Podcast Episodes

The Symposium

A recording of a panel on Napoleonic podcasting from the 2021 Massena Society symposium on Napoleonic History.

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Published on 4 years, 9 months ago

The Black Napoleon

As the war in Haiti rages on, Toussaint Louverture makes a fateful decision to leave his allies behind. We follow his development as a general as he forges his guerilla forces into a powerful, modern…

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago

The Opening

As Haiti sinks deeper into chaos and tragedy, Toussaint begins his rise to leadership within the rebel movement.

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Published on 4 years, 11 months ago

The Age of Toussaint

Haiti was France's richest colony, but Europe's lust for sugar had created a barbaric and unstable social system in the colonies. We meet the man who would one day rise above this barbarism and becom…

Published on 5 years ago

The Blood of a King

In 1803, Britain sent a team of assassins against Napoleon. They failed, but the plot led to one of the most controversial episodes of Napoleon's career.

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Published on 5 years, 2 months ago

The Experiment

With the war over, France was finally becoming prosperous again. Napoleon contemplated what this would mean for his regime as he worked to reform the country. In many ways, the Consulate was a golden…

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

The Spoiled Child of Victory

France welcomes the Catholic Church back to the country in grand style, but the Concordat complicated Napoleon's relationship with staunch republicans in the army leadership.

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Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

Concord

Napoleon finally had his deal with the Vatican, but how would the Concordat of 1801 change France? What would it mean for the future of the revolution, and millions of alienated French Catholics?

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Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

God Save the Republic

Napoleon continues in his attempt to reconcile with conservatives. He finally manages to bring the Vatican to the negotiating table for an historic agreement.

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Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

The Eagle and the Owls

Napoleon wanted to bring social harmony to France, but to do that, he needed to resolve the bitter conflict between the Catholic Church and the revolution.

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Published on 5 years, 7 months ago