A global war and its fiscal consequences allowed new ideas to take root in the English colonies of North AmericaDe către Philip Pugh

In this sidetrack from the narrative, I discuss developments in science. Plus there's Bacon.De către Philip Pugh

In the 18th century, Scotland became an unlikely center of European intellectual life.De către Philip Pugh

The Stuarts were back for a while, but Constitutional government was here to stay along with a new concept: human rights.De către Philip Pugh

Meanwhile, across the channel, all was not civil in the state of EnglandDe către Philip Pugh

The revolution of 1789 started at the Estates-General, but what were the estates anyway?De către Philip Pugh

A podcast about the western world in the age of ideologiesDe către Philip Pugh