Podcast Episodes

Thank God I Have Done My Duty

In October 1805, a Franco-Spanish fleet sailed out of Cadiz to seek a confrontation with a British fleet under Horatio Nelson. What ensued was one of the greatest naval battles of all time.

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Published on 3 years, 10 months ago

Six Hours

Napoleon famously said that if he could control the English Channel for 6 hours, he would control the world. In 1805, the French navy launched an audacious plan to buy the Emperor his 6 hours. But to…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

In the Hands of a Giant

The Battle of Austerlitz changed Europe forever. As news of his triumph reverberated across Europe, Napoleon began to redraw the map of the continent.

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Published on 4 years ago

The Battle of the Three Emperors

On the first anniversary of his coronation, Napoleon faced off against a powerful Coalition army. With France's strategic situation deteriorating by the hour, he formed an audacious plan to win the w…

Published on 4 years, 1 month ago

The Chase

Napoleon pursues a Coalition army through Austria. Masséna fights in Italy. Prussian neutrality finally ends.

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Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

The Fortunes of War

A new coalition forms against France. Napoleon leads his new army into Germany in a stunning, lightning campaign.

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Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

The Eagles of Boulogne

Napoleon brings his army to the Channel Coast and builds it into one of the most formidable war machines in military history. Meanwhile, talk of another anti-French Coalition begins to swirl in the o…

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

The Crown of Charlemagne

On December 2nd, 1804, Napoleon crowned himself Emperor.

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Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

The Eagle's Landing

We examine Napoleon's colonial policies, the tragic end of Toussaint Louverture, and the final act of the Haitian War of Independence.

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Published on 4 years, 6 months ago

Free Haiti

After his victory over Britain, Toussaint Louverture began a new struggle: to build a new country out of the ruins of war and rebellion. Louverture had a bright vision for the future, but old divisio…

Published on 4 years, 8 months ago