I Take History With My Coffee

By Bruce Boyce

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Episodes: 106

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Discover the fascinating world of Early Modern History in the time it takes to enjoy a cup of coffee. "I Take History With My Coffee" is a history podcast that brings you engaging and accessible history education through captivating historical storytelling. From the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, we explore pivotal events, influential figures, and untold stories that shaped our modern world. Whether you're a seasoned history enthusiast or just curious, this podcast makes history come alive with evidence-based insights and compelling narratives that connect the past to our present with a global perspective. Join me, a public historian and educator, and rediscover the relevance of history today! Listen now and rediscover the joy of history.


Episode Date
105: Alba and Orange: The Failure of the First Dutch Revolt
Oct 07, 2026
104: The Iron Duke: The Council of Troubles and Its Consequences
Sep 24, 2026
103: The Storm Approaches: The Duke of Alba on the March
Sep 09, 2026
102: Beeldenstorm: The Iconoclastic Fury of 1566
Aug 26, 2026
101: Long Live the Beggars: The Compromise of the Nobility, 1566
Aug 12, 2026
100: The Sly Fox and the Silent Man: A Portrait of William of Orange
Jul 29, 2026
99: The Cardinal and the Grandees: Granvelle's Fall
Jul 15, 2026
98: The Gouvernante: Margaret of Parma and Her Regency
Jul 01, 2026
97: Prelude to Departure: Peace and What It Left Behind
Jun 18, 2026
96: The Stranger King: Philip II and The Netherlands
Jun 03, 2026
95: The Unfinishable Empire: Charles V's Farewell in Brussels
May 19, 2026
94: Faith and Fracture: The Reformation in the Low Countries
May 05, 2026
93: Forged in Fire and Steel: Warfare and the Making of Early Modern Europe
Apr 21, 2026
92: The Rope Around Her Neck: Mary of Hungary and the Habsburg Netherlands
Mar 30, 2026
91: Neither Side: Erasmus and the Middle Ground
Mar 17, 2026
90: The Making of Erasmus: From the Low Countries to the World
Mar 04, 2026
89: Guillaume du Fay: The Music of Burgundian Splendor
Feb 17, 2026
88: As I Can: How Jan van Eyck Changed the Way We See
Feb 03, 2026
87: The Regent of Mechelen: Margaret of Austria and the Governing of the Habsburg Netherlands
Jan 13, 2026
86: The Flemish Revolt: The War of Two Governments, 1482-1492
Dec 30, 2025
85: The Great Privilege: Mary of Burgundy and the Crisis of 1477
Dec 16, 2025
84: The Squalid Drama: Succession, Madness, and the Foreign Takeover of Spain (1504-1517)
Dec 02, 2025
83: The Crucible of Spanish Power: How Granada Forged Spanish Dominance
Nov 17, 2025
82: Crown, Cross, and Crisis: Spain's Inquisition and the Expulsion of 1492
Nov 03, 2025
81: The Making of Royal Spain: Isabel, Fernando, and the 1480 Reforms
Oct 20, 2025
80: Blood, Vows, and the Throne: Isabel and Fernando's Fight for Castile
Oct 01, 2025
79: Iberia at the Crossroads: Political Crisis in the 15th Century
Sep 17, 2025
78: Europe's Urban Transformation: Urban Growth and the Rise of Northern Cities
Sep 03, 2025
77: Sacred Time, Market Time: How Time Shaped the Daily Life of Early Modern Europe
Aug 20, 2025
76: Private Lives, Public Spaces: Domestic Space in Early Modern Architecture
Aug 07, 2025
75: Breaking Bread: When the World First Came to Dinner
Jul 23, 2025
74: The Great Calendar Reform: Science, Politics, and Dynastic Crisis in China
Jul 10, 2025
73: Crisis of Accuracy: Johann Schreck and the 1629 Solar Eclipse
Jun 25, 2025
72: Elements of Translation: The Fusion of Eastern and Western Mathematics
Jun 02, 2025
71: Between Two Worlds: Matteo Ricci's Bridge Between East and West
May 20, 2025
70: The Mandate of Heaven: Astronomy and Divine Legitimacy in Ancient China
May 06, 2025
69: The Scientist and The Church: Politics, Piety, and the Persecution of Galileo
Apr 23, 2025
68: Starry Messenger: How Galileo's Telescope Transformed Science
Apr 09, 2025
67: The Music of the Spheres: Kepler's Mystical Journey to Scientific Revolution
Mar 25, 2025
66: Measuring the Heavens: Tycho Brahe and the Birth of Observational Astronomy
Mar 12, 2025
65: Before Galileo: The Half-Century When Heliocentrism Infiltrated European Thought
Feb 26, 2025
64: Unseating Earth: Rheticus, Copernicus, and "On the Revolutions"
Feb 11, 2025
63: The Reluctant Revolutionary: A Mind in Motion, A Life in Balance
Jan 28, 2025
62: The Transformation of Medieval Astronomy: Islamic and Christian Contributions
Jan 09, 2025
61: The Almagest: How Ptolemy Mastered the Planets
Dec 27, 2024
60: The Two Sphere Model and the Foundations of Scientific Change
Dec 11, 2024
59: How Silver Revolutionized World Trade
Nov 20, 2024
58: From New World Silver to Old World Crisis: The Price Revolution Explained
Nov 08, 2024
57: Money, Markets, and Banks: The Evolution of Modern Finance in the 16th Century
Oct 25, 2024
56: Gender, Labor, and Economic Change in Early Modern Europe
Oct 09, 2024
55: The Rise of Wage Labor in Early Modern Europe
Sep 26, 2024
54: From Fairs to Finance: The Evolution of Global Trade
Sep 14, 2024
53: To Market, To Market
Aug 29, 2024
52: The Fall of Constantinople: A Turning Point in History?
Aug 13, 2024
51: The Siege of Constantinople
Aug 01, 2024
50: The City of Constantine
Jul 18, 2024
49: The Grand Turk
Jun 26, 2024
48: From Crisis to Conquest
Jun 11, 2024
47: House of Osman
May 22, 2024
46: Origins of the Ottomans
May 11, 2024
45: Machiavelli the Historian
Apr 25, 2024
44: Machiavelli the Politician
Apr 11, 2024
43: Machiavelli the Man
Mar 28, 2024
42: The Warrior Pope
Mar 01, 2024
41: Trial by Fire
Feb 16, 2024
40: A Certain Friar
Feb 01, 2024
39: Bonfire of the Vanities
Jan 18, 2024
38: The French Invasion of Italy
Jan 05, 2024
37: The Affairs of Italy
Dec 16, 2023
36: Twilight of the Medici
Nov 29, 2023
35: The Florentine Golden Age
Nov 08, 2023
34: The Platonic Academy
Oct 25, 2023
33: The Pazzi Conspiracy
Oct 11, 2023
32: Il Magnifico
Sep 26, 2023
31: The Dome of Florence
Sep 12, 2023
30: Donatello
Aug 29, 2023
29: The Book Hunters
Aug 15, 2023
28: "Let the Heavens Rejoice!"
Aug 01, 2023
27: Master of the Country (Part II)
Jul 18, 2023
26: Master of the Country (Part I)
Jul 05, 2023
25: Banco dei Medici
Jun 20, 2023
24: The Dawn of Banking
May 28, 2023
23: The Crisis
May 17, 2023
22: The Florentine Republic
May 03, 2023
21: Imperial Milan
Apr 19, 2023
20: Civitas
Apr 03, 2023
19: Rinascita
Mar 21, 2023
18: The House of Wisdom
Mar 07, 2023
17: The Scholastic Method
Feb 21, 2023
16: The New Logic
Feb 07, 2023
15: The Old Logic
Jan 23, 2023
14: The Medieval University
Jan 08, 2023
13: The New Print Culture
Dec 19, 2022
12: The Medieval Book
Dec 04, 2022
11: Gutenberg's Printing Press
Nov 19, 2022
10: The Foreign Devils
Nov 08, 2022
9: The Spice Trade
Oct 24, 2022
8: The Caesar of the East
Oct 09, 2022
7: The India Armadas
Sep 25, 2022
6: The Voyage of Vasco da Gama
Sep 11, 2022
5: The Armadas of Zheng He
Aug 28, 2022
4: The Monsoon Marketplace
Aug 14, 2022
3: Cape of Storms
Jul 27, 2022
2: The Maritime Revolution
Jul 17, 2022
Introduction
Jul 03, 2022
1: Vasco da Gama and the Early Modern Era
Jul 03, 2022