Blood and Gold (with Dan Snow)
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Learning from Defeats to Drive Cultural Change
Defeats such as the English inability to secure kingship in France due to a battlefield advantage led to significant cultural changes. The French, despite the catastrophic loss, learned and adapted by incorporating gunpowder weapons, marking a shift in their culture. The English, though holding Calais for years after, did not achieve much else. These defeats often serve as pivotal points for cultures to evolve by learning from failures over time.
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