1803 Sebastiani and the failure of Peace of Amiens

1803 Sebastiani and the failure of Peace of Amiens

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. We take a look at how the Napoleonic Wars broke out. Napoleon had a different understanding of the world situation than the Addington government and the British public. We also examine the failure of Russia to mediate between the two powers. We go into both the understanding of the British for why restating the war was a good idea, and Napoleon's of keeping the peace. In the end Napoleon would have had to conc...

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The Ending of Corruption; Boring Administrative History

The Ending of Corruption; Boring Administrative History

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. We have a real example of a cultural change brought about by the pressures of war. The great weapon of war against corruption is accoun...

1 Apr 47min

Boring Administrative History; Intelligence and Communication

Boring Administrative History; Intelligence and Communication

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. Before the 1807 attack on Denmark, Napoleon gave an ultimatum to Denmark, to Talleyrand’s horror btw. The ultimatum was for Denmark to t...

25 Mar 25min

India, China, Japan, Vietnam and Muscat in the Napoleonic Wars

India, China, Japan, Vietnam and Muscat in the Napoleonic Wars

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. You probably know that by the middle of the 19th century, the British dominated India. The British introduced railroads and electricity...

11 Mar 1h

Ottoman Empire; The Sick Man of Europe

Ottoman Empire; The Sick Man of Europe

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. For the Ottoman empire the French Revolution to Waterloo have a definte arc, and it isn’t pretty, and there is some coverage up to the Cr...

25 Feb 41min

Qajari Persia; the Origins of the Great Game

Qajari Persia; the Origins of the Great Game

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. A scientific expedition, led by Jean Bruguière and Guillaume Olivier. Now they truly were scientists, but they were also diplomats secre...

11 Feb 41min

Belgium is born; Talleyrand in History concluded

Belgium is born; Talleyrand in History concluded

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. In a great triumph for France, and Talleyrand personally, Belgium is born. This is one of history's true ironies because of how the exis...

28 Jan 1h

Talleyrand in History Part 7; 1815-1830

Talleyrand in History Part 7; 1815-1830

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. “Talleyrand was in a black mood. All that he had achieved over the past eighteen months had been destroyed: the bloodless and amiable re...

21 Jan 43min

1815 The Hundred Days; Talleyrand in History Part 6

1815 The Hundred Days; Talleyrand in History Part 6

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. There is a commonplace, dismissive, reductive argument you will hear all the time. That napoleon stood no chance. Even if he had triump...

14 Jan 47min

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