Bismarck's Wars - Blood and Iron

About Bismarck's Wars - Blood and Iron

A History of the wars of Germen unification. The Revolution of 1848 and the first Schleswig War, the Second Schleswig War, the Austro - Prussian War, the Franco - Prussian War and the early years of the Germen Empire under the leadership of Otto von Bismarck.

Publisher

Paul Kendrick

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Sept 2024

Latest episode

5 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

50 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Sept 2026

   Episode 5.10

   The final years of Otto von Bismarck after his fall from power.  Bismarck never forgave or forgotten how the Germen Emperor had removed him from power as chancellor of Germany.  He was determinded to attack in the press the Emperor and new chancellor especially over Germen foreign policy, the estangement between Russia and Germany which led to Franco - Russian military allance.  However Bismarck was now an old man and his health in decline, now us all even a truely great man must die.

2. 

   29 Aug 2026

   Episode 5.9

   Otto von Bismarck had remained the Germen chancellor because he had the support of Emperor Wilheim the First, however he died in 1888, his son was a dying man when he became Emperor and lived only for a few months.  It was the old emperor grandson, Wilheim the Second, who became the third emperor for that year, he felt Bismarck was too old, within two years their relationship had broken down and Bismarck was dismissed from power.

3. 

   22 Aug 2026

   Episode 5.8

   To combat the threat of the growing Social Democratic Party, Bismarck introducded a carot and stick policy to win over the Germen working class.  Bismarck introducted the first modern welfare state including old age pension and sickness insurance for Germen workers.  He also introducted anti - Socialist laws to crack down on Socialism groups whose meetings could now be broken by the Police.

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