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The Age of Napoleon Podcast

Everett Rummage

The Age of Napoleon is a history podcast about the life and career of Napoleon Bonaparte as well as the general context of Europe between the early eighteenth and early nineteenth century. It is about big trends and the grand sweep of history, as well as the smaller, individual stories that bring them to life.

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All Episodes

73:26

Grey History Collaboration

The Age of Napoleon Podcast ·

2024/04/16

I recently recorded a collaboration with Will Clark of Grey History: the French Revolution.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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51:31

Episode 112: The Way of the Bandit

The Age of Napoleon Podcast ·

2024/04/01

In the Spring of 1808, Napoleon installed his brother Joseph on the Spanish throne. However, the people of Madrid had had enough of the French, and took matters into their own hands.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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55:50

Episode 111: Bad Omens

The Age of Napoleon Podcast ·

2024/03/01

With Portugal conquered, Napoleon turned his attention to Spain. As French troops began occupying the country, it soon became clear they were sitting on a political powder keg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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61:46

Episode 110: Barbarians

The Age of Napoleon Podcast ·

2024/02/01

1807 saw Napoleon and the British jockeying for influence among the remaining neutral states of Europe. Average people paid the price for this competition.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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56:52

Episode 109: The Rise of the Sausage-Maker

The Age of Napoleon Podcast ·

2024/01/01

In 1808, France would find itself in a new war on the Iberian Peninsula. How did Napoleon find himself engaged in a new war less than a year after the Treaty of Tilsit? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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51:55

Episode 108: Europe Under the Eagle

The Age of Napoleon Podcast ·

2023/12/01

By 1808, the Napoleonic empire stretched from Poland to the Pyrenees, and from the North Sea to the southern tip of Italy. How was Europe adjusting to Napoleon's new order? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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52:21

Episode 107: The Will of the Emperor

The Age of Napoleon Podcast ·

2023/11/01

By 1809, Napoleon had ruled France for a decade. How did the Napoleonic regime actually function? How could one person effectively exercise his will over half a continent? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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53:06

Episode 106: The Art of Power

The Age of Napoleon Podcast ·

2023/09/30

In Europe at the dawn of the nineteenth century, art and politics were deeply intertwined, sometimes in surprising ways. No one understood this better than Napoleon Bonaparte. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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59:35

Episode 105: The Imperial City

The Age of Napoleon Podcast ·

2023/09/01

During his 15 years in power, Napoleon put an indelible mark on his adopted city: Paris. The First Empire was a formative period in the history of the city, but what did it mean for average people? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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56:26

Episode 104: Man of the Century

The Age of Napoleon Podcast ·

2023/08/01

Napoleon's new treaty with Russia had totally transformed European geopolitics. What did it mean for the future of the continent? For France? For Napoleon himself? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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55:01

Episode 103: The Two Eagles

The Age of Napoleon Podcast ·

2023/07/01

In the summer of 1807, the emperors of France and Russia, and the King and Queen of Prussia met at the Baltic town of Tilsit for a remarkable diplomatic summit aimed at forging a new geopolitical status quo for Europe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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75:16

Episode 102: Bennigsen's Gamble

The Age of Napoleon Podcast ·

2023/06/01

In the summer of 1807, Napoleon was on the verge of seizing a prize that had eluded him for 6 months: Königsberg. The end of the war was in sight, but before he could take the city, he would have to deal with a bold surprise attack on his rear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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61:20

Episode 101: Beyond Bravery

The Age of Napoleon Podcast ·

2023/05/01

As Napoleon struggled to rebuild his army after Eylau, French forces lay siege to the port city of Danzig. In late Spring, the Grande Armée went back out on campaign, to square off against General Bennigsen once again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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64:56

Episode 100: What a Massacre

The Age of Napoleon Podcast ·

2023/04/01

The Battle of Eylau was the greatest challenge of Napoleon's career so far. For two days, the French and Russian armies fought with unbelievable tenacity in the worst conditions imaginable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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60:46

The Soul of a Free Man

The Age of Napoleon Podcast ·

2023/03/01

A recording of a recent talk I gave on the life of Toussaint Louverture You can find out more about the Symposium at: https://www.historysymposium.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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54:42

Episode 99: Dangers of Every Kind

The Age of Napoleon Podcast ·

2023/02/01

In January of 1807, Napoleon ordered his men to make winter quarters and turned his attention to an exciting, but dangerous new mistress with a hidden agenda. But before the month was over, fate would draw the Grande Armée back out on campaign. Also, I am writing Dr. Alexander Mikaberidze's name here in the notes, in case some of you are wondering how to spell it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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53:34

Episode 98: Eagles East

The Age of Napoleon Podcast ·

2023/01/01

France and the Grande Armée were growing tired of war, but in the winter of 1806, Napoleon led his forces east, into a harsh, new environment that would test the limits of his soldiers' endurance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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52:39

Episode 97: The Rights of War

The Age of Napoleon Podcast ·

2022/12/01

As Napoleon and the Grande Armée enjoyed a pleasant interlude in occupied Berlin, the war was escalating in unprecedented ways. Sailors, smugglers, and corsairs all over the world were engaged in a new style of total economic warfare. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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62:58

Episode 96: Our Favorite Enemy

The Age of Napoleon Podcast ·

2022/11/01

After their defeats at Jena and Auerstedt, the vaunted Prussian army collapsed in the face of Napoleon's onslaught. As the French pushed into the heart of Central Europe, their presence began to awaken complicated nationalist feelings on both sides. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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62:33

Episode 95: The Iron Marshal's Stand

The Age of Napoleon Podcast ·

2022/10/01

Germany, 1806: while Napoleon was winning another triumph at the Battle of Jena, the Third Corps of his army was forced to fight alone in a desperate battle against a superior force. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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