1623 Studios Podcasts

Revolution at Sea — How did England Become a Sea Power? (Ep 12)

Remarkable Tudor rulers strengthen and enrich the government. At sea, privateers capture foreign wealth and popular admiration. Defeating the Spanish armada electrifies the nation.

Revolution at Sea — Early England and the Sea (Ep 11)

England takes on the sea, beginning to embracing it as part of its life.

Revolution at Sea — Dutch Culture and Dutch Decline (Ep 10)

Dutch visual arts take on great brilliance in this maritime society. Merchant society exhibits extraordinary skill in buying and selling; process becomes product. Tolerance and diversity characterize society. Why then does this remarkable vitality fade?

Revolution at Sea — Characteristics of the Dutch Experience (Ep 9)

Digging further into the Dutch experience, we explore how this small nation could create such a dynamic and sweeping maritime presence.

Revolution at Sea — The Dutch Pelagic State (Ep 8)

The Dutch make the world’s first global trading state.

Revolution at Sea — A Changing Oceanic Europe (Ep 7)

Northwestern Europe seizes oceanic leadership.

Revolution at Sea — The Hapsburg Castilian Empire (Ep 6)

Using the World Ocean, Spain creates a global colonial empire.

Revolution at Sea — Portuguese Pioneers (Ep 5)

Portugal builds a global oceanic enterprise.

Revolution at Sea — Iberia and Oceanic Revolution (Ep 4)

Iberia makes the Atlantic an inland sea for oceanic Europe.

Revolution at Sea — The Indian Ocean (Ep 3)

Peoples on the Indian Ocean were active seafarers. But, did they move beyond their region?