP VIII It was from Tim Ferriss that I first heard of 1,000 True Fans, and if you haven't heard of Tim, then he's pretty much the goal of any self made individual. If Tim's recommending this, then you know it has legs. http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/hppep7 monthly 0.5 2018-06-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1527856928781-2HUDH2LGORVYHDJ3PGWA/hpp7+big-fish-small-pond.jpg The Vassal State Blog - 'Help, I'm a Tiny Fish in a Massive Pond' HPP VII The cliché is being a big fish in a small pond, but neither podcasting nor history podcasting can be categorised as a small pond by any stretch of the imagination. It's a big world out there, and you'll have to work hard if you wanna stand out! http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/hppep6 monthly 0.5 2018-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1527856375996-UK0WNHPZ8AG6V0VVZDMB/hpp6+writersblock.jpg The Vassal State Blog - 'Writing Blocks and What To Do About Them' HPP VI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1527856321646-D3ASA4G6CD3IV630AHDD/hpp6+1_fxUkVzx62yfryS1B0YPgWQ.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - 'Writing Blocks and What To Do About Them' HPP VI Why is it that sometimes, the words just do not come to us? Do not despair - this is something you can harness, rather than live in fear of. http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/hppep5 monthly 0.5 2018-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1527855860832-VNCOPUTUK3LZHJHODJ1Y/hpp5+and-now-for-something-completely-different-monty-python.jpg The Vassal State Blog - 'Is It Time You Spiced Things Up A Bit?' HPP V http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/hppep4 monthly 0.5 2018-06-01 http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/askforhelpvictoria monthly 0.5 2018-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1524069949943-5AAJBJOPRQA9BHJ4ASCB/vic.jpg The Vassal State Blog - The Why and How of Asking for Help, by Christopher Fernandez-Packenham [HPP III] Why not check out the latest episodes of Christopher's great pod? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1524070030797-EDRJCPQ006PD0GGNLP6W/cropped-facebook-2.jpg The Vassal State Blog - The Why and How of Asking for Help, by Christopher Fernandez-Packenham [HPP III] Remember you can find the Age of Victoria on iTunes! http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/impstates monthly 0.5 2018-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1524324880456-SJPLYCVJW028F0OXQF68/NoPoland.png The Vassal State Blog - We're Completely Changing WDF's Schedule: Here's What You Need To Know It isn't goodbye for good, more like I'll see you later when I can actually appreciate you. Poland isn't LOST, it is merely postponed... http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/hppep2 monthly 0.5 2018-04-15 http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/hppep1 monthly 0.5 2018-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1522659278396-WIW67TVTV7LT08YBFLWY/BA.jpg The Vassal State Blog - 'No, you don't need a history degree to be a history podcaster' part 1. HPP I Am I happy I got my Bachelor of Arts in History and Politics? Absolutely! But did it make history podcasting infinitesimally easier? Nope. If anything, history podcasting made university easier! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1522659298258-5EL3VG62D6VD4FZ2Z9ZQ/MA.jpg The Vassal State Blog - 'No, you don't need a history degree to be a history podcaster' part 1. HPP I Just because I added four letters to my name, and just because I hope to add 'Dr' in the future, does not automatically make me a wonderful history podcaster. Degree does not = success, even though I do look like the swankiest of nerds if I do say so myself! http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/hppintro monthly 0.5 2018-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1522654914199-TDVLURTGQ1UBDB3VRPNR/LOGO+23FEB2017.png The Vassal State Blog - Introducing: The History Podcasting Platform (HPP) In May 2012, I began an incredible journey with When Diplomacy Fails. Since our establishment we've covered wars as diverse as the First World War, the Korean War and the 1916 Rising. The podcast has been an invaluable boon to me in that time; it helped me get a job, was part of the reason why Cambridge accepted me for its PhD program, and even netted me a book deal! History podcasting worked wonders for me, and it can do the same for you too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1522654894079-FNZ9HD9EU31WSPUVO3NN/WDF+REMastered.jpg The Vassal State Blog - Introducing: The History Podcasting Platform (HPP) I believe the turning point in my history podcasting career came in May 2017, when I launched WDF Remastered, in a project called Five Weeks To Run Wild. For five weeks, I released two episodes every day. We've never looked back since, though I think my listeners are still in shock... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1522654801063-0KVF50FA9RT06GBKA7B3/KW+Graphic.jpg The Vassal State Blog - Introducing: The History Podcasting Platform (HPP) Our current podcast series looks at the Korean War from a perspective you may well find surprising, if not controversial... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1522654833695-5WCM465ALF160C896Z1D/1956+Logo.jpg The Vassal State Blog - Introducing: The History Podcasting Platform (HPP) 1956 - The Eventful Year is a series available in part to all listeners, and in full to Patrons at the $5 level. It's part of my goal to diversify my content base and reach more people with a large portfolio of history podcasts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1522654855683-PNBIGRE4TG4NOGXCU6AH/Poland+Is+Not+Yet+Lost+Logo.jpg The Vassal State Blog - Introducing: The History Podcasting Platform (HPP) Poland Is Not Yet Lost will involve us travelling to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 18th century, as we try to ascertain how this enormous, cultured, vibrant state vanished off the map of Europe by 1795. I hope you'll tune in! http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/2018/2/13/the-korean-war-is-getting-a-sequel monthly 0.5 2018-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1518561180559-B2AFTXF2DIBSVY3EVV25/1956+Logo.jpg The Vassal State Blog - The Korean War Is Getting A Sequel! Made in Paint, obviously... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1518561277638-GMWF4VPX9SXRW03KHAIQ/o5SxO4X.jpg The Vassal State Blog - The Korean War Is Getting A Sequel! Iconic, that's what this photo is, and it was made possible by the events that took place in Budapest, in autumn 1956. I reckon you'll enjoy my coverage of that... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1518561259492-XC2I2M3ZFX1S1USAVS4R/300px-Hole_in_flag_-_Budapest_1956.jpg The Vassal State Blog - The Korean War Is Getting A Sequel! Talk about iconic - another iconic image of the revolution was the Hungarian Soviet flag with the Soviet hammer and sickle CUT OUT, leaving the hole in the centre as you see here. The message was clear - like Sovietism had been cut out of the flag, Hungarians wanted it out of their country too, but first they had to fight... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1518561296528-ALP5MHV8PNG5HKVZQTF7/statue-imre-nagy-looking-building-parliament-budapest-hungary-44528444.jpg The Vassal State Blog - The Korean War Is Getting A Sequel! A living monument to the Hungarian Revolution which I'll have to visit one day. The unlikely leading light and martyr of the revolt, Imre Nagy, looks out symbolically towards the Hungarian Parliament, towards democracy - the government which the passionately reformist communist Nagy so keenly desired. The scene is enough to give one goosebumps... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1518561103495-X51W65I8MCPG489F8RWW/hungary.jpg The Vassal State Blog - The Korean War Is Getting A Sequel! For all their incorrect use of 'Peoples' in the context of dictatorship, the Hungarian Revolution was truly a Peoples' Revolution. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1518561022614-HIL0YMIRAXB3H2ZW8ACF/Red_Sea_topographic_map-en.jpg The Vassal State Blog - The Korean War Is Getting A Sequel! The Suez Canal was a part of the world's history, and it was Britain's imperial lynch-pin for several decades, before some crazy Egyptian colonel went and ruined everything... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1518560995013-0GCVIV30IW7PHGRIN1QL/Suez_Canal_%28ca_1914%29.jpg The Vassal State Blog - The Korean War Is Getting A Sequel! In both world wars, Suez was the defensive line and the critical epicentre of British defence. If Suez fell, Britain's Empire would surely follow. Curious then, that the British didn't even build the thing... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1518561144675-KGJURTFFS400ITBJW5ED/d126508e94082bd5a211ceb5550484ca.jpg The Vassal State Blog - The Korean War Is Getting A Sequel! Soviet might saw Budapest blown to smithereens, as cynicism and prestige were on full display. http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/wdfthinksliz monthly 0.5 2017-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1512512651089-3NW30ZQ6R0Z4TSA6N828/armada.jpg The Vassal State Blog - WDF THINKS: Queen Elizabeth I and the Portuguese Plot Suffering from Armada syndrome, Liz' achievements are always weighed against the events of 1588. If people think she did well there, then it's all they talk about, if not, then she's written off as overrated before her other diplomatic efforts are even considered. Here, we attempt to right that wrong. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1512512637814-P8FTJ2K9UAXOH2MOX2LU/220px-Anthony_I_of_Portugal.jpg The Vassal State Blog - WDF THINKS: Queen Elizabeth I and the Portuguese Plot Don Antonio was one of many pretenders to the Portuguese throne, but he was the only one actively pressuring Paris and London for aid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1512512688876-4BZGDPAT0SXENAWJADB5/Frontispiece_-_The_History_of_the_Revolutions_of_Portugal_%28Vertot%2C_1735%29.png The Vassal State Blog - WDF THINKS: Queen Elizabeth I and the Portuguese Plot A whole load of pretenders, and very few legitimate heirs - no wonder Portugal sighed under the weight of its dynasty's troubles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1512512711343-IFZIO0ACXW80ZOGOFHJF/liz.jpg The Vassal State Blog - WDF THINKS: Queen Elizabeth I and the Portuguese Plot Queen Liz in her poofiest glory, as the Armada takes place outside the window, apparently... http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/prosandcons3 monthly 0.5 2017-11-21 http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/prosandcons2 monthly 0.5 2017-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1510695049559-FEHSS5FJHI5GIVAT7R5H/60+sq.png The Vassal State Blog - Pros and Cons Part 2: Websites Option 1: SS were the first to really bring the whole 'make your own website' thing to life, though I am of course a bit biased. You may have heard of them on other people's podcasts! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1510695074477-JSDODMAOGX2QKUBPMOKB/60+wix.png The Vassal State Blog - Pros and Cons Part 2: Websites Option 2: you may have seen this through ads on YouTube. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1510695097085-Y0FO3W5CN2PORIWMU3XF/60+wp.png The Vassal State Blog - Pros and Cons Part 2: Websites Option 3: the choice is up to you! http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/prosandcons1 monthly 0.5 2017-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1510085147282-5SW3MBYRQ7KEZ1KPOY26/50+tags.jpg The Vassal State Blog - Pros and Cons Part 1: iTunes I have no idea what tags do, or whether they will really make a difference to my podding experience, so I'll be over here blissfully unaware if you don't mind... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1510085132386-H6NREHFFMFIPW32JNFQV/50+pod.jpg The Vassal State Blog - Pros and Cons Part 1: iTunes These days, if you're NOT available on iTunes, something is probably wrong... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1510085170625-240LLGUR8KJASZ767T9P/50+store.jpg The Vassal State Blog - Pros and Cons Part 1: iTunes Remember when all your music was on iTunes? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1510085197455-DFB0HN8RLLX27JZZKSK9/50+pods.png The Vassal State Blog - Pros and Cons Part 1: iTunes "Listen on Apple Podcasts"... or attempt to listen and drown under the weight of updates coming your way! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1510085217254-DB4BRJBTH7F6A5HHEVFC/50+rss.jpg The Vassal State Blog - Pros and Cons Part 1: iTunes Getting the powers that be in Apple land to accept the RSS of your podcast can sometimes be a battle all by itself. It took me 11 agonising days of silence - I still remember them well! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1510085112294-W6M80W54VR906GK2R53V/50+new+and+note.jpg The Vassal State Blog - Pros and Cons Part 1: iTunes New and Noteworthy my behind, I can see all of you unmoving 3 year old podcasts...mocking me! http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/2017/10/27/blitzednormanohler monthly 0.5 2017-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1509119260951-OA2LGIWZPKH788T1MB1T/22+adolf-hitler-1000x563.jpg The Vassal State Blog - Blitzed - The Secret Drug Habit of Adolf Hitler & Company What is it about Hitler and theories of Hitler that we find so intriguing? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1509119363028-03QFHY1MBRUTPQ49D60A/22+hitler-1.jpg The Vassal State Blog - Blitzed - The Secret Drug Habit of Adolf Hitler & Company Morell (standing behind Hitler) was always in the background, and his previously unseen notes shed an unprecedented light on Hitler's relationship with drugs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1509119395978-008DXFFAMU3CZGMFUKH9/22+220px-Pervitindose.jpg The Vassal State Blog - Blitzed - The Secret Drug Habit of Adolf Hitler & Company Pervitin, that innocent looking tube of meth tablets which were widely available before and during the Nazi regime. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1509119380268-QB4LHYYOLPDC2M9PM1QJ/22+220px-Crystal_Meth.jpg The Vassal State Blog - Blitzed - The Secret Drug Habit of Adolf Hitler & Company Crystal meth - not exactly what one imagines when thinking of the German army during the Second World War... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1509119864101-4S5GLDE1BSCILNCZQPRX/22+ohler.jpg The Vassal State Blog - Blitzed - The Secret Drug Habit of Adolf Hitler & Company Norman Ohler has visited all the dank, gross places where the pill factories used to be. He's visited the archives in Germany and America to get a closer look at documents which have never before been touched upon. What was once a passing reference to Morell's unhealthy relationship with his patient has now become something of a scandal, which Ohler's careful research and attention to detail has helped uncover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1509119778862-ARRLV2GSVIC8Z7CR0NUH/22+getlargeimage.png The Vassal State Blog - Blitzed - The Secret Drug Habit of Adolf Hitler & Company "Meth chocolates? How did you know?!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1509119287801-V42AM5O1M12PQYEHT5GO/22+220px-Morell.JPG The Vassal State Blog - Blitzed - The Secret Drug Habit of Adolf Hitler & Company Dr Theodor Morell, Hitler's 'Dr Feelgood' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1509119417595-611CQKU95EDPPYT1PSX6/22+220px-Side_effects_of_Oxycodone.png The Vassal State Blog - Blitzed - The Secret Drug Habit of Adolf Hitler & Company The laundry list of side effects which the consumption of Oxycodone - given to Hitler as Eukodol - can have on a person. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1509119524251-SYZRJQ4TMHTX6LWAGPDG/22+old3_675945c.jpg The Vassal State Blog - Blitzed - The Secret Drug Habit of Adolf Hitler & Company One historian has compared Ohler's findings with the crackpot theory that Hitler escaped and lived to be an old man in South America. In actual fact, Ohler's research is far more watertight than Richard J Evans gives him credit for... http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/appeasement monthly 0.5 2017-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1508860769171-2ZSGCI92XQNR27KFBFHS/25+cham.jpg The Vassal State Blog - The Appeasement Debate Chamberlain remains one of the most unpopular Prime Ministers of Britain to this day thanks to the legacy of appeasement, but is this fair? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1508860821885-1W0YN0O1ZZ2PVZWR3FWQ/25+Chamberlain+Hitler.jpg The Vassal State Blog - The Appeasement Debate It is all too easy to present this image as one of Chamberlain shaking hands with the devil, yet the narrative of Hitler had not reached such a point by 1938. Instead, Chamberlain was the problem solver, the man who could save Britons from another Great War. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1508861163192-2UXR4T7X2DYPZ2G9QVMN/25+peace+for+our+time.jpg The Vassal State Blog - The Appeasement Debate Chamberlain was welcomed enthusiastically as the man who had done it again to ensure peace, not as the prime appeaser. The pace of events would later present him as a fool, but at the time he enjoyed overwhelming support. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1508861093546-X0D8HX9PK7WVT8PT89BA/25+munich+5.jpg The Vassal State Blog - The Appeasement Debate The Munich Five - Chamberlain, Deladier, Hitler, Mussolini and Count Ciano from left to right. All men wished to bring their own concerns and views to the table, and all were infamously ignorant of the plight they were about to inflict upon the Czechs. In the case of Chamberlain and Deladier at least, offending the Czechs was more than worth the price of a lasting peace settlement and avoiding another Great War. http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/6historypodcasts monthly 0.5 2017-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1508170597516-1C7BD1O3KJOSFTXKSJV3/30+land.jpg The Vassal State Blog - Six History Podcasts You Need In Your Life! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1508170517614-DLW0SN1WHTY2ZNGT6RHD/30+denmark.jpg The Vassal State Blog - Six History Podcasts You Need In Your Life! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1508170578296-P694QD2KNYBCRHD1VD3C/30+eng.jpg The Vassal State Blog - Six History Podcasts You Need In Your Life! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1508170477941-S8L8ZTVBUM77LMYPPNJP/30+buzzkill.png The Vassal State Blog - Six History Podcasts You Need In Your Life! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1508170546716-LXVUWCFDFVQ25ZNH1MTM/30+poland.jpg The Vassal State Blog - Six History Podcasts You Need In Your Life! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1508170614097-0KI8ERHQDSGLHCDEWLBR/30+our+fake.jpg The Vassal State Blog - Six History Podcasts You Need In Your Life! http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/5thingshate monthly 0.5 2017-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1507635062885-A0D9APTD3JKLWWNNZ6J6/20+problem+windows.jpg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things History Podcasters HATE WHAT DO YOU MEAN A PROBLEM CAUSED SOMETHING TO STOP WORKING!? BE MORE VAGUE WHY DON'T YOU!? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1507635080919-BM1TKSO9UR4GMMED7WBT/20+windows+responding.jpg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things History Podcasters HATE I typically greet this message with a sigh followed by several bad words. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1507634880589-RBW5CTDTKDM91NRFGUUL/20+criticism.jpg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things History Podcasters HATE Well-meaning criticism is to be welcomed. Mean people being mean, not so much. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1507634823759-GV66OXXFBF6ND9BGLFPK/20+doubt.jpg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things History Podcasters HATE Another version of this is, 'nobody is going care about your podcast for you.' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1507634843362-SJ1ROA7P170R6E1T6VY7/20+block+2.jpg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things History Podcasters HATE Writer's block claims many a productive day. The real question is how to deal with it and move on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1507634862932-G95EY0YEAC0YEPOIOFQ9/20+block.png The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things History Podcasters HATE EVENTUALLY, some good idea or flurry of productivity will break through. You just have to stick with it! http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/5thingssobieski monthly 0.5 2017-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1506955972733-7K92ZOVM9LQBVHKGEYDN/10+Agrykola_-_pomnik_Jana_III_Sobieskiego_%282%29.JPG The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things You Can Expect From The Jan Sobieski Biography A monument to Sobieski in Warsaw. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1506956033811-VS3VEMKKPUB8RWPR6TG2/10+Schultz_John_III_Sobieski.jpg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things You Can Expect From The Jan Sobieski Biography Sobieski in his coronation portrait, c. 1676. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1506956194350-R8NOQBHG0FEP5PHBHYBF/10+Stech_Kessel_Bitwa_pod_Chocimiem.jpg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things You Can Expect From The Jan Sobieski Biography The battle of Chocim in 1673, a full decade before the events of Vienna, gave an indication of what Sobieski was capable of. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1506955995255-UDH8U2PY7HM0GVG1XJEO/10+Bacciarelli_Relief_of_Vienna.jpg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things You Can Expect From The Jan Sobieski Biography Sobieski's victory at Vienna immortalised him, but before that event, the King of Poland was already well on his way towards cementing his legend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1506955947475-YEFICLBF7A0HUQ81I63V/10+800px-Gda%C5%84sk_Targ_Drzewny_-_Pomnik_Jana_III_Sobieskiego.JPG The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things You Can Expect From The Jan Sobieski Biography A monument to Sobieski which was originally from Lvov, but which now resides in Gdansk (Danzig). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1506956270731-NPX73TF8NN37LAFNJFS5/10+Rzeczpospolita_1600.png The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things You Can Expect From The Jan Sobieski Biography Poland-Lithuania started off the 17th century looking like this... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1506956222752-TYD0ZCIR6IKLXU0F7P47/10+East_Eur1648en.png The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things You Can Expect From The Jan Sobieski Biography Halfway through the 1600s it looked like this... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1506956244340-6UP65YB56KEK6PMDTAWB/10+poland_partitions-eng_590.jpg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things You Can Expect From The Jan Sobieski Biography And 100 years after Sobieski's death it looked like this. The task of the Sobieski bio is to set the scene for why this terrible transition of power occurred. The task of Poland Is Not Yet Lost is to tell that story. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1506956172966-6Z6VDFC47BHFDKOE1E2A/10+Siemiginowski_Sobieski_at_the_Battle_of_Vienna.jpg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things You Can Expect From The Jan Sobieski Biography As time went on, Sobieski's significant contribution to the last siege of Vienna became steeped in legend. http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/newpodcastpoland monthly 0.5 2017-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1506439689693-TVARJI0DP739IGPGBNEC/220px-Jeszcze_Polska_nie_zgin%C4%99%C5%82a.jpg The Vassal State Blog - We're Launching A New Podcast! Charles Michel Guilbert d'Anelle, Expiring Soldier of Liberty (1849) painting shows a dying Polish freedom fighter scrawl 'Poland is Not Yet Lost' in his blood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1506439393942-3I6AYCZ5KDK8P9ZCYVQG/Frederick+the+Great.jpg The Vassal State Blog - We're Launching A New Podcast! Frederick the Great of Prussia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1506439369647-39QI1ZQYQT9ZAXPI633F/220px-Kaiserin_Maria_Theresia_%28HRR%29.jpg The Vassal State Blog - We're Launching A New Podcast! Maria Theresa of Habsburg. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1506439410333-RDPY1RDHBTU6YELZ4JIO/220px-Portrait_of_Empress_Catherine_II%28a%29.jpg The Vassal State Blog - We're Launching A New Podcast! Catherine the Great of Russia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1506439070906-WXAVILZ1JIEWFGA2K75Z/Polish_magnates_1697-1795.PNG The Vassal State Blog - We're Launching A New Podcast! The traditional dress of the magnates in the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth. Magnates were like the top tier of nobility in the Republic, and tended to wield a high level of control over their spheres of influence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1506439170856-OS7O0H1NOA30YEZ9BK0T/Episode+31+map.png The Vassal State Blog - We're Launching A New Podcast! The 1730s were a dangerous place for the Commonwealth to be. After seeing first hand just how total the Russian influences were on the country, a native King was evicted and another Saxon monarch was welcomed back in. The decline had definitively begun. http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/5thingsstop monthly 0.5 2017-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1505860040287-W5HF27KD7RRWOT2IYY66/10+c.jpg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things History Podcasters Need To STOP Doing It's not you, it's them. Unless... (see point #5) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1505860055074-UKE92ZRNBQ70X8U8VIU2/10+d.jpg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things History Podcasters Need To STOP Doing Remember what it's all about at the end of the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1505860020184-VCAU66RM8XMK5QX2T15X/10+b.jpg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things History Podcasters Need To STOP Doing Surround yourself with good history friends! http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/5factsjcap monthly 0.5 2017-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1505163379008-5TSRSJ8TNJSQCKKWBSSH/6+download+%283%29.jpg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Fascinating Facts About The July Crisis Anniversary Project I never intended to be so down to the wire with the project, but starting such a beast the month beforehand hardly helped matters... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1505163485817-J6R90VN8YO9OARMAEOJ4/6+marcus.jpg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Fascinating Facts About The July Crisis Anniversary Project I can't help but feel that Marcus Aurelius never did a podcast, otherwise he'd realise that we podders can sometimes be eaten alive by our own ambitions... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1505163604092-E2N73RA0WJG5FEE97A0L/6+6345838_orig.jpg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Fascinating Facts About The July Crisis Anniversary Project The ultimate inspiration or the ultimate fear? Either way, being faced with such consistent deadlines did make me work faster and more efficiently, even if by the end of the project I was pretty much fried https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1505163711810-QV69JOOYF0G67VMW27JA/6+fischer.jpg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Fascinating Facts About The July Crisis Anniversary Project Fritz Fischer is directly responsible for the 'it's all Germany's fault dammit' thesis, which still remains unfortunately dominant in the public consensus, and among some other less-informed academics. The reality is of course messier than Fischer liked to imagine, because history, like people, are never tidy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1505163917426-GTD6W2O7STYK648IBL3E/6+1download+%283%29.jpg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Fascinating Facts About The July Crisis Anniversary Project Ok last quote image I promise...but the project really did inspire and encourage me to take on bigger things, particularly after I received such great responses from my listeners, as I do to this day. It is because of this project that I am the podcaster and historian I am today, and WDF has never looked back since. http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/5thingsexpect monthly 0.5 2017-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1503169398808-383PX94GXK5H8RIF3OGB/5+vauban.png The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things You Can Expect from the Next Series of WDF It's all Vauban's fault! In fact, Vauban is often the forgotten genius of Louis' era - the man who so insulated France that Louis was able to get away with plunging his realm into so many terrible wars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1503169195515-WF4RRYYFF432L28SRBM9/5+Louis.jpg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things You Can Expect from the Next Series of WDF Louis XIV liked to think of himself as a warrior without equal, but his unnecessarily aggressive tactics made him few friends, several enemies, and five wars in total. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1503169225618-Q2EP0NV9MJVCYE5K0NPL/5+la+hogue.png The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things You Can Expect from the Next Series of WDF The Battle of La Hogue in 1692 was the last French effort to gain control of the seas. After this, an Anglo-Dutch supremacy at sea was assured. On land though, it was an altogether different story... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1503169359513-O2A3TQ4A7HTL0GBV9YX2/5+rhine+campaign.png The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things You Can Expect from the Next Series of WDF The Rhine was arguably the most important front of the war, especially in the minds of Louis' generals, who continued to fear the prospect of German forces spilling across that ancient barrier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1503169295513-T943WND7Z3MYUHQHR77Y/5+max+emmauel.png The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things You Can Expect from the Next Series of WDF Speaking of strong characters and the Siege of Vienna, the Electors of both Bavaria (Max Emmanuel, pictured) and Saxony (John George IV) would play a pivotal role in arming their states and sending these forces to aid the Emperor in 1683. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1503170790357-5LDVZ4S5D53D1P2KA65R/5+Battle_of_Vienna_1683_11.PNG The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things You Can Expect from the Next Series of WDF The last siege of Vienna was the culmination of so many things, from the Habsburg-Ottoman rivalry to the conflict between east and west. I cannot wait to bring to you in all of its (very) gory detail... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1503169382175-X7XEZGEN4981YHHGO2BJ/5+ryswick.png The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things You Can Expect from the Next Series of WDF The Peace of Ryswick settled the wars in Europe...until 5 years later when the War of the Spanish Succession broke out. Oh Europe, never change. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1503169209929-3A2560PL9UDRJ63N1R4A/5+james+II.png The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things You Can Expect from the Next Series of WDF James II played a key role in the Glorious Revolution of 1688, for all the wrong reasons. The legacy of that event endured throughout the 18th century https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1503169276143-RRK410ALG1EH7IF5CMMD/5+low+countries+in+170.png The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things You Can Expect from the Next Series of WDF The Low Countries remained a critical sphere of the wars fought by Louis XIV, not to mention a critical concern of the rest of Europe. Allow France to gain too strong a footing here, and she'd be unstoppable. Yet, just who was prepared to stop her before she marched guns blazing into some random fortresses in Flanders? Coalitions were the only way to oppose what the King of France had in mind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1503169415246-L57AFW3WY7Q3PCW1R86V/5+williamite+wars.png The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things You Can Expect from the Next Series of WDF The British Isles, another key front of the war, particularly after the events of 1688 and the Williamite Wars that followed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1503169330707-WZXGNBP8S827RIEL278Q/5+north+italy.PNG The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things You Can Expect from the Next Series of WDF Another key front in the war, that of the North-West of Italy where the Duke of Savoy fought a losing battle against the French. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1503168894266-JIHE789WQ5VPW9XJSIIJ/5+fw.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things You Can Expect from the Next Series of WDF Frederick William, the Great Elector of Brandenburg. One of many great leaders of the period. His death in 1688 marked the end of 48 year rule which saw Brandenburg-Prussia lifted out of poverty and into the world stage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1503169241337-R76LX71YU7DDRV42VJSN/5+leopold.png The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things You Can Expect from the Next Series of WDF Leopold was something of a stalwart of the era. Though he didn't really deserve the 'Great' moniker he's sometimes given, he was an important character of great significance for the developing Franco-Austrian relationship https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1503169314848-FMZHAGRTEAPWJUI2ZPCG/5+namur.JPG The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things You Can Expect from the Next Series of WDF The siege of Namur in 1692, one of many occasions where French military supremacy was on show https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1503169346456-V16THYL4EN86WAHBRCO8/5+quebec.jpg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things You Can Expect from the Next Series of WDF Here the guns of Quebec are painted firing at the British, an illustration of how widespread the War of the League of Augsburg became https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1503170987725-5ZNS54BYARQO9OH9IKR1/5+jan.jpg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things You Can Expect from the Next Series of WDF Jan Sobieski quite justifiably gets his own unique chance to shine in WDF's XTRA feed. If you're not sure about whether you want to listen in full or not, make sure to check out the first episode, which will be released into the normal feed for all listeners to enjoy! http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/thetragicheir monthly 0.5 2017-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1504024526032-NIJ76GTAD1CB7MIJ8J6G/swe.jpg The Vassal State Blog - WDF THINKS: The Tragic Heir At the time of Peter's birth in 1672, the Swedish Empire was absolutely supreme in the Baltic and in Northern Europe. By the time of his death in 1725, well... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1504024388878-1V7ARZMIOGUCXL2ZTUO0/220px-Peter_the_Great_Interrogating_the_Tsarevich_Alexei_Petrovich.jpg The Vassal State Blog - WDF THINKS: The Tragic Heir That famous painting by Nikolai Ge, with the Tsar seated looking at his son with an eyebrow raised, and the gaunt Alexis staring at the floor. A picture is worth a thousand words they say, this picture is worth a thousand pictures! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1504024546262-HK4FMHMDJXDSHUKXS7DX/rus5.jpg The Vassal State Blog - WDF THINKS: The Tragic Heir ...by the time of Tsar Peter's death, Russia was a force to be reckoned with, and an accepted member of the European family for that matter, where it had been regarded as a barely civilised state. http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/5thingslove monthly 0.5 2017-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502906062605-9U7WMO7VYJZ2W29ES4PJ/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things History Podcasters LOVE Yowza. Wouldn't that be something. The reality is of course, most of carry the mic on our knees and have laptops in the technological stages of dementia, but we power through because we love what we do. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502906541997-9Z3LZCNTLVGM4WJKBLZ6/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things History Podcasters LOVE There are few feelings better than that feeling of intense satisfaction in the stages of podding production. Boo ya! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502907059116-TNLHWDES0JG7Z6B03CA9/image-asset.png The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things History Podcasters LOVE For effect, I decided to screenshot some of the reviews I have in the iTunes store. Here I'm using Podcast Addict on my phone, because it's the most convenient, so sorry about the ads... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502907043446-LEQS0SG9PDCXZW7K4HQQ/image-asset.png The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things History Podcasters LOVE If every single listener reviewed their favourite podcast, imagine how happy the history podcasting world would be?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502907026845-CYZ58QS2XXMFLVR7C08Y/image-asset.png The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things History Podcasters LOVE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502906982639-MYVDSGXV3CTWSAT1X8K9/image-asset.png The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things History Podcasters LOVE There's something so heartwarming about seeing all these individual people saying all these lovely things. It's worth looking back at these every so often for a reminder of why we love what we do - it's because of you guys! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502906961335-XB45YUC1SAGZR6BHK6UL/image-asset.png The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things History Podcasters LOVE The third and final set of reviews. See what a difference feedback like this can make to us as history podcasters? I can't put into your words how important your feedback is! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502907001260-T25QPMCX0WEBY19IQ8XI/image-asset.png The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things History Podcasters LOVE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502908180455-VQBSN7WWLN00H8HWDE6Y/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things History Podcasters LOVE "OOOH, podcast friend!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502908485990-6V0JFDTCZMTE6RW33ZBQ/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things History Podcasters LOVE I'm a sucker for plans. I love me a good pad and pen, with only the night light for guidance, as I get hit with a random idea in the wee hours of the morning. At all stages, a good sensible plan is key, and often the act of just writing something down, I've found, can help you feel better about it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502908501577-Q8YHDUPX81W9TB2PCUON/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things History Podcasters LOVE Schedule is key. I tend to plan how much work I expect to get done, and work around that to see when I can get a given project finished. These lessons are, of course, useful for life outside of history podcasting too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502909551266-66Y5J1UW13KADKI7ZDQW/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things History Podcasters LOVE Thanks to several crazy, independent historically minded creators, HISTORY does not mean dusty books! (or aliens!) http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/riphistorychannel monthly 0.5 2017-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502566550475-NWXFCMSWJ6DJIUHYOHX6/image-asset.png The Vassal State Blog - Why the History Channel is DEAD The good ol' days https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502566527216-MHRBICA47XKDYTS4PEPU/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - Why the History Channel is DEAD The iffier days https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502566660964-2JHO6G318Y9075OVWDD1/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - Why the History Channel is DEAD Won't be long before the epic drama of Ragnar Lothbrook and company is presented as a documentary. It'd at least be closer to history than what they're doing now... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502567633916-7K88SN6OIEIG7FIDX5W8/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - Why the History Channel is DEAD There were obvious flaws in their documentaries, but at least they taught you something https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502566610815-IIOT2PP1A9N40L3X89GX/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - Why the History Channel is DEAD JUST GO AWAY! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502566586188-Y82IH13MTKHMUB5ZHZLW/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - Why the History Channel is DEAD Ironically, this guy's book best describes what's happening on History right now... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502566185946-W0X8CVE7684VGBHGQ4W6/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - Why the History Channel is DEAD How about count me out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502566686584-XNMDZUY2SRR3SGKW504U/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - Why the History Channel is DEAD Just be honest and tell it like it is... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502566568657-WXVV879TYT4P508XKBGD/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - Why the History Channel is DEAD Huge thanks to Cracked for this excellent graphic demonstrating the chasm between history and History. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502566647286-1E17TH0N5435UY8UB8BP/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - Why the History Channel is DEAD Here's the man responsible for everyone's favourite meme. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502566135542-BNGI9CEPRFECXWHNROZK/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - Why the History Channel is DEAD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502566152064-TENZC7VF7BE1H894Y8P6/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - Why the History Channel is DEAD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502566169684-WNNZV7W7R2ATPDJQEM3P/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - Why the History Channel is DEAD I'd rather be boiled in my own spit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502566628385-BEIAZITOJT5K6NV0HBIU/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - Why the History Channel is DEAD Apparently all you have to do these days to claim some kind of expertise is write a book about a crackpot idea and History will consider you an quailified authority on general knowledge. Flawless plan, nothing could possibly go wrong... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502566199979-9EZ41RGVK3Y7Y51ERVJB/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - Why the History Channel is DEAD Everyone's historical boo Dan Snow, just look at that dreamy desire for knowledge... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502655155271-6W0M570HKJDCUI0F95J3/3+download.png The Vassal State Blog - Why the History Channel is DEAD Podcast networks like Agora, of which yours truly is a member, are doing their bit to bring podcasting about history, politics and a score of other subjects to the fore - and we're far from the only ones! http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/5things monthly 0.5 2017-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502208179786-7FM6YN5O6VKRBORHNYTW/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting A History Podcast That right there is a live mic. It's nothing to be afraid of - instead it is to be greeted with the greatest enthusiasm. This is your window to the internet, your way to find tons of history nerds that want to hear what you have to say. Little did I imagine over five years ago exactly how many history nerds I would reach! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502207029535-JOBEQIHRTYZF2H78BY3A/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting A History Podcast Kevin Stroud's History of English Podcast redefined what it meant to craft a quality audio product. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502208496775-0TI03RUIQD9DJQ4GQICP/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting A History Podcast Jamie Redfern started history podcasting when he was 16, and now has several esteemed podcasts under his belt... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502208479536-HIRDCLQ4OU3PU5JE7NGQ/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting A History Podcast ...meanwhile, Soren Krarup, a Danish high school student, is currently teaching us the History of Denmark in his podcast. Seriously, what's your excuse? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502207639786-QLUOLWM3Q9VWIIZELRKQ/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting A History Podcast Even the BBC have their own history podcast - why shouldn't you?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502206969237-01Y4DRXUAOH6I5B0AB3Y/image-asset.png The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting A History Podcast Paint is a wonderful thing, as it enabled me to draw this super handy graphic for my listeners, showing who gets what at what support level. Granted, it looks like it was drawn with the internet equivalent of crayons, but it does demonstrate what can be done with a podcast and a plan to go along with it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502208759495-ADBZQVF2D72PP2UM0U0O/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting A History Podcast I am, deep down, just a guy who likes to read a lot of books. A LOT of books... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502207622439-00GKQ5WFMZRH9058481S/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting A History Podcast Let's face it, this guy is in a sorry state, and has been for some time. I'm all up for a dose of Vikings now and then, but gone are the days when a quality documentary could be found here. No fear - history podcasters have filled the void, and history is all the better for it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502206948705-CCBRXUYH5KTKAE4WD4WZ/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting A History Podcast Dan Carlin is often upheld as the history podcaster, but his supremacy - warranted or not - doesn't mean you can't begin your own podcast! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502207676117-KXYHTC1X3ODR9O2GUIU7/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting A History Podcast The History of Rome...the first history podcast I ever listened to, done by some normal American guy called Mike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502207701303-73QDFYCX1K5CHDVKEL9F/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting A History Podcast Don't be intimidated because some heavy hitters are occupying the top spots - what makes your ideas or show any less valuable? Go for it, and show everyone what you can do! Every great history podcast has to start somewhere! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1502207655719-TCGN5M2NJ6VDAFDK06F8/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - 5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting A History Podcast Mike's second go at history podcasting, armed with all the lessons he learned from his first go at podcasting. http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/2017/7/2/wdfthinks4 monthly 0.5 2017-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1499069869952-CPL0RIDN0C66KSY8D8CU/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - WDF THINKS: A Very Disputed Genocide Suny's book which I couldn't bring myself to finish. Sometimes history is too difficult to relive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1499072556697-LA3BXGC06QBQUUE8ESPW/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - WDF THINKS: A Very Disputed Genocide The Eternal Flame with 12 slabs commemorates the Armenian Genocide, wherein at least 1.2 million Armenians were deliberately slain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1499072495505-KFSXYZZ6RXN4IWHJSVEV/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - WDF THINKS: A Very Disputed Genocide The Ottomans had a history of needlessly massacring the Armenians - here an eyewitness depicts the 1894 massacre of Armenians at Sansum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1499072543304-TX13BWYE9RZEXLEKZERC/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - WDF THINKS: A Very Disputed Genocide The demographic makeup of Armenians, shown here in blue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1499072531203-U8DO824XV2EHJJ3S6X4Q/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - WDF THINKS: A Very Disputed Genocide Measuring hate speech from a recent survey of online discussion groups - note Armenians are still overwhelmingly focused upon by Turkish hate groups. http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/dunkirk monthly 0.5 2017-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1500971647721-6T3618V00VEDOG3XJNYT/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - Dunkirk - The Underwhelming Triumph Saving Private Ryan remains the unbeatable benchmark for war films, 20 years on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1500971663524-Z42Z5WCAAI3KJVT4WA88/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - Dunkirk - The Underwhelming Triumph Few would today attempt to argue that Mel Gibson's William Wallace is akin to historical canon, but I at least came out of Braveheart with a smile on my face, which is more than I can say for Dunkirk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1500971799987-0SNEVVRKWNN0NMM7BQI4/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - Dunkirk - The Underwhelming Triumph Brad Pitt's strikingly brutal Fury took us into the bitter circle of a tank squadron at the tail end of the war. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1500971461869-AZXHHIN9EYHZ4TSKQHJS/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - Dunkirk - The Underwhelming Triumph There's something jarring about seeing so many British soldiers packed so tightly together as they await evacuation. The vulnerability of Britain was left out in the open for all to see in Dunkirk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1500971399824-YVYOK5CAQUI0WB7B01RG/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - Dunkirk - The Underwhelming Triumph One of the very rare occasions where actual emotion - in this case fear - can be seen on Tommy's face. Or maybe he's just tired, it's hard to tell... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1500971426998-3DRGGQGW1D4W7B7G82PT/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - Dunkirk - The Underwhelming Triumph The big three - our boys Tommy, Alex and Gibson, though don't ask me to tell which is which... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1500971342771-Q1W88ZUWIBE67JAKC5WT/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - Dunkirk - The Underwhelming Triumph Kenneth Branagh's (right) pained naval commander grants us a level of emotion way out of whack with any other participant in the film. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1500971385360-EF9PBDWBL2F431ORJ0O8/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - Dunkirk - The Underwhelming Triumph The scope of Dunkirk was undeniably impressive, but unfortunately big scenes like these dominated the smaller and more intimate opportunities to get to know the characters, with the result that our three soldiers felt just as impersonal as this cloud of men by the end of the experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1500971374491-UGDOA6V7NTEL1AWMDN60/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - Dunkirk - The Underwhelming Triumph Scope, score and setting grant Nolan winning points, but he seems curiously unsure of what to do with these ingredients, other than throw them altogether. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1500971443820-B9VWBO7UNKRHO8ZJ0GE4/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - Dunkirk - The Underwhelming Triumph Harry Styles was not bad in Dunkirk, he just wasn't particularly good, much like the rest of his comrades, who made us feel next to nothing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1500972580124-N1IZWBHX2P7YN6SO4TRM/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - Dunkirk - The Underwhelming Triumph With such a well constructed face, one would think Tom Hardy would spend more time showing it off than covering it up. Alas, the depth of emotions he can convey are largely hidden by his mask. In this rare moment he has the mask removed, but for the majority of the film we see only his eyes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1500971412285-1YLWFDJTKP2S0V9K3288/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - Dunkirk - The Underwhelming Triumph Tommy's face doesn't exactly lend itself to a depth of different expressions, which left me wanting more from his as a character. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1500971356535-X1TSW9OZYS380BVQO1NV/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - Dunkirk - The Underwhelming Triumph The real Dunkirk - the 59th Staffordshire regiment awaiting evacuation. http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/wdfthinks3 monthly 0.5 2017-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1499014329530-N45ZUQDLYWID4QL9EVC8/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - WDF THINKS: Wilhelm II and life in abdication Wilhelm II and his first wife, when times were royal and simple. Her death in 1921 was a crushing blow to Wilhelm, especially as their son Joachim had committed suicide only recently before. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1499014257192-1A2OU17TMALNYAFC1YSC/3+133px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_136-C0804%2C_Kaiser_Wilhelm_II._im_Exil.jpg The Vassal State Blog - WDF THINKS: Wilhelm II and life in abdication In exile in 1933, the same year Hitler achieved the previously unthinkable and nabbed the position of Chancellor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1499014377134-NA124PP1MEXWEGN9DJQE/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - WDF THINKS: Wilhelm II and life in abdication The Huis Doorn in Doorn, Netherlands. Wilhlem's new palace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1499014439583-Z6L5AFU85W9V4W0NL4V6/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - WDF THINKS: Wilhelm II and life in abdication A rare photo of Wilhelm with his second wife, Hermine Reuss of Greiz http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/wdfthinks2 monthly 0.5 2017-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1499012249919-YSA1039S851GO5MMEC5H/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - WDF THINKS: What were the Hague Peace Conventions? The First Hague Convention in 1899 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1499012281784-WR02W0GQLVLXWZDRNJI0/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - WDF THINKS: What were the Hague Peace Conventions? The Second Convention in 1907. http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/wdfthinks1 monthly 0.5 2017-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1499010612443-9I0YW9KF2IHGTBE94FOF/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - WDF THINKS: How did Adolf Hitler become 'Fuhrer'? Kroll Opera House, built in Berlin in 1840s, and serving as the Nazis' primary location for hosting their own version of a Reichstag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1499009921519-Z3ZTBRZGHEZSCKEQTVTV/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - WDF THINKS: How did Adolf Hitler become 'Fuhrer'? Hitler is greeted by crowds as his position as Chancellor is confirmed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1499010560837-I9MVOEFPTZUDGIAU13K2/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - WDF THINKS: How did Adolf Hitler become 'Fuhrer'? March 1933 was a busy month for Hitler. Here he is on 21st March for the Day of Postdam, where the Prussian military essentially gave their blessing to Hitler as Chancellor. Hindenburg symbolically shook Hitler's hand, as the old First World War general began an ill-fated relationship with the soon-to-be Fuhrer. Three days' after this photo was taken, Hitler would pass the Enabling Act. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1499010600269-SP5A6QN52INBE9S2HYRK/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - WDF THINKS: How did Adolf Hitler become 'Fuhrer'? The Enabling Act is passed into Reichstag law; 24 March 1933. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1499010577761-6CAUKL4QPQOOAE146BLN/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - WDF THINKS: How did Adolf Hitler become 'Fuhrer'? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1499010589349-KE4XQC0PNN52PGMU6OC1/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - WDF THINKS: How did Adolf Hitler become 'Fuhrer'? Considering its importance for the future of the state, the Enabling Act consisted of just two pages of text. http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/runwild2 monthly 0.5 2017-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1492687691682-Z2KQ430KEBEYYBMX1XLH/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - WDF Remastered: 5 Weeks To Run Wild, PART TWO Time for another post on this mad project of ours - remember to check out part 1 if you want to know more about the structure and timeline etc. This entry here is on the more emotional and psychological end of things.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1492687919491-FHCUCRILNG11R4EY4DX9/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - WDF Remastered: 5 Weeks To Run Wild, PART TWO As many times as I convinced myself that I had it down, my own ambitions for WDF emerged, until after many times redrafting my plans, I arrived at a project I am truly proud of. It was a long process, but it was well worth it in the end. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1492687398676-TWC14PUMYZPAA8Y9LOID/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - WDF Remastered: 5 Weeks To Run Wild, PART TWO It's that struggle again - how quickly a nice project turns into a money grab which you'd previously never thought about. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1492687215343-RSZELTD9GTFVE0CEM50R/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - WDF Remastered: 5 Weeks To Run Wild, PART TWO I really shouldn't have been surprised that overwork would lead to a near burn out - what I was surprised at was the fact that I learned so much about myself during this process. For example, how my brain deals with stress and doesn't even let me know what it's actually doing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1492687139140-CWTDSXXWNHET1INSZCG0/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - WDF Remastered: 5 Weeks To Run Wild, PART TWO Weddings, by their vary nature, are stressful times - I didn't exactly do myself any favours in the stress department. http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/runwild1 monthly 0.5 2017-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1492692951103-9TZUUQLL3AANXUEX52IN/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - WDF Remastered: 5 Weeks To Run Wild, PART ONE After 143 days of work, 91 episodes and too much other details to count, WDF Remastered is finally reading for your consumption, and I cannot wait to see what you think! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1492693189912-HHJLRC449WFY90LT331L/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - WDF Remastered: 5 Weeks To Run Wild, PART ONE During the Second World War, Naval Marshal General Isoroku Yamamoto declared that there was 6 months in which Japan could 'run wild'...but he obviously never had a podcast. http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/fineline3 monthly 0.5 2017-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1492799814793-HC5SE14MBZFJYEETZ0IN/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - ///The Fine Line/// Asking People to Support or Begging & Greed: Part 3 Will When Diplomacy Fails ever reach the levels of Dan Carlin? DEFINITELY! Ahem, whatever the future holds, the surefire way to help this podcast improve is to support it, just as you would support what you enjoy in any other medium. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1492800453081-H2JZKM7UGDALDAD3S4ZC/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - ///The Fine Line/// Asking People to Support or Begging & Greed: Part 3 For the price of a burnt panini, you too could be feasting upon well cooked additional content, among other great goods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1492804060997-N9UA61YCVPYGV19AQ2AD/image-asset.png The Vassal State Blog - ///The Fine Line/// Asking People to Support or Begging & Greed: Part 3 Sick of seeing these bad boys everywhere you go? I can tell you from personal experience, while launching a Patreon profile is inherently exciting, you do worry that you'll be judged. That's why I'll always qualify what I say with providing means through which moral support can be given. See to the right if you're interested in how I went about announcing it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1492800292018-7SMMG78DAH8WOF4XJTX5/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - ///The Fine Line/// Asking People to Support or Begging & Greed: Part 3 As someone who was a barista for 3 and a half years, I can tell you now that we do people watch, and we certainly do judge you if you come in every day. We also don't know how people can have so much money. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1492800014234-8VSIJUTRXQ2UQB9HEDFF/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - ///The Fine Line/// Asking People to Support or Begging & Greed: Part 3 As a wrestling fan, my favourite podcast is the Art of Wrestling for a number of reasons. But it's highly likely I would never have thought to look for it if not for the advice of a friend - many people, many would be podcast fans, are in the same boat. http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/thefineline2 monthly 0.5 2017-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1492097817120-QZNZFMW63FI6E1IASJDJ/image-asset.png The Vassal State Blog - ///The Fine Line/// Asking People To Support or Begging & Greed: Part 2 When Diplomacy Fails Podcast's Xtra Feed is available to Patrons who pay $5 or more a month, and it's a model I'm quite proud of, even considering it's rocky past. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1492099557011-XTJMRBYSKAWZNG5L040W/image-asset.png The Vassal State Blog - ///The Fine Line/// Asking People To Support or Begging & Greed: Part 2 Who would cover the 1667-68 War of Devolution, where Louis XIV of France invaded the Spanish Netherlands using a paper-thin pretext in the form of his Spanish wife's inheritance to acquire some glory in the early parts of his reign? This sick guy would! These kinds of historical tales are part and parcel of what we're all about at When Diplomacy Fails! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1492098288134-MNUVQ9TTKFZJJLHLQ01Z/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - ///The Fine Line/// Asking People To Support or Begging & Greed: Part 2 Why yes that is a keyring, and there's more merchandise where that came from! Patrons will get their own 'Diplomat Care Package', but an actual shop for selling this stuff is en route soon! I really do hold nothing back when it comes to promoting this podcast, but it is a fine line between marketing and obsessing, as I did at one point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1492101659575-OZ3QUT12FUSCQP6K6PD4/image-asset.png The Vassal State Blog - ///The Fine Line/// Asking People To Support or Begging & Greed: Part 2 Patreon has changed everything for me, and while I owe a lot to its business model, it came close to ruining me for a while. Of course, this was more to do with me than with Patreon, but it can happen if you don't ground yourself and be real with yourself as a creator before starting out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1492098869610-RZSJEJK5UTS68CDGVLMW/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - ///The Fine Line/// Asking People To Support or Begging & Greed: Part 2 Through their two Patreon pages, Kinda Funny is making nearly $50k every month, while one of their teammates Colin Moriarity (below) has since struck out on his own, and through Patreon page earns over $40k a month. How do I reconcile myself with these creators and their success? I don't and I shouldn't - that's the whole point, because money is not the end goal, creating is. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1492098998931-998E4D53RFX9LQ94EKCR/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - ///The Fine Line/// Asking People To Support or Begging & Greed: Part 2 Colin would even tell you himself that he doesn't do it for the money. He is a creator and a personality; a speaker and a commentator. That to him is more valuable than the money he earns. In some ways it's easy to claim to believe that when you make the money he makes, but they are still words to learn from, and to live by. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1492101842704-P4M9R0O1O0JOF6EW3XF9/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - ///The Fine Line/// Asking People To Support or Begging & Greed: Part 2 It's not an equal balance, and it's not a straightforward formula - what it is is a fine line between going insane with self-inflicted pressures, or taking a step back, seeing money as good but not the be all and end all, and remembering, critically, why you started this in the first place. For some people they will never have this problem, and maybe it is just me, but I was shocked as how quickly I changed from excited and passionate to disenchanted and miserable, so be careful, and remember that you and your work are worth it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1492098090417-86NJUC77APS2JED1CRHO/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - ///The Fine Line/// Asking People To Support or Begging & Greed: Part 2 Some people might say I have no shame when promoting my Patreon page, but since the obsession has lessened somewhat I've actually enjoyed being able to make fun of myself a little bit, rather than feel like I was on pins and needles like I used to. http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/thefineline1 monthly 0.5 2017-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1491680284572-EVZ6RRO5C01A801RNDJ8/No+matter+how+fancy+the+podcaster%2C+asking+for+money+is+always+difficult The Vassal State Blog - ///The Fine Line/// Asking People To Support Or Begging & Greed: Part 1 No matter how swanky your style, asking for money is always somewhat difficult, and can fill podcasters with intense apprehension. These feelings will come under investigation throughout this multi-part study. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1491680393684-9D364VGZ591K2Y6AU57R/Even+if+you+have+no+interest%2C+you+have+to+respect+the+time+and+effort+that+wargaming+enthusiasts+invest The Vassal State Blog - ///The Fine Line/// Asking People To Support Or Begging & Greed: Part 1 Even if you have no interest, you have to respect the time and effort that wargaming enthusiasts invest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1491680493653-NKE83CPVNPKNE4T32YEC/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - ///The Fine Line/// Asking People To Support Or Begging & Greed: Part 1 Look at that freakin' detail! I wish I had the patience! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1491680610253-S11X7YMEJ4JZEB0DQJGJ/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - ///The Fine Line/// Asking People To Support Or Begging & Greed: Part 1 The vast majority of podcasters do not have studios or teams behind them; it's just one person, their computer and their microphone, and everything is up to them. Photo credit Nicolas Solop; www.flickr.com/photos/nsolop/12802818523/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1491680788968-IU0NBMMKM6K94MABWPIK/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - ///The Fine Line/// Asking People To Support Or Begging & Greed: Part 1 However you feel about what Patreon has done to podcasters and their abilities to raise funds for themselves, there can be no denying that Patreon has completely changed the dynamic. This is an issue we'll examine in Part 2 of this study. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1491680914938-C312CF9WP7TW9ARBHW74/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - ///The Fine Line/// Asking People To Support Or Begging & Greed: Part 1 Boris is NOT happy that he now has to listen to 5 minutes of Patreon plugs per a 40 minute episode. Maybe Junior can set him right. http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/2017/3/7/whats-the-deal-with-the-xtra-members-feed monthly 0.5 2017-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1488907969883-B756UAD8LAVWRWWFDRAF/image-asset.png The Vassal State Blog - What's the Deal with the Xtra Member's Feed? http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/2017/3/5/the-vassal-state-when-diplomacy-fails-new-blog monthly 0.5 2017-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1488727880372-1QXPGMHDA2BU2RX0FB27/image-asset.jpeg The Vassal State Blog - The Vassal State - When Diplomacy Fails' New Blog! http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/tag/Podcast monthly 0.5 http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/tag/First monthly 0.5 http://www.wdfpodcast.com/thevassalstate/tag/When+Diplomacy+Fails monthly 0.5 http://www.wdfpodcast.com/what-are-you-looking-for daily 0.75 2017-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1504980937969-9DDYIXK9W93L9JXGRBCA/wdf+timeline+1.jpg What Are You Looking For? http://www.wdfpodcast.com/wars-french daily 0.75 2018-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1434714723486-X5T50QLRIXWKTVIU0M3B/revolution.jpg Napoleon And All That https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1486594428454-CFILJC2BH5DOM8I3SNC6/image-asset.jpeg Napoleon And All That Another unfortunate citizen goes to the favourite razor of France, but fortunately for the rest of the nation this reign of terror was not to last. Courtesy: Encyclopedia Britannica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1486594971422-IZFMNDZCLUIJ0M8ZV6BB/image-asset.jpeg Napoleon And All That We obviously had our poses down. Don't judge my woeful facial hair phase. This is the earliest photo I could find of Sean (on the left) and myself. About a month after we began this journey sort of together. Thanks for being part of this! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1486594677450-LV6IN9JAW6TLGKX4528U/image-asset.jpeg Napoleon And All That Napoleon's greatest victory - Austerlitz. 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Here Japanese soldiers tend to their wounded in their transformative war against Russia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1487960388083-JR9ILBZMRIFRMOXXIBCA/image-asset.png The First World War The Balkan Wars were profoundly important in shaping the pre-war years, as nationalist states with a memory of oppression broke free of their shackles and moved against the Ottoman Empire, shattering the old status quo in the process, and turbo charging an already fraught atmosphere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1487960490136-ATGW8ZIMKLPBRE98VSFP/image-asset.jpeg The First World War The July Crisis facilitated, rather than halted, the war. 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Enter Gustavus Adolphus, the father of the Swedish Empire, and of that Empire’s ferocious military reputation! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1596532194961-GJA9AKN5DQ244PKNW4N8/defenestrations-of-prague-featured.jpg The Podcast The most infamous scene of the Thirty Years War? Perhaps, but the Defenestration of Prague is certainly one of the most important events in early modern history, despite the fact that, well, the Bohemians had done this before… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1612098036503-THJ5LSF5PS572N7WJU3G/800px-Kurfyrst_Frederik_V_af_Pfalz.jpg The Podcast Frederick V, the largely forgotten face of the anti Habsburg cause, effectively guaranteed that the 30 Years War would continue beyond his military defeats. The contest between Emperor and subject was not destined to end until 1648, and by then it had long since been forgotten why it had even started. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1612097911558-B1HBULRYGCYWTCOMNVA9/W-White-Mt.-5.jpg The Podcast The Battle of White Mountain in November 1620 shattered Frederick’s anti Habsburg cause, or did it? The Winter King determined to carry on his cause, and thus continue the war, which soon gathered like a snowball at the top of a great hill, several other interests and powers by its side… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1612097349816-5P9OBN56V36XK8G1XO1M/24c.jpg The Podcast Europe was a religiously divided place in the early 1600s, and the Netherlands were no exception to this rule. Even within the Republic, divisions which the war with Spain had disguised now threatened to boil into the open… http://www.wdfpodcast.com/vap daily 0.75 2019-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1538660775167-JEQ29N0NGCJMPTDIPYCG/NYTimes-Page1-11-11-1918.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1538659029191-5QQW0D0KV4EN9U1N1BI5/Logo+3.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project Another project must mean it’s time for a new graphic! Our graphic tells an important story as well, from the top left, we first have Woodrow Wilson’s delivery of the Fourteen Points, then the announcement of the end of the war; Germany signing the Treaty of Versailles, and that famous portrait of the Big Four at Versailles, before four became three. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1538660370197-DQYASH5DAYWDPG66U7D5/episode+3.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project The United States entered the First World War in April 1917. 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Six hours later, the guns fell silent, but even this microcosm within the wider story tells us a great deal about what was in store for the Germans… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1571919027537-WBANN66L1OP3C8E4GW6F/VAP2.png Versailles Anniversary Project By late summer 1918, the noose was tightening around Germany’s neck… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1571919164936-X07GXZ3WIZ3XKXAHUYPH/VAP3.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project Col Edward House, at your service. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1571919790649-OO9SZ5SB7R0TXBPZM991/VAP7.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project One of the most famous faces of the Paris Peace Conference, Clemenceau was at the twilight of his career and life by the time he sat down to hammer out Versailles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1571919651334-312UKUQAPIVQC4UWFXJQ/VAP6.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project Clemenceau has been positively pilloried by the mainstream version of Versailles, and is generally cast as a scheming, vengeful, short-sighted bully, too proud of France and too ignorant of the facts to govern properly. In fact, as we’ll see, Clemmy was probably the most innocent of all the big three… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1571919929772-NKWA0R556FWXXNML6L30/VAP+9.png Versailles Anniversary Project The dilemma was, Eastern Europe was without Empires for the first time in history - how to remake that portion of the world, with minimal influence, power and knowledge, but also make it fair and long-lasting? As it happened, this was mission impossible… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1571920074215-ZBPSAEFY0GSTFLN16WO7/VAP11.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project The president better known for his visionary liberal ideals was born in a slave owning family in the pre-Civil War years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1571920175987-13GJY2CEY6CIW8AR3S1R/VAP12.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project That was the great contrast in Wilson’s character - at one moment, he could be seen as the saviour of the world, but also the villain of the interventionist creed. Whether he was loved or loathed depended on whom one asked, but there was more to the man that meets the eye. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1571920340606-DFSQHLQ6M1MKL6CZUCMJ/VAP13.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project David Lloyd George emerged from relatively humble beginnings to reach the pinnacle of British politics at a critical time. His life and career were emblematic of the strange times Britain was then enduring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1571920355768-PGLHXY0SEXJ1P55WUHK2/VAP14.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project Lloyd George was absolutely driven, and no better example of this is seen is wartime leadership from 1916, when he rallied the nation to his side just when fatigue was beginning to set in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1571920520930-83JR37IUJOE4DFQTE8GO/VAP15.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project Everyone was all smiles in mid-December 1918, but the expressions did not last. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1571920690527-4CG2QZJZLQ21Z3KB4OJC/VAP18.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project Initially, a spirit of cooperation powered the talks, but tensions and jealousies were soon to bubble up… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1571920797223-55N5N79H2N2MZ168A7IH/VAP20.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project The German Revolution began in the confused aftermath of the war, and continued arguably until the mid-1920s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572086390235-GO1MBEC2Y3ES47OTCMOT/VAP21.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project The Spartacist Uprising was carried out by a small minority of radical communists in Berlin, but it subsequently ignited the imaginations and nightmares of both sides of the ideological divide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572086401039-XLJTZPX88SRXXXIELVFB/VAP23.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project It was time for the peacemakers to get comfortable! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572086411618-AA5JQJHIOJW8ZLLJJUFX/VAP25.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project The eruption of a war for independence in Ireland was a serious inconvenience and a PR disaster for Lloyd George, but before long it escalated into much more than that… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572086421911-GPQFDPWVJDRUJJD0AVRB/VAP27.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project Mandates were a strange beast, even by the standards of the early 20th century. It seemed, at least on some level, that the victors wanted to have their colonial cake and eat it, but the decisions made here caused ripples which are felt to this day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572086434273-CXVNPD8EKZO3BODCAKI3/VAP30.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project Pilsudski, Poland’s famous marshall, played a defining role not only in Polish armed forces, but also in Poland’s rebirthed republic. He left a legacy which remains controversial to this day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572879923525-0Q47N90881HPD9JORUTY/VAP+32.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project Weimar assembled with high hopes, but serious baggage attached. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572879961046-SU99OYHXM2CEKVQ8LL23/VAP+34.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project The iconic image of the big four would only be born out after several weeks of conference work, where the other appendages melted away to leave four men standing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572880004327-GS2JSJUI7N0SUI4P8RTQ/VAP+35.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project As Belgian Foreign Minister, Paul Hymans was uniquely qualified to speak for Belgium, and what he advocated was nothing short of radical. Plucky little Belgium had, it seemed, transformed itself into greedy little Belgium! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572880063669-4IMDBGNC1C7UQECGKCNV/VAP+37.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project It was Wilson’s great vision, and our great failure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572880093978-AZIC8OJ1W2HUHKI2AWYA/VAP+39.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project Though he would be greatly damaged by the act, Clemenceau displayed remarkable courage and strength by returning to his full-time schedule after a short recovery period. Still, the honeymoon period had definitively ended with a bang! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572880163234-BJLGSH6H8HN0Z1FVLQ4I/VAP+40.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project Harold Nicolson was a high-minded man in 1919, driven eventually to despair and disenchantment owing to what he viewed as betrayals, difficult personalities and short sightedness on all sides. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572880222642-RNCEQ79C8MYI9YSJQUXU/VAP+42.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project Lodge was a leading political figure, and had Wilson seen fit to indulge him and appoint him to the American commission, history could well have transpired differently. As it happened, Wilson confirmed a fatal enemy in Lodge, just at the wrong time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572880303420-P1GR0SZK8XDZ7PZSOL03/VAP+43.png Versailles Anniversary Project The forgotten war amidst a forgotten process - the Freikorps didn’t stop simply because the bell had rung on the Great War. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572880356584-PQVYPD9H54OFHX3K20LF/VAP+45.png Versailles Anniversary Project Russia’s experience from autumn 1918 was one of total chaos and confusion, particularly to outside observers, unable to make any sense of the different factions and figures which Russia’s wounded landscape produced. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572880419717-WSSXWT5D7CBM7YA7FD95/VAP+46.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project William Bullitt almost certainly imagined that he was destined for wonderful things, so imagine his disappointment when he discovered that his President was neither willing nor able to heed his advice. Bullitt’s mission was, in many respects, a wasted journey, but still a fascinating chapter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572880491540-UAQGCUWKZ214RLPJXHI8/VAP+47.gif Versailles Anniversary Project As Wilson stayed on, he found that he had exhausted the initially jubilant receptions which had once greeted his arrival in the beginning. By spring, Wilson was increasingly lampooned in the allied press, and beleaguered at home to boot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572880560620-M32DC1EOB8I0CAHJMZUT/VAP+49.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project As if Eastern Europe couldn’t get any more impenetrable for the allies, Bela Kun was on the case in Hungary… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572884420773-X511LXNLO72NPB9XQLVP/VAP+52.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project The reparations issue remains controversial to this day, and is generally assumed to be a major straw which broke the German camel’s back. Alas, as I demonstrate here, reparations have been blown massively out of proportion, just as they have been grossly misunderstood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572884499970-D1OFWSSW0S3ECHTRYZ0U/VAP+53.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project The Japanese stuck out like a sore thumb amidst the confident old empires of yore in 1919. They were new and powerful, but the respect and equality which they craved remained tantalisingly out of reach…for now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572884559209-NUKUT2E2DZ552DKDCBGQ/VAP+56.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project Not a day went by when someone felt offended or irritated by someone else. In the close atmosphere of the big four meetings, all it took was such hurt feelings for the future of the world to be affected. These four men, evidently, had a lot on their plate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572884619354-B737II75MGTK2OAFR2PQ/VAP+57.png Versailles Anniversary Project Danzig was like the problem child of the conference, especially where the future of Germany and Poland were concerned. It is therefore fitting that so much infamy came from this city, where Polish flags and culture once reigned supreme. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572884681942-FZZTAZAQSB99Z2R1W6OM/VAP+58.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project No matter what they disagreed upon, the allies were united in their belief that Germany was to blame for everything, and should suffer the consequences. What’s that? They weren’t united on that point either? Oh dear…They pulled together when it mattered though, with consequences for our interpretations of these events that are still not fully appreciated. The winners, as it is said, write history. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572884768259-KANI8GPCZJNY27JUDYUU/VAP+60.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project The talking never stopped, even the productive work did. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572884792459-WYXYNK8TRKY27LNQ8RO8/VAP+62.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project Soviet Bavaria was not long for this world, but it had unimaginable consequences, as this normally conservative part of Germany swung even more dramatically to the right as a consequence, and provided ideal breeding ground for the most infamous political movement of all time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572884860550-D7S1403ERJ501PQ1VV5Z/VAP+64.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project A scowl tells a million stories, and Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau was full of scowls just like these. He was the stereotypical German; the hesitant, proud peacemaker with radical plans to get his own way should the peacemaking fail. He would resign along with many others following the signing of Versailles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572884943671-S7UIO3DA3BFBF71LGY6J/VAP+65.png Versailles Anniversary Project The appearance of Greece in the narrative can seem somewhat abrupt, but in fact, Greece was one among many nation states with grand aspirations and weak potential. In the gap between what was dreamt and what was possible, war would fit in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572885010627-6B8F3JUYVINIKS80S31O/VAP+69.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project As the weeks wore on, these staged photos contained fewer and fewer smiles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572885048048-V5XDO1EDIAELSEY55SLR/VAP+71.png Versailles Anniversary Project Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War must stand as one of the most striking forgotten wars of the 20th century. Allied intervention took the form not only of money and supplies, but hundreds of thousands of soldiers, all of whom would have to be catered for as interest back in the west evaporated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572885116552-R5CGP60E7LE01PGCG6E2/VAP+73.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project To avoid the unacceptable, the Germans were willing to go to some lengths, little did they realise that the allies were not willing to budge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572885162134-RC1FBO77KC7C2RQ1SMEO/VAP+74.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project As the smiles began to reappear, could it be possible that the end was finally in sight? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572885204602-3PXI2695WZ9VN8MZU4U3/VAP+75.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project The allies were careful to make great use of their assets, namely the preponderance of military force, sharpened and aimed by its commander, Ferdinand Foch. Foch, in the course of late May, became especially belligerent, and plans to invade Germany reached their final stage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572885268002-D3SYGKXOFZ5R49AT681P/VAP+77.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project Just when you thought it was safe to get in the water, the Germans detonate their final charge, destroying the symbolically captured German navy in the process. The fruits of so many years of naval races was destroyed in the space of an turbulent afternoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572885340561-WVWI9ODN229OMPSWN3ME/VAP+78.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project It was evident from the beginning that the allies would use every bit of leverage they had to guarantee German good faith, including the controversial and debilitating blockade of Germany’s coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572885698188-7TAMF0YI2BXPI9PIOZ7F/VAP+83.gif Versailles Anniversary Project Some final pontificating could be allowed, but everyone was in the home stretch mindset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572885573302-7D96O7ABPF5N2CWG6NZV/VAP+82.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project Journalists and other interested persons crammed the gallery, so witnesses were reduced to standing on furniture to capture the moment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572885449777-ZC9NHFCG94M62KQAJ6WW/VAP+80.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project Everyone waited with baited breath to see if Germany would agree… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572885639446-DTOPN6SUW38RY2W3T6YI/VAP+81.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project And off they went, riding into the sunset, as the consequences of their actions bubbled and boiled over in the cauldron of statecraft. Europe and the world would never be the same again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572885395430-RPI5FIDS9TKI2MH8HWWE/VAP+79.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project As the final agreements were shoved into the German treaty, shortcuts and compromises became the bedfellows of once idealistic statesmen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572885751717-K84H0Z8RSXKRN6JTEMQC/VAP+85.png Versailles Anniversary Project They did it, they finally did it! Like another negotiation process in the modern era which we’re all to sick of though, the end of the negotiations did not mean the end of hearing about the Treaty of Versailles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/555e3940e4b0b614ae725f98/1572885807484-PCIYQH57ZGIZGYME0U5U/VAP+c.jpg Versailles Anniversary Project Take a bow, big four. Take a deep breath, deer listener. 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