1.16- The Restoration

A brief tour of the Thirteen Colonies.  

After the French and Indian War, the British Ministry started levying new taxes on the colonies. The colonists were not amused.  

After the failure of the Stamp Act, Parliament passed a new series of taxes known as the Townshend Acts. The colonists were not amused.  

Queen Elizabeth II becomes Britain's longest reigning monarch. 

La Révolution française a fait l’objet de nombreux débats entre historiens, notamment autour du fait de savoir si elle représentait un tout, en y incluant la Terreur, que l’on pouvait célébrer, ou s’il ne fallait en considérer que des bribes. Quoi qu’il en soit, elle constitue un ... Show More

Born on the 24th May 1819, Alexandrina Victoria was fifth in line to the throne at a time in which the monarchy’s popularity was declining. Yet, over the course of her reign, which at the time was the longest of any British monarch, Victoria transformed the monarchy, Britain, and ... Show More

From sugar to paper, a series of taxes in the 1760s spark outrage amongst American colonists that snowball into a revolution. Was it inevitable that thirteen of Britain's 26 colonies in the Atlantic would band together and break away from the British Empire? Listen as Anita and W ... Show More

La Révolution française (1789-1799) est un événement majeur de l'histoire mondiale qui marque la fin de l'Ancien Régime en France et le début de l'ère moderne. Elle se caractérise par une série de bouleversements politiques, sociaux et économiques.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-s ... Show More

Reader Adviser Ralph Thompson follows the history of the army from its inception as a standing force after the overthrow of the English republic through its increasing professionalisation during the War of the Spanish Succession.