In Florence in the 13th century, the Renaissance began where the Roman Empire was first conceived. In the 15th century Constantinople was all that remained in the Byzantine Empire, with the Ottomans warring with them until defeated. The invention of the modern printing press was pivotal at this time with the majority of all populations illiterate, once invented the Renaissance developed quickly.

Let me take you through the ruling factions of the world pre-Renaissance, the Roman empires rise and fall, creating a long-lasting, multi-country societal power grab, The Roman Catholic Church. Also you will hear how the Black Death plague killed almost 2 million individuals.

Hear how Franklins relationship evolved from Knowing Winston Churchill, prior to, during and after the war. Franklin a hero of the world, passed away before the war was finally over.

Franklin had some political setbacks in his second and third term due to some political opposition. With WWII pending he began to military and diplomatically anti up, eventually settling up a power axis with Britain, Soviet Union and to a lesser extent normalizing relations with China for the war effort .

Franklin wins the presidency in the worst economic depression in history, lays out his plan The New Deal, the country gains confidence and starts turning around.

An explanation of how Franklins life changed with the advent of Polio, his lackluster governing of NY state and how he beat Herbert Hoover in the 1932 Presidential election.

Information spanning Franklins early political run for the NY state senate to his running for vice president in 1920.

We delve into Franklins children’s and their personal lives, his multiple affairs and his relationship with his distant wife Eleanor.

This episode explores the Privileged upbringing,education and lifestyle of FDR in Hyde Park, NY.

The differences of lacquer, japanning, and chinoiserie will be explained, their makeup, application and end result will be compared and contrasted. Also, the complete process of lacquering will be explained from the substrate time upward.