66.1 Congress of Vienna 1814, Post Napoleonic War Period
The Congress of Vienna 1814 at the end of the long Napoleonic Wars led to a period of relative peace on the continent of Europe. A network of institutions was established known as the ‘Concert of Euro...
8 Apr 202223min
65.3 Napoleon's Invasion of Russia 1812
The French army invades Russia. The Russians retreat deep into their own territory then confront the French at the inconclusive Battle of Borodino of September 1812. Napoleon leads his men into Moscow...
18 Mars 202227min
65.2 Napoleon's Conquest of Central Europe, and the Peninsular War
The French invade Prussia and capture its capital Berlin, and then move into Poland and take Warsaw. Napoleon and Tsar Alexander then agreed the Treaties of Tilsit. The greatest resistance to French d...
11 Mars 202227min
65.1 Napoleonic Wars - Intro
Peace could potentially have lasted after the treaties of Lunéville and Amiens of 1801 and 1802 had the great powers accepted each others’ spheres of influence. However, the agreements turned out to b...
4 Mars 202222min
64.6 Battles of the Nile 1798 and Marengo 1800
Napoleon leads the French into Egypt but is defeated at the Battle of the Nile by the British. Afterwards the Russians and Austrians push back against the French in Italy, but then suffer a reverse at...
28 Jan 202221min
64.5 French Revolutionary Wars - Napoleon's Conquest of Italy
The French invade Belgium in 1794 and the Netherlands in 1795. The coalition against them starts to fall apart as individual members came to terms. Russia, Prussia and Austria are distracted by their ...
21 Jan 202227min
64.3 The French Revolution 1789
The French king from 1774, Louis XVI, was poorly equipped for the role of national leader at a difficult time. His tragedy was that he had good intentions and a strong sense of responsibility. But he ...
7 Jan 202227min
