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526. Mozart: History's Greatest Prodigy LIVE at the Royal Albert Hall

In 1756 a musical prodigy was born in Salzburg, Austria: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Thanks to the efforts of his exacting father, Mozart's genius was exhibited and celebrated in some of the greatest courts of Europe from a young age. At four years old he wrote his first keyboard concerto, at six he w…

526. Mozart: History's Greatest Prodigy LIVE at the Royal Albert Hall

In 1756 a musical prodigy was born in Salzburg, Austria: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Thanks to the efforts of his exacting father, Mozart's genius was exhibited and celebrated in some of the greatest courts of Europe from a young age. At four years old he wrote his first keyboard concerto, at six he w…

Kolín: The First Crack | 1757 (Episode 16)

Send us Fan Mail You can message the show at: Sevenyearswarpodcast@gmail.com Frederick’s victory at Prague was supposed to break Austria. Instead, it leaves him trapped between a besieged city he cannot abandon and a growing Austrian relief army under Leopold Joseph von Daun. At Kolín, Frederick …

Women of Versailles the Court of Louis XIV - Arthur-Leon Imbert de Saint-Amand

"Women of Versailles: The Court of Louis XIV" by Arthur-Léon Imbert de Saint-Amand offers a captivating exploration of the intricate dynamics at the heart of the Sun King's court, where the lives of women oscillate between favor and disfavor. With a keen eye for the interplay of power, the author d…

The Pragmatic Queen — Maria Theresa and the War of the Austrian Succession

In October 1740 the Habsburg emperor died without a son and left his lands to a twenty-three-year-old daughter under a paper called the Pragmatic Sanction. This long-form documentary follows Maria Theresa, Frederick II of Prussia, the seizure of Silesia, and the cluster of wars that followed until …

Harvard Teaches This Noble Family's Collapse. What Did They Lose to the Banks? | Octavian Pilati

Octavian Graf Pilati's family has been in Lower Austria since 1730, when his ancestors, the Khevenhüllers, bought Burg Hardegg and the estate at Riegersburg. One of them ran Maria Theresa's court and was made a prince. Another went to Mexico with Emperor Maximilian. The estates fell into the Soviet…

How 1770 Changed Privacy Forever: The Surprising Origins of House Numbers and Addresses

Unlock the hidden story behind addresses, house numbering, and the rise of urban surveillance in this compelling episode. Discover how, before 1770, most Europeans had no fixed address or house number. Learn how the introduction of house numbers was not about convenience, but about state power and …

The Habsburgs Bears in the BIBLE and Ancient Egypt to Catholicism

"Follow the bear far enough back, and history starts telling a very different story." The Habsburgs became one of the most powerful royal dynasties in European history, rising from a relatively modest castle in what is now Switzerland to rule Austria, Spain and vast territories across Europe. This…

The Habsburgs Bears in the BIBLE and Ancient Egypt to Catholicism

"Follow the bear far enough back, and history starts telling a very different story." The Habsburgs became one of the most powerful royal dynasties in European history, rising from a relatively modest castle in what is now Switzerland to rule Austria, Spain and vast territories across Europe. This…

#509 - The Life and Reign of Maria Theresa: A Dialogue with Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger

In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger about the life and reign of Maria Theresa. They provide an overview of Maria Theresa, her upbringing, arranged marriage, the idea of “gynocracy,” succession, and her reign. They talk about her policies, modern comparison…