The Age of Napoleon Podcast

Episodios

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  Episode 141: Uneasy Lies the Head 01.09.2026 1h 6m

  1810 saw a dangerous deterioration in Franco-Russian relations. Elsewhere in Europe, the Prussian and British royal families were struck by personal tragedies that would change the fates of their nations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Episode 140: The Empire of Commerce 31.07.2026 57m

  During 1810, Napoleon made drastic changes to his Continental System. We check in on the economic war, and get to know the people who dared to violate Bonaparte's blockade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  July 4th Special Episode 04.07.2026 59m

  A little bonus material in honor of the 250th anniversary of America's Declaration of Independence: a conversation with Will Clark of Grey History and David Montgomery of The Siècle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Episode 139: The Jacobin Prince 01.07.2026 1h 10m

  After a humiliating military defeat by the Russians, Sweden found itself strategically isolated, politically unstable, and without an heir to the throne. Desperate to change course, the Swedes turned to an almost unbelievably unlikely savior. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Episode 138: Le Brutal 31.05.2026 1h 3m

  A guide to the artillery of the Napoleonic era... the artillery was a marvel of organization and logistics, and stood at the forefront of technical and doctrinal innovation. Its internal culture made a major impact on Napoleon's character and outlook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Episode 137: Spain on the Precipice 01.05.2026 58m

  Late 1809 saw disaster after disaster for the Spanish Patriots. The French were ascendant in Iberia, but the Empire was struggling with the expense of constant warfare, and Wellington was preparing to fight on, even without his Spanish allies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Episode 136: The Stumbling Colossus 01.04.2026 58m

  1809 was another trying year for the Spanish Patriots. The will to resist remained strong, but the Spanish leadership seemed unable to come up with a winning strategy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Episode 135: A Bed of Roses 01.03.2026 57m

  The spring and summer of 1810 saw Napoleon enjoying life as a newlywed. Bonaparte was happy, but there were ominous signs of trouble ahead. He himself would later admit the Empire was headed towards "the edge of the abyss." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Episode 134: By Gentler Means 17.02.2026 56m

  Napoleon's search for a new wife eventually led to Vienna, where the new Austrian Foreign Minister, Klemens von Metternich, was preparing to take Austria in a new direction on the world stage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Prix Napoléon Special Episode 16.01.2026 36m

  We interview David Serero of the Festival Napoléon and get a special message from Will Clark of Grey History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Episode 133: Long Live America 01.01.2026 1h 2m

  News of the Abdications of Bayonne shook Spanish colonial societies to their foundations. Within a few years, the nations of South and Central America would be on the road to independence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Episode 132: The Old Master 01.12.2025 1h 5m

  We examine Spanish America on the eve of the Wars of Independence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Episode 131: The Sacrifice 01.11.2025 1h 2m

  Josephine was the great love of Napoleon's life, but in late 1809, he had their marriage annulled -- how had it come to this? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Episode 130: The Heart of the Empire 01.10.2025 56m

  We examine Napoleon's private life, with a special focus on the most important person in it: the charming and controversial Empress of the French, Josephine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Episode 129: I Am Charlemagne 01.09.2025 1h 7m

  In the summer of 1809, General Sir Arthur Wellesley led a small British army into Spain. While the war raged on, Napoleon was also picking a political fight with a powerful enemy: the Roman Catholic Church. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Episode 128: To Conquer a Throne 01.08.2025 1h 9m

  Iberia, 1809: the Aragonese capital of Zaragoza was under siege once again. To the west, the French prepared another invasion of Portugal. Meanwhile, in London, the British leadership debated a renewed commitment in this theater of the war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Episode 127: The Liberators 01.07.2025 1h 6m

  Throughout 1809, small groups of brave (or foolish) German patriots tried to stir up nationalist uprisings against France. Meanwhile, in Iberia, a very ugly war dragged on with no end in sight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Episode 126: Martyrs and Scapegoats 01.06.2025 1h 7m

  Late 1809: Napoleon negotiated a punitive peace treaty with Austria and survived a strange assassination attempt. Meanwhile, the British launched a surprise invasion of the continent and dealt with political controversies at home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Episode 125: An Age Forlorn 01.05.2025 1h 1m

  After his victory at Wagram, Napoleon pursued the Austrians. Peace was in the air, but the war would end on an almost unbelievably dramatic note in the middle of a Bohemian thunderstorm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Episode 124: My Blood for the Emperor 01.04.2025 1h 15m

  In the summer of 1809, Napoleon crossed the Danube again to confront Archduke Charles and the Habsburg field army and avenge his defeat at Aspern-Essling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices