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Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
The Mexican Revolution lasted from 1910 to 1920. Although Francisco Madero managed to overthrow the dictator Porfiro Diaz, he proved to be an ineffective president, who soon lost power. A succession of generals and rebel leaders struggled to gain the president's chair, but the fighting merely grew more destructive until Alvaro Obregon emerged as the victor in 1920. Part III explains how Francisco Madero's middle class supporters were easily crushed, but rebel leaders like Pazqual Orozco, Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata transformed Madero's polite, orderly revolt into a mass uprising that threatened to destroy the established social order.
Cast of Characters:
Porfiro Diaz-President of Mexico
Jose Yves Limantour-Minister of Finance, leader of the Cientificos faction
Luis Terrazas-former governor of Chihuahua, one of the wealthiest men in Mexico, head of the powerful Terraza-Creel clan
Enrique Creel-Minister of Foreign Relations and Luis Terrazas' son-in-law
Francisco Madero Jr.-presidential candidate and member of the wealthy Madero clan
Franciso Vazquez Gomez-Madero's running mate, former personal physician to Porfiro Diaz
Pazqual Orozco-primary rebel leader in Chihuahua against Diaz
Francisco Villa-rebel leader in Chihuahua
Emiliano Zapata-leader of an agrarian movement in Morelos
Sources:
Villa and Zapata: A Biography of the Mexican Revolution-Frank McLynn
The Mexican Revolution: Volumes I & II-Alan Knight
Mexico: Biography of Power, A History of Modern Mexico, 1810-1996-Enrique Krauze, translated by Hank Heifetz
Porfirio Diaz-Paul Garner
Francisco I. Madero: Apostle of Mexican Democracy-Stanley R. Ross
Empire and Revolution: The Americans in Mexico since the Civil War-John Mason Hart
Revolutionary Mexico: The Coming and Process of the Mexican Revolution-John Mason Hart
The Life and Times of Pancho Villa-Friedrich Katz
Centaur of the North: Francisco Villa, the Mexican Revolution, and Northern Mexico
Emiliano Zapata: Revolution and Betrayal in Mexico-Samuel Brunk
Zapata and the Mexican Revolution-John Womack, Jr.
Ranchero Revolt: The Mexican Revolution in Guerrero-Ian Jacobs
Orozco: The Life and Death of a Mexican Revolutionary-Raymond Caballero
In the Absence of Don Porfirio: Francisco Leon de la Barra and the Mexican Revolution-Peter Henderson
Image Credit:
Dec 6 1914 General Tomás Urbina, General Pancho Villa and General Emiliano Zapata, Creator: Casasola, Agustín Víctor, 1874-1938, Elmer and Diane Powell collection on Mexico and the Mexican Revolution, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University, Wikimedia Commons
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
The Mexican Revolution lasted from 1910 and 1920. Although Francisco Madero managed to overthrow the dictator Porfiro Diaz, he proved to be an ineffective president, who soon lost power. A succession of generals and rebel leaders struggled to gain the president's chair, but the fighting merely grew more destructive until Alvaro Obregon emerged as the victor in 1920. Part II presents the presidential campaign of Francisco Madero, the first serious political challenger to the dictatorship of Porfiro Diaz. Refusing to risk losing a fair election, Diaz simply arrested Madero. Denied the possibility of a peaceful regime change, Madero's followers revolted.
Cast of Characters:
Porfiro Diaz-President of Mexico
Jose Yves Limantour-Minister of Finance, leader of the Cientificos faction
Bernardo Reyes-general and former governor of Nuevo Leon, potential successor to Porfiro Diaz
Luis Terrazas-former governor of Chihuahua, one of the wealthiest men in Mexico, head of the powerful Terraza-Creel clan
Enrique Creel-Minister of Foreign Relations and Luis Terrazas' son-in-law
Francisco Madero-presidential candidate and member of the wealthy Madero clan
Franciso Vazquez Gomez-Madero's running mate, former personal physician to Porfiro Diaz
Felix Diaz, Jr.-Porfiro Diaz's nephew
Sources:
Villa and Zapata: A Biography of the Mexican Revolution-Frank McLynn
The Mexican Revolution: Volumes I & II-Alan Knight
Mexico: Biography of Power, A History of Modern Mexico, 1810-1996-Enrique Krauze, translated by Hank Heifetz
Porfirio Diaz-Paul Garner
Francisco I. Madero: Apostle of Mexican Democracy-Stanley R. Ross
Empire and Revolution: The Americans in Mexico since the Civil War-John Mason Hart
Revolutionary Mexico: The Coming and Process of the Mexican Revolution
Agrarian Warlord: Saturnino Cedillo and the Mexican Revolution in San Luis Potosi-Dudley Ankerson
Image Credit:
Dec 6 1914 General Tomás Urbina, General Pancho Villa and General Emiliano Zapata, Creator: Casasola, Agustín Víctor, 1874-1938, Elmer and Diane Powell collection on Mexico and the Mexican Revolution, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University, Wikimedia Commons
Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
The Mexican Revolution lasted from 1910 and 1920. Although Francisco Madero managed to overthrow the dictator Porfiro Diaz, he proved to be an ineffective president, who soon lost power. A succession of generals and rebel leaders struggled to gain the president's chair, but the fighting merely grew more destructive until Alvaro Obregon emerged as the victor in 1920. Part I explains how Porfiro Diaz became dictator of Mexico, and then allowed American and European corporations and financiers to dominate the Mexican economy. While the Mexican elite became rich, the majority of the Mexican population did not share in the prosperity, which fueled resentment.
Cast of Characters:
Porfiro Diaz-President of Mexico
Benito Juarez-President of Mexico during the French Intervention in Mexico, initially an ally, then a rival of Diaz
Sebastian Lerdo-Juarez's successor as president, overthrown by Diaz in a revolt
Jose Yves Limantour-Minister of Finance, leader of the Cientificos faction
Bernardo Reyes-governor of Nuevo Leon, former Minister of War, leader of the anti-cientificos faction
James Stillman-wealthy Texan, partner in several Texan railroads and chairman of National City Bank of New York
Edward Doheny-American oil tycoon who helped create the Mexican oil industry
Sir Weetman Pearson-British engineer who helped create the Mexican oil industry
Sources:
Villa and Zapata: A Biography of the Mexican Revolution-Frank McLynn
The Mexican Revolution: Volumes I & II-Alan Knight
The Mexican Revolution 1910-1940-Michael J. Gonzales
Mexico: Biography of Power, A History of Modern Mexico, 1810-1996-Enrique Krauze, translated by Hank Heifetz
Porfirio Diaz-Paul Garner
Empire and Revolution: The Americans in Mexico since the Civil War-John Mason Hart
Revolutionary Mexico: The Coming and Process of the Mexican Revolution
The Guggenheims: An American Epic-John H. Davis
Oil and Revolution in Mexico-Jonathan C. Brown
Dark Side of Fortune: Triumph and Scandal in the Life of Oil Tycoon Edward L. Doheny-Margaret Leslie Davis
Image Credit:
Dec 6 1914 General Tomás Urbina, General Pancho Villa and General Emiliano Zapata, Creator: Casasola, Agustín Víctor, 1874-1938, Elmer and Diane Powell collection on Mexico and the Mexican Revolution, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University, Wikimedia Commons
Wednesday Jan 19, 2022
Wednesday Jan 19, 2022
The Mexican Revolution lasted from 1910 and 1920. Although Francisco Madero managed to overthrow the dictator Porfiro Diaz, he proved to be an ineffective president, who soon lost power. A succession of generals and rebel leaders struggled to gain the president's chair, but the fighting merely grew more destructive until Alvaro Obregon emerged as the victor in 1920.
Image Credit:
Dec 6 1914 General Tomás Urbina, General Pancho Villa and General Emiliano Zapata
Creator: Casasola, Agustín Víctor, 1874-1938, Elmer and Diane Powell collection on Mexico and the Mexican Revolution, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University, Wikimedia Commons
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Wednesday May 05, 2021
The Cathar Crusade, a crusade against non-violent followers of a different form of Christianity, lasted from 1209 to 1229, and resulted in the conquest of the Toulouse region by the French king, the establishment of papal domination over the Christian church in Europe and the creation of the Papal Inquisition, basically the first secret police. Part VI examines Amaury de Montfort's failure to hold on to his father's territories, the transfer of his claim to King Louis of France, who used the crusade as an excuse to extend Capetian rule into the Languedoc, the extermination of the Cathars as an organized faith and the creation of the Papal Inquisition to prevent the spread of ideas from outside Europe.
Cast of Characters:
Raymond VI-Count of Toulouse
Raymond VII-Count Raymond's heir
Raymond-Roger-Count of Foix
Amaury de Montfort-Simon de Montfort's heir, Viscount of Trencavel
Fulk-Bishop of Toulouse, member of the Cistercian Order
Louis VIII-heir to King Philip II of France, failed claimant to the English throne and king of France
Blanche of Castile-Louis's wife and regent for their son Louis IX following his death
Honorius III-Pope
Gregory IX-Pope, Honorius' successor
Betrand-cardinal of St. Paul and St. John, papal legate
Romano-cardinal and papal legate
Sources:
Kill Them All: Cathars and Carnage in the Albigensian Crusade-Sean McGlynn
Pope Innocent III and His Times-Joseph Clayton
The Popes: A History-John Julius Norwich
The Occitan War: A Military and Political History of the Albigensian Crusade, 1209-1218-Laurence W. Marvin
A Most Holy War: The Albigensian Crusade and the Battle for Christendom-Mark Gregory Pegg
The Perfect Heresy: The Life and Death of the Cathars-Stephen O'Shea
The Albigensian Crusade-Jonathan Sumption
The Medieval World: Europe 1100-1350-Friedrich Heer, translated by Janet Sondheimer
Louis: The French Prince Who Invaded England-Catherine Hanley
Image Credit:
Pope Innocent III excommunicating the Albigensians (left). Massacre against the Albigensians by the Crusaders (right).
By Chroniques de Saint-Denis - http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=43733, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13305991
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
The Cathar Crusade, a crusade against non-violent followers of a different form of Christianity, lasted from 1209 to 1229, and resulted in the conquest of the Toulouse region by the French king, the establishment of papal domination over the Christian church in Europe and the creation of the Papal Inquisition, basically the first secret police. Part V covers the efforts of Count Raymond of Toulouse to win the pope's support during the Fourth Lateran Council, the continuation of the crusade and the final defeat of Simon de Montfort.
Cast of Characters:
Simon de Montfort-earl of Leicester, viscount of Trencavel, leader of the crusade
Raymond VI-Count of Toulouse
Raymond VII-Count Raymond's heir
Raymond-Roger-Count of Foix
Fulk-Bishop of Toulouse, member of the Cistercian Order
Innocent III-Pope
Honorius III-Pope, Innocent's successor
Pietro of Benevento-papal legate
Betrand-cardinal of St. Paul and St. John, papal legate
Sources:
Kill Them All: Cathars and Carnage in the Albigensian Crusade-Sean McGlynn
Innocent III: Leader of Europe 1198-1216-Jane Sayers
Pope Innocent III and His Times-Joseph Clayton
The Popes: A History-John Julius Norwich
The Occitan War: A Military and Political History of the Albigensian Crusade, 1209-1218-Laurence W. Marvin
A Most Holy War: The Albigensian Crusade and the Battle for Christendom-Mark Gregory Pegg
The Perfect Heresy: The Life and Death of the Cathars-Stephen O'Shea
The Albigensian Crusade-Jonathan Sumption
The Medieval Crown of Aragon: A Short History-T. N. Bisson
Image Credit:
Pope Innocent III excommunicating the Albigensians (left). Massacre against the Albigensians by the Crusaders (right).
By Chroniques de Saint-Denis - http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=43733, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13305991
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
The Cathar Crusade, a crusade against non-violent followers of a different form of Christianity, lasted from 1209 to 1229, and resulted in the conquest of the Toulouse region by the French king, the establishment of papal domination over the Christian church in Europe and the creation of the Papal Inquisition, basically the first secret police. Part IV covers the failure of Count Raymond of Toulouse to defend his lands against the northern invader simon de Montfort and the attempt by King Pedro of Aragon to use the threat of the crusade to gain influence in the Languedoc, which results in the decisive Battle of Muret.
Cast of Characters:
Simon de Montfort-earl of Leicester, viscount of Trencavel, leader of the crusade
Raymond VI-Count of Toulouse
Raymond-Roger-Count of Foix
Fulk-Bishop of Toulouse, member of the Cistercian Order
Arnaud Almaric-Cistercian abbot, papal legate
Innocent III-Pope
Pedro II-king of Aragon, count of Barcelona
Sources:
Kill Them All: Cathars and Carnage in the Albigensian Crusade-Sean McGlynn
Innocent III: Leader of Europe 1198-1216-Jane Sayers
Pope Innocent III and His Times-Joseph Clayton
The Popes: A History-John Julius Norwich
The Occitan War: A Military and Political History of the Albigensian Crusade, 1209-1218-Laurence W. Marvin
A Most Holy War: The Albigensian Crusade and the Battle for Christendom-Mark Gregory Pegg
The Perfect Heresy: The Life and Death of the Cathars-Stephen O'Shea
The Albigensian Crusade-Jonathan Sumption
The Medieval Crown of Aragon: A Short History-T. N. Bisson
Image Credit:
Pope Innocent III excommunicating the Albigensians (left). Massacre against the Albigensians by the Crusaders (right).
By Chroniques de Saint-Denis - http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=43733, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13305991
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
The Cathar Crusade, a crusade against non-violent followers of a different form of Christianity, lasted from 1209 to 1229, and resulted in the conquest of the Toulouse region by the French king, the establishment of papal domination over the Christian church in Europe and the creation of the Papal Inquisition, basically the first secret police. Part III examines the efforts of Simon de Montfort, newly appointed Vicsount of Beziers, to strengthen his control of the Languedoc and the attempt by Count Raymond of Toulouse to end his sentence of excommunication.
Cast of Characters:
Simon de Montfort-earl of Leicester, viscount of Trencavel, leader of the crusade
Raymond VI-Count of Toulouse
Raymond-Roger-Count of Foix
Arnaud Amaury-Cistercian abbot, papal legate
Fulk-Bishop of Toulouse, member of the Cistercian Order
Innocent III-Pope
Pedro II-king of Aragon, count of Barcelona
Sources:
Kill Them All: Cathars and Carnage in the Albigensian Crusade-Sean McGlynn
Innocent III: Leader of Europe 1198-1216-Jane Sayers
Pope Innocent III and His Times-Joseph Clayton
The Popes: A History-John Julius Norwich
The Occitan War: A Military and Political History of the Albigensian Crusade, 1209-1218-Laurence W. Marvin
A Most Holy War: The Albigensian Crusade and the Battle for Christendom-Mark Gregory Pegg
The Perfect Heresy: The Life and Death of the Cathars-Stephen O'Shea
The Albigensian Crusade-Jonathan Sumption
Image Credit:
Pope Innocent III excommunicating the Albigensians (left). Massacre against the Albigensians by the Crusaders (right).
By Chroniques de Saint-Denis - http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=43733, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13305991
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
The Cathar Crusade, a crusade against non-violent followers of a different form of Christianity, lasted from 1209 to 1229, and resulted in the conquest of the Toulouse region by the French king, the establishment of papal domination over the Christian church in Europe and the creation of the Papal Inquisition, basically the first secret police. Part II examines the papacy's attempt to defeat the Cathars through public debate. When debate failed, Pope Innocent III seized on a flimsy excuse to declare a crusade against the residents of the Languedoc, threatening them with the loss of their lands if they did not abandon the Cathars.
Cast of Characters:
Simon de Montfort-Earl of Leicester, leader of the crusade
Raymond VI-Count of Toulouse
Raymond Roger Trencavel-Viscount of Beziers and Carcasonne
Raymond-Roger-Count of Foix
Arnaud Almaric-Cistercian abbot, papal legate
Fulk-Bishop of Toulouse, member of the Cistercian Order
Innocent III-Pope
Pedro II-King of Aragon, count of Barcelona
Sources:
Kill Them All: Cathars and Carnage in the Albigensian Crusade-Sean McGlynn
The Occitan War: A Military and Political History of the Albigensian Crusade, 1209-1218-Laurence W. Marvin
A Most Holy War: The Albigensian Crusade and the Battle for Christendom-Mark Gregory Pegg
The Perfect Heresy: The Life and Death of the Cathars-Stephen O'Shea
The Albigensian Crusade-Jonathan Sumption
Pope Innocent III and His Times-Joseph Clayton
Innocent III: Leader of Europe 1198-1216-Jane Sayers
The Popes: A History-John Julius Norwich
The Medieval World: Europe 1100-1350-Friedrich Heer, translated by Janet Sondheimer
Image Credit:
Pope Innocent III excommunicating the Albigensians (left). Massacre against the Albigensians by the Crusaders (right).
By Chroniques de Saint-Denis - http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=43733, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13305991
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
The Cathar Crusade, a crusade against non-violent followers of a different form of Christianity, lasted from 1209 to 1229, and resulted in the conquest of the Toulouse region by the French king, the establishment of papal domination over the Christian church in Europe and the creation of the Papal Inquisition, basically the first secret police. Part I examines the initial struggle between the papacy, which wanted a hierarchical organization centered on Rome, and a loosely connected movement of charismatic, poor preachers that drove many heretics to move to the more tolerant atmosphere of the Toulouse region.
Cast of Characters:
Bernard of Clairvaux-Cistercian abbot
Alexander III-Pope
Raymond V-Count of Toulouse
Louis VII-king of France, Eleanor's ex-husband, Henry's nominal overlord for Normandy, Aquitaine and Anjou
Henry II-King of England, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, Count of Anjou
Eleanor of Aquitaine-Duchess of Aquitaine and Henry's wife
Henry the Younger-the heir of Henry II, King of England
Sources:
Kill Them All: Cathars and Carnage in the Albigensian Crusade-Sean McGlynn
The Occitan War: A Military and Political History of the Albigensian Crusade, 1209-1218-Laurence W. Marvin
A Most Holy War: The Albigensian Crusade and the Battle for Christendom-Mark Gregory Pegg
The Perfect Heresy: The Life and Death of the Cathars-Stephen O'Shea
The Albigensian Crusade-Jonathan Sumption
The War on Heresy: Faith and Power in Medieval Europe-R. I. Moore
The Popes: A History-John Julius Norwich
Henry II-W.L. Warren
The Medieval World: Europe 1100-1350-Friedrich Heer, translated by Janet Sondheimer
Image Credit:
Pope Innocent III excommunicating the Albigensians (left). Massacre against the Albigensians by the Crusaders (right).
By Chroniques de Saint-Denis - http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=43733, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13305991