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The History of China
A journey through the 5000 years of history documented by one of the world's oldest continuous civilizations. For all the episodes for free, as well as additional content, please subscribe and/or visit http://thehistoryofchina.wordpress.com.
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#312 - Qing 42: Frontiers, Pt. 1: The Vastness Devours Us - Of Willow Palisades & Reincarnation Permits
The world is coming to Qing's doorstep, but it has a whole other set of problems along its own frontiers...
Less chronologi...
#311 - Qing 42: Charting the Collision Course
The 19th Century is going to be exceedingly rough on Qing China. So, before we venture down into the chasm that is the "Chinese Century of Humuliation...
#308 - Zheng Yi Sao, Pt. 2: Into the Tiger's Mouth
The Pirate Queen’s Red Flag Fleet reigns supreme, but a three-way battle at Tiger’s Mouth tests even her grip on the seas.
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#307 - Zheng Yi Sao, Pt. 1: Murders & Acquisitions, Mostly
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"Heaven Is Vast & the Emperor is Far Away"
On the far side of the realm from th celestial halls of...
#306 - Qing 41: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Piracy in Great Qing surges to a "golden age" during the Qianlong & Jiaqing eras. Corsair Confederations like Zheng Yi Sao’s vast-beyond-reckoning Red...
#305- Qing 40: Heshen Must Die!
For nearly a quarter century, Heshen served the Qing Empire - and in the process managed to amass a fortune that nearly rivaled the throne itself. Yet...
#304 - Qing 39: Twilight of the Dragon
As both the Qianlong Emperor's extensive reign and the Eighteenth Century itself comes to a close, the Qing Empire faces - in spite of its outward pos...
#303 - Qing 38: The Macartney Expedition
From London’s harbors to Canton’s bustling hongs and the Qianlong Emperor’s Dragon Throne, Lord George Macartney’s 1792-94 mission to Great Qing unvei...
#302 - Qing 37: Palace of Mirrors
Qianlong's empire shines as a beacon of both martial might and cultural splendor, yet its mirrored glory hides truths too fragile for celestial ambiti...