4.6: Internal and External Challenges to State Power from 1450 to 1750

Across both land and sea based empires, some folks weren’t happy with their absolute monarchs and enslaving overlords. There were challenges to state power left and right, not just over invasive colonizers, but also over beards.

Videos:

Heimler's History | Challenges to State Power, 1450-1750

Crash Course US History | The Natives and the English

Jim Rhoades | Chapter 4.6

World of Ikerd | 4.6 & 4.7: Challenges to State Power and Changing Social Heirarchies

Dobbiecast History | 4.6 & 4.7: Challenges to State Power and New Social Heirarchies

Freeman-Pedia | Illustrative Example: Cossacks

Freeman-Pedia | Illustrative Example: The Maratha-Mughal Conflict