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Back to SearchToulon 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…
2 years 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…
2 years 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…
2 years 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 …
2 years 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 …
2 years, 1 month 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…
2 years, 1 month ago
Lyon: Whose Revolution Is it Anyway?
Season 1 Episode 65
Insurrection arrives in the city of silk! Although consumed by the same factionalism which devoured the capital, Lyon charts a unique path in 1793. W…
2 years, 2 months ago
Lyon: Royalist or Revolutionary?
Season 1 Episode 64
Famed for being a bastion of reaction, the Republic's second city was anything but. This episode explores Lyon's unique experience of the revolution,…
2 years, 2 months ago
Joint Episode: American Politics and the French Revolution with My History Can Beat Up Your Politics
Season 1 Episode 64
How did the French Revolution shape American politics? Why did the French Revolutionaries diverge from the Americans? Did the American Revolution ins…
2 years, 3 months ago
Caen: The North Rebels!
Season 1 Episode 63
Normandy and Brittany declare insurrection. Proclaiming their intention to march against the capital, a northern army was assembled to crush the anar…
2 years, 3 months ago