Today marks the start of the Spanish Civil War miniseries, and true to form I'm going to do some table setting. Today I introduce the conflict, why it was important, and focus in on Spain's imperial experience to explain the long-term conditions that made Spain so unstable. 
 
Bibliography for this episode: 

Kamen, Henry Empire: How Spain Became a World Power 1492-1763 Perennial 2004
Elliott, J.H. Imperial Spain 1469-1716 Penguin 2002
Thomas, Hugh The Spanish Civil War Modern Library 2001

 
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Episode 235 - When the Magic Runs Out

A history podcast dedicated to examining the global history of the 1920s and 30s in order to explain the causes of World War II, both large and small. As you might imagine, there’s a lot of ground to cover just to contextualize how the conflict got so out of control. If you love historical deep-dives and play-by-plays of nations in way over their collective heads, this is the show for you. Best niche history podcast out there!

PROTIP: If you’re a new listener and are hopelessly confused by me bouncing from topic to topic, the scope of this show has kinda gotten away from me over the years. I have included an index of miniseries in the description of Episode 1 to provide a guide for what I’ve covered so far.