Explaining the Creation of France

In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch and co-host Austin Padgett examine Prussia’s evolution from a frontier marshland into a hyper-militarized powerhouse. Hosts analyze how capable Hohenzollern leadership and Bismarckian diplomacy unified Germany ...  Show more

In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch and co-host Austin Padgett explore America’s regional sub-nations, tracing how ancestral "Albion’s Seed" cultures and frontier geography shaped a feral national identity now clashing with modern managerial bure ...  Show more

When scholars and policymakers consider how technological advances affect the rise and fall of great powers, they draw on theories that center the moment of innovation—the eureka moment that sparks astonishing technological feats. In Technology and the Rise of Great Powers: How D ...  Show more

La conquête de l’Algérie par la France en 1830 s’inscrit dans un contexte de politique expansionniste, de raisons économiques, et d’enjeux politiques. À cette époque, la France sort d’une période de bouleversements avec la fin de l'Empire napoléonien et le début de la Restaura ...

How, for just over a century, Britain ensured it would not face another Napoleon Bonaparte--manipulating European powers while building a global maritime empire At the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars, a fragile peace emerged in Europe. The continent's borders were redrawn, and ...  Show more

At 11:FS, we don’t just talk digital - we make it happen. We're building truly digital financial services by partnering with bold teams to take them from market insights to real-world products. Whether you're an incumbent innovating or a startup breaking new ground, we bring the ...  Show more