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
1799 Bruix, Algeciras and the British Nightmare
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. "I was between the devil and the deep sea." The Royal Navy's nightmare was that a powerful French fleet would break out of blockade and ...
29 Jan 202535min
1800; Marengo, Hohenlinden and the End of the 2nd Coalition
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. This covers the year 1800. We get Napoleon's first year as First Consul, and the two campaigns that drive Austria out of the 2nd Coaliti...
15 Jan 202542min
