Ready for war: France in 1804-5 (w/ Alan Forrest)
Prof Emeritus Alan Forrest of the University of York, biographer of Napoleon, is back in conversation with Alex Stevenson to give his appraisal of imperial France as it was in 1804-05. Featuring - Fra...
15 Okt 202546min
Episode 49: Q1-1804 - Conspiracists and conspirators
1804. January… February… March… Three months in which Napoleon acts ruthlessly by abducting and killing a royalist figurehead... Both Haiti and Louisiana face momentous questions about their future......
5 Okt 20251h 54min
Battlefield despatches: Dego, Q2-1796
April 1796 - time for another critical chapter in the young Napoleon Bonaparte's legendary Italian campaign, brought to you once again by our Battlefield Despatches dream team. Clemens Bemmann present...
24 Sep 20251h 36min
From Toulon to the Nile: Rival fleets and the struggle for Mediterranean supremacy
Bernie Campbell is joined by Rachel Blackman-Rogers of King's College London and Olivier Aranda of the University of Western Brittany to discuss naval strategy in the Mediterranean theatre in the 1790...
13 Sep 202557min
1804-5: What to discuss?
Yes, it's the planning meeting once again - this is the third go in our festival of bureaucracy, the critical discussion which sees us sort out what each of our main episodes should include as topics ...
3 Sep 20251h 45min
Episode 48: Q4-1803 - Haiti, free at last
1803. October… November… December… Three months in which French forces wave the white flag on Saint-Domingue... In Washington the Louisiana Purchase gets a green light from Congress - without working ...
23 Aug 20252h 21min
Battlefield despatches: Assaye, Sep 23rd 1803
This episode offers a deep dive into the pivotal Battle of Assaye fought on September 23, 1803, a clash that shaped British dominance in India and forged the reputation of Arthur Wellesley—better know...
13 Aug 20252h 11min
Nelson's patent bridge: The Battle of Cape St Vincent, 14 February 1797
Rachel Blackman-Rogers and Catherine Scheybeler, both of King's College London, join Alex Stevenson for an in-depth look at one of Horatio Nelson's most famous formative battles. The Royal Navy in the...
2 Aug 20251h 12min
