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The Napoleonic Wars Podcast

Who was Napoleon Bonaparte? What was his legacy on history? And why, more than 200 years later, does the conflict which he gave his name to still matter? Join award-winning Napoleonic historians Dr Zack White, Dr Luke Reynolds, and Liam Telfer as they host Europe"s leading show devoted to the American War of Independence, French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. From interviews with leading researchers, to deep dive debates on some of the big questions, this show is ideal for those who want to start

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01:10:55

Britain's Worst Defeat? Bergen op Zoom

The Napoleonic Wars Podcast ·

2025/03/16

Did Britain suffer its worst defeat of the Napoleonic Wars at Bergen Op Zoom in 1814? If so, why? And how could this happen when the British Army was supposedly at the height of its powers in 1814? Andrew Bamford joins us for the concluding episode of his two part series looking at the British campaign in the Low Countries in 1813 and 1814. We discuss the bombardment of Antwerp, why it was doomed to failure in the first place, and what the British did next, leading to the attack on Bergen op Zoom.If

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00:56:05

The Battle for Amelia Island

The Napoleonic Wars Podcast ·

2025/03/12

David Head returns to discuss a group of American rogues and their huge designs for a spinoff of the Spanish American Wars of Independence... in Florida.Read about David Head's research here: https://www.davidheadhistory.com/about

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00:57:40

Washington's Presidency

The Napoleonic Wars Podcast ·

2025/03/09

Peter Kastor returns to talk about Washington's domestic administration, foreign policy and his legacy.Creating a Federal Government project:https://creatingafederalgovernment.wustl.edu/Peter Kastor's profile: https://history.wustl.edu/people/peter-kastor

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01:18:17

Fédon's Rebellion

The Napoleonic Wars Podcast ·

2025/03/02

In 1795, the biggest slave rebellion in British history erupted on the island of Grenada. Led by Julien Fédon, it threatened to turn the Caribbean upside down...Read about Kit Candlin's research here: https://www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/kit-candlin

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01:01:23

Lady Liberty at War: Women Soldiers of the Grande Armée

The Napoleonic Wars Podcast ·

2025/02/26

David Hopkin of Oxford University joins us to discuss the women - real and symbolic - who fought in the Grande Armée in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Who were they? How many of them were there? And how did pull it off?Check out the Folklore Society here: https://folklore-society.com/ Read about David's research here: https://www.history.ox.ac.uk/people/david-hopkin

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01:09:33

Black Redcoats at War

The Napoleonic Wars Podcast ·

2025/02/23

Matthew Taylor joins us for the second part of a long-anticipated and fascinating interview on the subject of his first book: The Corps of Colonial Marines, aka 'The Black Redcoats'.Matt's book: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Black-Redcoats-Hardback/p/49346Check out our socials, join our mailing list or browse our shop at: https://linktr.ee/napwarspod

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00:58:35

Pirates of the Americas

The Napoleonic Wars Podcast ·

2025/02/19

Pirates, privateers, smugglers - whatever you call them they are fascinating! David Head joins us to talk about the early United States, the Spanish American Wars of Independence and a group of maritime brigands who took matters into their own hands...Read about David Head's research here: https://www.davidheadhistory.com/

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01:04:22

Redcoat Officers

The Napoleonic Wars Podcast ·

2025/02/16

Kevin Linch joins us for the fourth part of a long-anticipated and fascinating series on all things British Army.Check out Kevin's book, the inspiration for this series here: Pen and Sword Books: The British Army, 1783–1815 - Hardback Kevin's other work includes: Britain and Wellington's Army: Recruitment, Society and Tradition, 1807-15 | SpringerLink Check out our socials, join our mailing list or browse our shop at: https://linktr.ee/napwarspod

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01:07:57

Washington's Government

The Napoleonic Wars Podcast ·

2025/02/12

In the second instalment of the Birth of America series we welcome Peter Kastor to discuss the presidency of the most famous Founding Father...Creating a Federal Government project: https://creatingafederalgovernment.wustl.edu/ Peter Kastor's profile: https://history.wustl.edu/people/peter-kastor

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01:05:01

Catholics of the British Army

The Napoleonic Wars Podcast ·

2025/02/09

Religious discrimination is a problem as old as religion itself. For those living in Britain in the early 19th Century a long shadow of religious turmoil lay thick over society. Memories of papist plots, civil wars and the religious roller coaster of succesive Tudor monarchies may have been more than a century in the past but they had dominated the conversaion leading to stigmatisation and the exculsion of Catholicism on a government sanctioned scale. But what, if anything did this mean for the

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00:13:18

Political Friendship - A BSECS Special

The Napoleonic Wars Podcast ·

2025/02/08

Brendan Tam joins us to talk about friendship in politics, why party political alliances are much murkier than we tend to think, and how patronage could become an instrument of blackmail in the 18th century.Support our work at https://www.patreon.com/c/thenapoleonicwarspod

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00:15:01

Hanging Soldiers - BSECS Report

The Napoleonic Wars Podcast ·

2025/02/06

Andrew Dorman and Zack have a 'ding dong' about whether civilian courts were more or less lenient than military ones, and why the Irish Military Establishment really wasn't as rubbish as people claim.We also discuss wardrobe malfunctions and Zack whines about the cold for the umpteen-thousandth time. Support our work at https://www.patreon.com/c/thenapoleonicwarspod

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01:37:29

Kiss Me Hardy

The Napoleonic Wars Podcast ·

2025/02/05

Seth Le Jacq joins us to discuss his research in how the Royal Navy prosecuted homosexuality during the 18th century, in an interview that set fire to the question list and was run entirely off the cuff, in possibly the most lively and wide-ranging episode we've ever done. Find out more about Seth's work: https://www.sethlejacq.com Support us at https://www.patreon.com/c/thenapoleonicwarspod

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00:11:54

Sexual Deviancy, women and mourning - A BSECS Special

The Napoleonic Wars Podcast ·

2025/02/03

Dr Clementine Garcenot, Severine Angers and Ella Harford take time out of the British Society for Eighteenth Century Studies Conference to talk about their research into women in the French Revolution, mourning in the Napoleonic Wars, and women's sexual deviancy in the 18th century.

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01:05:07

Hessians - Scapegoats of the American Revolution?

The Napoleonic Wars Podcast ·

2025/02/02

Why do the Hessians get all the blame for pretty much every war crime committed during the American War of Independence? Professor Friedericke Baer joins us to talk about her book on the Hessians, who they were, where they came from, and why the often-repeated claims about them simply don't stack up with the reality. Buy Friedericke's book at: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/hessians-9780190249632?cc=gb&lang=en& Support our work at

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00:15:01

Maternity in the 18th Century - A BSECS Special

The Napoleonic Wars Podcast ·

2025/02/01

Amy Wilson joins us for a vox-pop on her work looking at women and maternity in the 18th Century, with a particular focus on why Queen Charlotte was never painted as being pregnant, despite spending a total of 16 years of her life pregnant. Find out more about Amy's work at https://amywilsonstorey.com

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00:11:03

The Georgian Group - A BSECS Special Report

The Napoleonic Wars Podcast ·

2025/01/31

Thomas Whitfield from the Georgian Group explains about the organisation's important work, how they negotiate with property owners to protect the heritage of crucial Georgian buildings, and the range of events that are open to its members. Support the Georgian Group and find out more at https://georgiangroup.org.uk

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01:12:35

Redcoats in Madrid

The Napoleonic Wars Podcast ·

2025/01/29

1812 was a transformative year in the Napoleonic Wars. Whilst Napoleon lauched his disastrous invasion of Russia, at the other end of the European continent his 'Spanish Ulcer' which was the Peninsular War began to bleed. As the Allies won key victories at Ciudad Rodrigo in January, Badajoz in April and Salamanca in July it opened up an opportunity that had not even been a dream for three years, the liberation of Madrid. Maintaining that liberation would be more challenging than it first

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00:08:55

Gout, sex and manliness - a BSECS Special report

The Napoleonic Wars Podcast ·

2025/01/28

Professor Noelle Gallagher joins us for a Vox-pop from the British Society for Eighteenth Century Studies Conference. Noelle schools Zack on why gout is NOT an 18th Century disease, how society viewed gout, and why it could impact on whether man was considered as 'manly'.

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01:11:52

Birth of the USA: Confederation America

The Napoleonic Wars Podcast ·

2025/01/26

Dr Tom Cutterham joins us for the first episode of the Birth of America series, which will address US history from independence in 1783 up to 1825. Today, we discuss the Confederation period, in which America had 99 problems but a President wasn't one...Read about Tom's research here: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/history/cutterham-tom Follow the podcast, join our mailing list, and browse our shop at: https://linktr.ee/napwarspod

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