https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/frederic-the-great--7014840enBooksCopyright Autobiographies Genrehttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ecbb02b912e9558147dd3c058362d4b1.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/frederic-the-great--7014840Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:25:22 +0000Thomas Babington MacaulayAutobiographies Genrespreaker41@podcastlibrary.orgMacaulay's review essay on Frederick the Great of Prussia is found in vol. iii of his Critical and Historical Essays, and concentrates primarily on the ways in which he built Prussia up into a major military power. Though it's impossible to read the...falsea19dac3c-3704-59e0-a8a1-bde70f80e23aepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/canada-s-hundred-days-with-the-canadian-corps-from-amiens-to-mons-aug-8-nov-11-1918-part-3-cambrai-john-frederick-bligh-livesay--74456815https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74456815Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:06:25 +0000Thomas Babington Macaulay"Canada's Hundred Days With the Canadian Corps from Amiens to Mons, Aug. 8" by Nov. 11, 1918, delves into the significant military contributions of the Canadian Corps during a pivotal period of World War I, specifically focusing on the events...18343falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-metternich-to-bismarck-a-textbook-of-european-history-lionel-cecil-jane--74409969https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74409969Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:05:49 +0000Thomas Babington Macaulay"From Metternich to Bismarck: A Textbook of European History" by Lionel Cecil Jane provides a comprehensive overview of pivotal developments in European history during the transformative years between Metternich's diplomatic strategies and Bismarck's...35057falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/abraham-lincoln-the-practical-mystic-francis-grierson--74327063https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74327063Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:05:08 +0000Thomas Babington Macaulay"Abraham Lincoln The Practical Mystic" by Francis Grierson delves into the profound spiritual and philosophical dimensions of one of America's most revered leaders. 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