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Napoleon returns to Corsica. The former king is executed; royalists rise up to avenge him. Napoleon fights in his first (real) battle. Paoli breaks with the Bonapartes and with France. Napoleon and his family flee Corsica.
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Aug 1
Episode 128: To Conquer a Throne
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ... Show More
1h 9m
Nov 2024
CLASSIC: Napoleon Bonaparte Was Attacked by Bunnies -- And Lost
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36m 21s
Mar 2021
The Young Napoleon Bonaparte
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9m 58s
Mar 2025
546. The French Revolution: The Monarchy Falls (Part 3)
“From this place and from this day forth commences a new era in the world’s history, and you can all say you were present at its birth!”
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1h 2m
Sep 16
194 - The Italian Wars 11 - Medici pope to Medici pope - Battle of Pavia and Cognac
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16m 58s
Feb 2025
La tournée des Ducs (2/5) : Le duc d'Orléans, Philippe Egalité, le prince révolutionnaire
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Oct 7
Andrew Lambert, "No More Napoleons: How Britain Managed Europe from Waterloo to World War One" (Yale UP, 2025)
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53m 54s