Explaining the 1500s: The West's Rubedo

In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch and co-host Austin Padgett discuss the economic and political shifts of 16th-century Europe, the evolution of military tactics during the rise of capitalism, and the cultural movements of the Renaissance and Protestant Reformation.

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(00:00) Introduction