The Age of Napoleon Podcast
The Age of Napoleon is a history podcast about the life and career of Napoleon Bonaparte as well as the general context of Europe between the early eighteenth and early nineteenth century. It is about big trends and the grand sweep of history, as well as the smaller, individual stories that bring them to life.
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Episode 66: Master of France
Bonaparte finally takes the last legal step towards dictatorship, and we begin a discussion of his most important legacy: the Napoleonic Code.
32 min
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Episode 65: The Blank Slate
The Treaty of Amiens is greeted with celebrations around the world. With peace, Napoleon prepares to embark on an ambitious program of reform.
31 min
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Episode 64: The Last Treaty
After 8 years of war, Britain and France were finally on the road to peace.
35 min
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Episode 63: Definitive Peace
After their defeat at Hohenlinden, the Austrians return to the negotiating table, resulting in a treaty that threw the entire future of the Holy Roman Empire into doubt.
35 min
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Episode 62; The World Stage
The War of the 2nd Coalition is winding down, but peace proves elusive.
37 min
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Episode 61: Triumph and Temptation
Horatio Nelson continues to build his reputation as one of the most brilliant sailors of the age.
59 min
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Episode 60: Do Much or Be Ruined
With the outbreak of war, Nelson vows to either make his career or destroy himself in the effort.
37 min
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Episode 59: That Great Little Man
We examine the early career of Horatio Nelson, one of Napoleon's ablest and most implacable opponents.
34 min
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Episode 58: Stalemate
Austria drops out of the war, leaving Britain to continue the struggle against France alone.
39 min
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Episode 57: The Infernal Machine
After Marengo, Napoleon's secret police did battle with violent radicals in the political underground.
39 min
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Episode 56: The Fruits of Victory
Does the Battle of Marengo deserve its reputation as one of Napoleon's greatest victories?
38 min
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Episode 55: The Promise
Napoleon marches against the Austrians yet again, with the future of his new regime hanging in the balance. What followed was one of the most dramatic and consequential campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars, culminating in the first great battle of the 19th century: Marengo.
48 min
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Episode 54: The New Covenant
Napoleon outmaneuvers his rivals and secures his position as dictator of France with an undemocratic referendum.
37 min
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Episode 53: Marx and the Coup with Matt Christman
Matt Christman returns for a conversation about the significance of 18 Brumaire.
31 min
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Episode 52: The Morning After
We examine the aftermath and significance of the Coup of 18 Brumaire.
34 min
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Episode 51: The Sword of Brumaire
Napoleon makes his triumphal return to France and joins a coup plot that will culminate in his rise to power.
44 min
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Episode 50: Egypt Epilogue with Derek Davison
Derek Davison returns to discuss Middle Eastern history in the wake of the French Expedition.
52 min
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Episode 49: Meanwhile, in Europe
While Napoleon was away in Egypt, the revolution faced new struggles in Europe.
32 min
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Episode 48: Leaving Egypt
Murat's cavalry secure another crushing victory over the Mamelukes, but news from France leads Napoleon to abandon the expedition
43 min
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Episode 47: A Spectacle of Death
With the dream of an eastern empire collapsing, Bonaparte launches an invasion of Syria.
39 min
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Episode 46: The End of Illusion
The expedition's bad luck continues. The people of Egypt finally reach their breaking point.
35 min
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Episode 45: In Debt with Zachary Stoltzfus
A conversation about debt and property in revolutionary and Napoleonic France
26 min
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Episode 44: Ali Bonaparte
Relations between France and other great powers deteriorate. The Army of the Orient occupies Cairo, and the French immediately run into difficulties governing.
42 min
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Episode 43: Brave Despair
The British Mediterranean Fleet under Horatio Nelson spends months chasing the naval component of the Egypt Expedition. They finally catch the French at Aboukir Bay and fight the decisive Battle of the Nile.
31 min
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Episode 42: The Scorched Plains
The Army of the Orient pushes deeper into Egypt and learns painful lessons about life and death in the desert.
40 min