Episode 37: Q1-1801 - The bedroom assassins
1801. January… February… March… Three months in which the assassination of Tsar Paul stuns Europe… The Act of Union brings together Britain and Ireland... And Austria and France sign the Treaty of Lun...
5 Jun 20241h 40min
KATHY BURK on diplomatic history
Kathleen Burk, Professor Emerita of Modern and Contemporary History at University College London, is an amazing historian whose books spanning a long and distinguished career reflect the breadth of he...
30 Mai 202432min
In conversation: Alan Forrest and Charles Esdaile
Professor Alan Forrest of the University of York sat down with his long time academic friend Charles Esdaile to talk about the Napoleon Movie, the legacy of the Emperor and more.
22 Mai 20241h 13min
LOUIS SARKOZY on Napoleon’s Library
Louis Sarkozy talks to Bernie Campbell about his upcoming book on Napoleon's Library, the cultural influence of the Emperor and how his legacy is seen today in France.
15 Mai 202448min
In conversation: Michael Broers and Charles Esdaile
Professor Emeritus Michael Broers of the University of Oxford, biography of Napoleon and historical adviser to 'Napoleon' (2023), sat down virtually with his old chum and sparring partner Charles Esda...
9 Mai 202458min
Production update: Charles, slaynt vie déy gerrid!
A Napoleonic professor is despatched to the field hospital, delaying our next main episode by a month. But we have lots of bonus episodes in the meantime.
9 Mai 20246min
Containing Russia: Lessons from history
Dr Rachel Blackman-Rogers is joined by King's College London colleague Professor Andrew Lambert to discuss the current conflict in Ukraine and how lessons from history can be applied to contemporary c...
2 Mai 202455min
The wider world in 1800
Bernie Campbell takes us on a whistlestop tour of the world as it was at the turn of the 19th century, in the company of Professor Alexander Mikaberidze of Louisiana State University-Shreveport and th...
25 Apr 20241h 8min
