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Season 1 Episode 73
A tremendous victory and a terrible cost. Explore the trials and controversies of the siege of Toulon, and Napoleon’s great victory!
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1 year, 6 months ago
Joint Episode: The Art of Revolution
Season 1
From lions to ghosts, this episode has it all! Host Will Clark and Gavin Whitehead (The Art of Crime Podcast) discuss six noteworthy examples of revo…
1 year, 6 months ago
Toulon IV: The Siege of Toulon
Season 1 Episode 72
Having seized the port of Toulon, how were they going to keep it? That was the question which vexed the First Coalition. Mistakes were plentiful as b…
1 year, 6 months ago
Toulon III: Terror or Treason!
Season 1 Episode 71
As the Federalist Revolts collapsed around them, the citizens of Toulon faced an unenviable choice: the Jacobins or the British. Their decision would…
1 year, 7 months ago
Toulon II: A Harbour of Discontent
Season 1 Episode 70
Toulon's history is like no other. Defined by violence and contradictions, the presence of the mighty naval arsenal shaped every aspect of Toulon. Th…
1 year, 8 months ago
Toulon I: The Flimsy Coalition and the Second Partition of Poland
Season 1 Episode 69
Toulon turns to treason. Placing its hopes in the First Coalition, the French rebels found an alliance crippled by mistrust and division. With the al…
1 year, 8 months ago
Joint Episode: Young Napoleon And Divided France with The Age of Napoleon
Season 1 Episode 69
Where was Napoleon prior to the Siege of Toulon? How had the revolution impacted his career and his native home of Corsica? What were Napoleon's expe…
1 year, 9 months ago
Marseille: Fight and Flight
Season 1 Episode 68
“To arms, Frenchmen, to arms!”. As Marseille rallied the country to revolt, the great port city achieved stunning success. Angered by the purging of …
1 year, 9 months ago
Lyon IV: The Blame Game
Season 1 Episode 67
With the bloodshed of Lyon's Terror mired in controversy, there's no shortage of grey to explore! Examine what motivated Collot d'Herbois to embrace …
1 year, 9 months ago
Lyon III: Liberated City
Season 1 Episode 66
Confronted by the purge of the Girondins, the city of Lyon commences insurrection. The rebellion does not go to plan. Despite attempts at a negotiate…
1 year, 10 months ago