The Age of Napoleon Podcast
Episodes
Episode 41: To the Land of the Gods
09 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Army of the Orient sets sail. They make a brief stop in Malta, where Napoleon clashes with an ancient organization of religious pirates. The Frenc...
Episode 40: Davison Pasha
21 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
An interview with the writer and historian Derek Davison, who helps us look past the myths and orientalist fantasies to see the Middle East as it actu...
Episode 39: East and West
07 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Napoleon cajoles the Austrians into signing a peace treaty... a treaty which practically guarantees another war in the future. He begins planning the ...
Episode 38: The Kansas Campaign
20 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A special interview with military historians Dr. Mark Gerges, Dr. Jonathan Abel, and Dr. John Kuehn, experts on the Napoleonic era from the US Army Co...
Episode 37: Breaking the Pendulum
07 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
While Napoleon fought in Italy, French politics oscillated dangerously between left and right. Finally, a fraught election and divisions within the Di...
Episode 36: Questions and Answers
19 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We take a break from the narrative to answer listener questions on topics ranging from the organization of the revolutionary armies to pop culture to ...
Episode 35: King of Italy
27 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Bonaparte returns to Italy after Leoben, and is already coming into his own as a political figure. He is reunited with Josephine, and enjoys an opulen...
Episode 34: The Road to Leoben
12 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The First Italian Campaign reaches its less-than-dramatic conclusion with Napoleon's invasion of Austria. We take a look back on this remarkable perio...
Episode 33: The Final Effort
24 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With the Mantua garrison on the brink of starvation, the Austrians under Alvinczy launch one last relief attempt. General Sérurier returns, and Gener...
Episode 32: The Fate of Italy
11 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Napoleon faces a new opponent, who gives the Army of Italy their toughest fight of the campaign so far. He suffers his first defeats as commander-in-c...
Episode 31: The Walls of Mantua
30 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Army of Italy pushes north to support a French offensive in Germany, but finds Wurmser already back on the march, leading to a major battle at Bas...
Episode 30: Risk and Reward
15 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Army of Italy faces off against Field Marshal Wurmser, and finds itself in its toughest fight of the campaign so far. Bonaparte takes some calcula...
Episode 29: To the Victor Go the Spoils
03 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Army of Italy beats Beaulieu one last time, then takes a lucrative detour south and confronts the Pope. Napoleon and Josephine are finally reunite...
Episode 28: The Liberation of Lombardy
19 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Napoleon finally enters Milan. The French conquest has divided Lombardy-- radicals are eager to follow the example of the revolution, but many others ...
Episode 27: The Legend of Lodi
04 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The First Italian Campaign continues. Napoleon outfoxes the Austrians and takes Milan. The Army of Italy fights a famous battle at Lodi, which probabl...
Episode 26: The Promised Land
17 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We meet some of the leaders of the Army of Italy. The First Italian Campaign begins in dramatic fashion, with two weeks of lightning battles at Monten...
Episode 25: Naked and Underfed
27 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We meet the Army of Italy, which Napoleon finds in a "state of destitution." Paris provides little support, but Bonaparte attempts to get his command ...
Episode 24: To Destiny
12 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For better and for worse, a new government takes over in Paris: the Directory. Napoleon and Josephine are married, and we examine her unhappy early li...
Epiode 23: Momentum
25 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
An update from the armies at the front: French success continues in the Netherlands, and the long-suffering Dutch radicals finally have their day. In ...
Episode 22: The Man of Bronze
08 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With the defeat of the French left, the right begins a violent resurgence, culminating in a rebellion that nearly conquers Paris. Napoleon saves the C...
Episode 21: Down and Out in Paris
23 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With so many of his political patrons dead, Napoleon's career stalls. He spends some aimless months in the capital trying to improve his situation. He...
Episode 20: Thermidor
01 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
An eclectic episode. Napoleon gets out of jail, fights another battle in northern Italy, and comes tantalizingly close to a triumphant return to Corsi...
Episode Nineteen: The Principles of Mountain Warfare
19 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Napoleon reports for duty with the Army of Italy, which is fighting a tough campaign in the rugged Alps. André Masséna is introduced. Napoleon's pla...
Episode Eighteen: Vindication
05 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Napoleon takes charge as head of artillery for the Army of the Alps, clashes with his incompetent commanders, and finally wins recognition on the batt...
Episode Seventeen: A Nation in Arms
16 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Napoleon finally reports to the regular army, just as France sinks deeper into chaos. The Jacobins come to power and launch The Reign of Terror. The a...
Episode Sixteen: Into the Storm
01 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
SURVEY: https://survey.libsyn.com/ageofnapoleon Napoleon returns to Corsica. The former king is executed; royalists rise up to avenge him. Napoleon...
Episode Fifteen: the Mob
23 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Napoleon bungles his first test as a National Guard officer and bears witness to the revolution's darkest days survey: survey.libsyn.com/ageofnapoleon...
A Guide to the Infantry of the Napoleonic Era
10 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A short episode delving into the organization, equipment, and uniforms of Napoleonic foot-soldiers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....
Episode Fourteen: The People's Army
28 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Back on the mainland, 1792 saw the revolution face an existential crisis, which gave birth to a new new kind of army. Topics include Count Guibert and...
Episode Thirteen: The Coriscan Gracchi
22 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Bonaparte brothers launch their political careers with very mixed success, Paoli returns from exile a changed man, and we take a close look at the...
Episode Twelve: Long Live the Fatherland
12 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Napoleon is bored in a peacetime army and fills his time with writing and the study of military theory. He returns to Corsica for the first time since...
Episode Eleven: Cadet Paille-au-nez
27 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Napoleon grows up: surviving military school, coping with the death of his father, and becoming an officer in record time. Also discussed: Bourrienne'...
Episode Ten: As the Fatherland Was Dying
17 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
the life and death of Carlo Bonaparte, Napoleon's childhood, Napoleon leaves home Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode Nine: The Iron Soil of Corsica
30 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Napoleon's roots. Topics include: vendettas, the Corsican War of Independence, Napoleon's hero- Pasquale Paoli, and James Boswell's Corsica cosplay Le...
Bonus Episode: Robespierre
17 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Topics include: the life and career of Maximilien Robespierre and The Terror Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bonus Episode
02 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Bonus Episode by The Age of Napoleon Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bonus Episode: The 28th Messidor of Matt Christman
17 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A discussion on Karl Marx's '18 Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte' with podcaster, writer, and Marx enthusiast Matt Christman. Topics include Napoleon III's...
Episode Eight: Fracture
04 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
French society begins to fracture as the Revolution goes off the rails. Topics include the first Bastille Day, the Catholic counter-revolution, the é...
Episode Seven: The Undesired
13 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The road to the French Revolution. The Bastille, the Tennis Court Oath, the Women's March on Versailles, the Great Fear, and Lafayette (yes, that Lafa...
Episode Six: The King's Army
30 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Topics include: military life in the 18th century, officer culture, battles, desertion, and the life story and real adventures of the poor man of Togg...
Episode 5.5: The Doomed Regime
25 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Rounding out the discussion of 18th century France from episode 5. Topics include politics, the economy, diplomacy, and workin' for the King of Prussi...
Episode Five: The Setting Sun
21 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
topics include Louis XIV and his disastrous successors, the people and society of 18th century France, and a dog who became a saint (kind of) Learn mo...
Episode Four: Nemesis
06 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Great Britain in the Eighteenth century. Politics, society, and the industrialization (or lack thereof) of the British economy special cameo by Hank t...
Episode Three: Eastern Ambitions
29 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Topics include: the Habsburgs, the Holy Roman Empire, Prussia, the wars of Frederick the Great, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and the Ottoman Empire Learn m...
Episode 2.5: The Advances of Dr. Struensee
22 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Bonus mini-episode with a show announcement and a good story about Denmark Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode Two: Enlightenment and Tyranny
14 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Topics include: The Enlightenment, absolute monarchy, Portugal, Spain, Italy, and the Netherlands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...
Episode One: The Basics
31 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Episode one of a history podcast about the Napoleonic Era Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices