French Revolution
A period of political and societal change in France from 1789 to 1799
Episodes
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#5374: Why Trades Still Say Apprentice, Journeyman, MasterA papyrus contract from 18 BC, a five-euro coin, and the German Walz — how one medieval ladder survived only in the licensed trades. -
#5691: When the System Feels Rigged: A 180-Year PatternLife expectancy is stalling across the English-speaking world. History says that signal has appeared before — and what followed was reform or rupture. -
#5343: Class, Caste, and the Boarding PassAirlines stratify us openly while class talk stays rude. What caste, the Cagot, and sumptuary law reveal about ranking people. -
#5241: How the Library of Congress Became a Universal LibraryA fire, a retired book collector, and a copyright law nobody thought through — how three accidents built the world's largest library. -
#5144: What Medieval Peasants Actually Ate From the PotA cauldron on a chain, a fire that never quite goes out, and the real Tuesday of perpetual pottage — minus the four-hundred-year broth myth.