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The Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Habsburgs #1
How did a small family from Switzerland become Europe's greatest dynasty?

The Netherlands - Why Belgium?
There is a faultline in Europe, from the North Sea to the Alps. Belgium sits halfway.

The Netherlands - The Dutch Golden Age
How Amsterdam became one of the world's leading cities in a few short decades

The Netherlands - Orange Fever
How did a few boggy provinces become one of the trading heavyweights of the world?

The USA - The Melting Pot
Misha Glenny on the people came to America, and the people who were there first

The USA - The Borderlands
To invent a country you have to define a country. Misha Glenny on the borders of the USA.

The USA - It'll Never Work!
Misha Glenny on the invention of the most powerful country in the world

Germany - Germany Unified
Bismarck, Prussia ... and just how big will Germany be?

Germany - The Rise of Prussia
Misha Glenny on the rise of Prussia under Frederick the Great

Germany - A Hotly Contested Piece of Real Estate
Misha Glenny with a new history of Germany before the Nazis and two world wars