Part of the civilizing mission of European powers in their colonies in Asia and Africa was an interest in encouraging hygiene and health among the population, …
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Episode 77: The Paris Commune
For four months in 1871, angry citizens of Paris seized control of the city after a humiliating defeat against the Prussian Empire and the collapse of the …
Episode 68: The Russian Empire on the Eve of World War 1
World War I is often described as "the war to end all wars," a global conflagration unprecedented in human society whose outbreak reshaped the face of Europe, …
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