Dec 2020

What Happened

Wherein I explain what the heck happened to me.

7m 24s

Jan 2021

10.40- Relaunch and Recap

Last time on the Revolutions Podcast...

33m 22s

Jan 2021

10.41- The Duma of National Anger

They didn't get dubbed "The Duma of National Anger" because they were quiescent and complacent. Sponsor: audible.com/revolutions

34m 39s

May 2021

6. Napoléon Bonaparte

Il y a tout juste deux cents ans, le 5 mai 1821, Napoléon Bonaparte mourait en exil sur l’île de Sainte Hélène. Ayant connu un parcours extraordinaire, de simple officier à empereur des Français, Napoléon est un personnage historique majeur de l’Histoire de France et de ... Show More

11m 27s

Nov 2023

Vive la révolution, Vive L'Empereur: The Mixed Legacy of Napoleon (Bonapart II)

This week we continue our discussion of Napoleon Bonaparte with our comrade Matthew. We start out tying up some loose ends and then discuss the upcoming Ridley Scott movie and the many variations of Bonapartism. Music: Marche du Sacre de Napoléon</p ... Show More

1h 4m

Oct 2022

La Belle Histoire de France du 23/10/2022

Alors qu'il s'est éloigné du pouvoir en 1946, Charles de Gaulle fait son grand retour en 1958, pendant la guerre d'Algérie, alors que la France est en pleine crise. Devenu président du Conseil, il fait approuver la Cinquième République par un référendum. C'est la première étape d ... Show More

45m 15s

Nov 2021

Acontece que no es poco | Nace la nena María Antonieta

2 de noviembre, 1755: nace María Antonieta. Sabemos que fue reina de Francia y que la decapitaron. Nos cae mal de entrada. ¿Pero de dónde sale esta mujer, quién era, por qué se casó con Luis XVI? Por Nieves Concostrina.

12m 32s

Jan 2019

041 – A Runaway pope and the end of the Fox

1085 - 1087 After the turmoil of the papacy of Gregory VII, we see a pope that just didn't want the job and follow the final years of the great Norman Robert Guiscard.

19m 18s

May 2021

The Interregnum

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the period between the execution of Charles I in 1649 and the unexpected restoration of his son Charles II in 1660, known as The Interregnum. It was marked in England by an elusive pursuit of stability, with serious consequences in Scotland and not ... Show More

52m 24s

May 2021

The Interregnum

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the period between the execution of Charles I in 1649 and the unexpected restoration of his son Charles II in 1660, known as The Interregnum. It was marked in England by an elusive pursuit of stability, with serious consequences in Scotland and not ... Show More

52m 24s

10.39- The End of Part I