Revolution at Sea

Episode 15: New Oceanic Pathways 13.11.2020 24:31 ↓

Maritime Europe discovers the Pacific and we look at the life of the sailor.

Episode 14: Britain vs France 06.11.2020 14:44 ↓

A newly-united Britain, with growing prosperity and new markets, vigorously contests other maritime powers.

Episode 13: England Triumphs at Sea 30.10.2020 16:22 ↓

England admires and fights the Dutch, and begins to develop a powerful navy.

Episode 12: How did England Become a Sea Power 23.10.2020 20:37 ↓

Remarkable rulers strengthen the national government. At sea, privateers capture foreign wealth and popular admiration.

Episode 11: Early England and the Sea 16.10.2020 15:55 ↓

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

Episode 10: Dutch Culture and Dutch Decline 09.10.2020 14:10 ↓

Dutch visual arts take on great brilliance and merchant society prospers. Yet gradually the vitality fades.

Episode 09: Characteristics of the Dutch Experience 02.10.2020 15:49 ↓

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

We set sail next week 25.09.2020 0:21 ↓

Our summer shore leave is soon coming to an end, and the team at Revolution at Sea will be setting out again next week. Stay tuned for episode 9, Characteristics of the Dutch Experience.

Shore leave 11.08.2020 0:31 ↓

The crew of Revolution at Sea is taking a break this month. We will resume our series in September.

Episode 08: The Dutch Pelagic State 07.08.2020 18:17 ↓

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

Episode 07: A Changing Oceanic Europe 31.07.2020 10:56 ↓

Northwestern Europe seizes oceanic leadership.

Episode 06: The Habsburg Castilian Empire 24.07.2020 22:14 ↓

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

Episode 05: Portuguese Pioneers 10.07.2020 13:24 ↓

Portugal builds a global oceanic enterprise.

Episode 04: Iberia and Oceanic Revolution 03.07.2020 18:29 ↓

Iberia makes the Atlantic an inland sea for oceanic Europe

Episode 03: The Indian Ocean 26.06.2020 5:56 ↓

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

Episode 02: Early China and the Sea 19.06.2020 13:07 ↓

China enjoyed huge success on the continent, but how did it fare in exploring the sea?

Episode 01: The Austronesians 12.06.2020 12:43 ↓

Stepping back before recorded history to an amazing saga, we enter the vast open Pacific. This is the world of the Austronesian speakers.

Episode 00: Prelude 23.05.2020 12:20 ↓

John Curtis Perry invites us to embark in a wondrous journey through the centuries to explore the human history of the seas.