Seven Years' War
How rival kingdoms turned local battles into a global struggle?
4.1 (24)
48 mins
Discover how a minor clash in North America ignited the Seven Years’ War, drawing empires into fighting across Europe, the Americas, India, and the seas. Explore how shifting alliances, colonial battles, and naval power reshaped global empires and altered the balance of power forever.
Ep 1:
The Shot Heard Round the Globe
A young Washington's fatal blunder in a Pennsylvania forest ignites a chain reaction, as shifting alliances and old grudges push Europe's great powers toward an unimaginable global war.
Ep 2:
Frederick's Gamble, Pitt's Grand Design
Frederick II gambles on a lightning strike while William Pitt reimagines Britain's global strategy, as battles erupt from Bengal to Bohemia and fortunes swing wildly on both sides.
Ep 3:
The Forgotten Front
Beyond the battlefields of kings, Native American nations navigate a shattering balance of power, as French and British ambitions collide and reshape a continent that was never theirs to claim.
Ep 4:
Sugar, Fever, and Spanish Fire
Sugar islands become blood-soaked prizes as Britain's navy strikes the Caribbean, while Spain's late entry into the war unleashes a deadly new enemy: disease.
Ep 5:
The Miracle That Saved a King
Against impossible odds, a sudden death in Russia and a bizarre twist of fate hand Frederick a lifeline, as exhausted empires stumble toward an uneasy peace.
Ep 6:
The World Remade in Blood
The guns fall silent, but the true cost emerges as treaties redraw the world map, leaving empires transformed and setting the stage for revolutions yet to come.
Discussions (11)
Griffin
Level 2 · 7 mo agoWashington really admitted to murder cause he didn't know French. Checked it and yeah that's accurate asf.
Jackson
Level 5 · 7 mo agoFrederick insulting the mistress? Rookie mistake.
Tyson
Level 9 · 7 mo agoWashington starting a world war at 22 makes the mistakes I see in my physics classes look trivial.
