History 102 with WhatifAltHist's Rudyard Lynch and Austin Padgett

Explaining the Age of Romanticism


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In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch and co-host Austin Padgett analyze romantic era Europe's dueling philosophical currents—romanticism versus utilitarianism—through the Congress of Vienna, industrial capitalism, and the political tensions preceding World War I.

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Intro

(03:19) Romanticism vs. Utilitarianism: Europe's Two Philosophical Currents
(07:00) The Congress of Vienna (1815) and Conservative Reactionary Victory
(10:24) France's Post-Revolutionary Political Crises and Instability (1815-1871)
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(17:29) Europe's Paradox: Social Degradation vs. Technological Progress
(27:00) Britain's Industrial Revolution and Economic Policy Decisions
(35:22) The Corn Laws: Free Trade vs. Agricultural Protectionism
(40:00) Eastern Europe: Serfdom, Counter-Enlightenment, and the Holy League
(43:34) Continental Philosophy: Rousseau and the Birth of Romanticism
(55:00) Romantic Thinkers: Saint-Simon, Hegel, and Marx
(1:20:00) The Conservative Order's Decline and European Modernization
(1:37:00) The 1848 Revolutions and Population Crisis
(1:48:00) Bismarck and German Unification
(2:00:00) The Rise of the Managerial State and Industrial Militaries
(2:07:00) The Balkans, Entangling Alliances, and the Path to World War I
(2:12:14) States' Rights and Regional vs. Continental Conflict
(2:14:18) Wrap

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