71. 2nd Hundred Years War Part 1; 1672 The Disaster Year

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"It takes but one foe to breed a war," says Faramir in the Lord of the Rings.

1672 was the Disaster Year for the United Provinces, and a life changing trauma for William of Orange.  

We cover the cannibalistic crowning event, the Bombing Bishop and the Wild Hunt.  Appeasement as a concept when Louis XIV is in your neighborhood.  We do a quick round up of 16th and 17th century Spanish and French history as well, as we try to get ready for 1688 and the Second Hundred Years War.