New episode! Josephine was the great love of Napoleon's life, but in late 1809, he had their marriage annulled -- how had it come to this?
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Episode 131 is now available ad-free to Patreon subscribers. The free version will be out shortly
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New episode! 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. www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect...
Episode 130 is now available ad-free to Patreon subscribers. The free version will be out shortly. www.patreon.com/posts/episod...
New episode! 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. www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect...
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New episode! 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. www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect...
Very cool, I had no idea!
New episode! 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. www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect...
Apparently this dynamic created problems among the junior officers as well, because those who joined the Portuguese forces got Portuguese ranks TWO higher than their British ranks (later reduced to one, but still)
Episode 128 is now available ad-free to Patreon supporters. The free version will be out shortly. www.patreon.com/posts/episod...
Wow, beautiful! Beresford seems to have inspired strong feelings in people, it sounds like he may have been lacking in social graces
@ageofnapoleon.bsky.social it's old and you can literally feel the print but damn it's good and written by a man who fought in the Peninsular War, though he really hates Beresford
I've thought about it! But it would be quite an undertaking, I don't have Napoleon's flair for logistics
Not completely, but I'm not using it nearly as much as I used to.
New episode! 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. www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect...
Episode 127 is now available ad-free to Patreon subscribers. The free version will be out shortly. www.patreon.com/posts/episod...
huh, I've never heard of that. They should all stay up permanently
New episode! In 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. www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect...
Episode 126 is now available ad-free to Patreon supporters. The free version will be out shortly.
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Thanks, much appreciated!
New episode! 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. www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect...
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I posted a sad personal update on Patreon. Townes the cat, the source of the occasional errant feline noise in the background of the show, has died.
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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. www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect...
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In case you missed it, I just released another subscribers-only bonus episode. We now have 33 of these: there are hours of Napoleonic history content available for just $2/month.
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Sorry about that! I've never encountered this problem before, it sounds like it could be an issue with your podcasting app
I do! I have already read the former, saving the latter for when I cover Salamanca on the show
New episode! As the War of the Fifth Coalition raged on, anti-French rebels rose up in the Alps and a remarkable Royal Navy captain fought one of the era's strangest battles on the Atlantic. www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect...
