# Episode 531: Canons to the Right of Them!

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Podcast: [Western Civ](https://stenobird.com/podcast/western-civ-780766)
Published: 2026-04-10T14:00:02+00:00
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## Resource

The Crimean War really does sound the advance warning of the death knell for the Concert of Europe. If only anyone knew that... Western Civ 2.0

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