The Attacks on Copenhagen 1801 1807; Københavns bombardement
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. First episode of a 3-episode arc on the British attacks on Copenhagen. This covers Danish history and Copenhagen history through the lon...
23 Apr 202552min
Empiricism for Everyone! Napoleon's Invasion of England
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. The defense of England is reviewed in terms of manpower, construction and engineering and advanced technology. We start off with the emp...
9 Apr 202538min
Napoleon's Invasion of England
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. One of the most important things that ever happened was this thing that never happened. And that of course was Napoleon's invasion of Br...
26 Mars 202538min
1803 The End of Amiens
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. Britain begins the war and many of the French banks teeter on the edge of destruction as a consequence. This episode covers the openin...
12 Mars 202528min
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 ...
26 Feb 202530min
Napoleon's American Dream and the Louisiana Purchase
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. Napoleon, from his bath, angrily threw a snuffbox at his brothers Joseph and Lucien. Worse, a lot of the nice warm bathwater splashed ou...
19 Feb 202520min
The Peace of Amiens; an Experiment
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. A peace that leads to War? We look at the clash of realities from philosophical to practical questions of empire between France and Brit...
12 Feb 202532min
1801 Pitt Absent; Napoleon Ascendent
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. We are covering 1801. The 3 key issues are: Pitt resigns over catholic emancipation. He is replaced by his friend Addington. Pitt ...
5 Feb 202530min
