Beyond the Breakers Taylor and Tanner

Here we have the epic finale of this three-part series - Famagusta will fall, and for the last time two fleets composed primarily of galleys will meet in a major engagement. Sources:Anievas, Alexander and Kerem Nişancioğlu. “The Ottoman-Habsburg Rivalry over the Long Sixteenth Century.” How the West Came to Rule: The Geopolitical Origins of Capitalism. Pluto Press. Bicheno, Hugh. Crescent and Cross: The Battle of Lepanto 1571. Phoenix, 2004. Brummett, Palmira. “Foreign Policy, Naval...

This is Part 2 of our (now) three part series leading up to the Battle of Lepanto. Sources: Anievas, Alexander and Kerem Nişancioğlu. “The Ottoman-Habsburg Rivalry over the Long Sixteenth Century.” How the West Came to Rule: The Geopolitical Origins of Capitalism. Pluto Press. Brummett, Palmira. “Foreign Policy, Naval Strategy, and the Defence of the Ottoman Empire in the Early Sixteenth Century.” The International History Review, vol. 11, no. 4, Nov 1989, pp. 613 - 627. Crowley, Ro...

This is part 1 of 2 in our discussion of the naval battle at Lepanto in 1571. Before we can get to Lepanto itself, there's a good bit of background to set up first. Sources:Anievas, Alexander and Kerem Nişancioğlu. “The Ottoman-Habsburg Rivalry over the Long Sixteenth Century.” How the West Came to Rule: The Geopolitical Origins of Capitalism. Pluto Press. Bicheno, Hugh. Crescent and Cross: The Battle of Lepanto 1571. Phoenix, 2004. Brummett, Palmira. “Foreign Policy, Naval Strategy...

This episode was released as a Patreon-exclusive bonus episode in May 2023 as the conclusion to our Spanish Armada series - now it's been unlocked for everyone in anticipation of our next main episode when we'll be returning to the 16th century and maybe even revisiting some old friends. Sources for Part V:Brown, Meaghan J. “‘The Heart of All Sorts of People Were Enflamed’: Manipulating Readers of Spanish Armada News.” Book History, vol. 17, 2014, pp. 94 - 116.Esler, Anthony. “Robert Gre...

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