The Napoleonic Wars Podcast

Tips welcome: ⁠https://ko-fi.com/napoleonicist⁠Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicwarspodIn the first EVER livestream of the Napoleonic Wars Channel (the YouTube brother of the podcast), I sat down with Josh Provan to pick apart the visually spectacular trailer for Ridley Scott's hotly anticipated film Napoleon, which lands in cinemas in November 2023.Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @landofhistory Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Graeme Callister, Luke Reynolds, Beatrice de Graaf and Evan Wilson all join me to talk about the legacy of the famous battle, and its relevance for society.Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicwarspodTwitter: @zwhitehistory | @beatricedegraaf | @wilsonevan | @lureynol | @GraemeCallister Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of the most respected historians of the British army during the Peninsular War, Gavin Daly, joins me to talk about the British sieges of the Peninsular War, attitudes to siege warfare, and yes, we talk plunder...Buy the book: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/storm-and-sack/256A214C21AF3AC9928C96149B820BB5Twitter: @zwhitehistoryEnjoy bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicwarspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To mark the release of historical novelist Ben Kane's new novel Napoleon's Spy, I sat down with the Sunday Times Bestseller to talk about the challenges of writing a novel set during Napoleon's invasion of Russia, whilst also retaining the historical authenticity.Buy the book: https://geni.us/NapoleonsSpyBenKaneTwitter: @zwhitehistory | @BenKaneAuthorEnjoy bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicwarspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if Josephine had given birth to a son? What if Napoleon hadn't had any siblings? What if Napoleon had never invaded Russia?Charles McAye, Candice Proctor and Graeme Callister make some sensational pitches for the 'biggest what if' of Napoleonic history, offering some mind-bending analysis in a 'just for fun' episode that highlights just how complicated the web of history can be.Twitter: @csharris2 | @BubblesVampire | @GraemeCallister | @zwhitehistoryBuy the books: Candice and the Sebastian St Cyr novels: https://www.amazon.co.uk/C-S-Harris/e/B001ITTS46?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1682635761&sr=1-1Graeme's works: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Graeme-Callister/e/B0BC2FGP5X?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1682635797&sr=1-1 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Evan Wilson joins me to talk about the demobilisation of troops from the British armed forces post-war, explaining why the peace process could actually be pretty horrible for troops who suddenly found themselves redundant.Twitter: @wilsonevan | @zwhitehistoryBuy the book: https://www.umasspress.com/9781625347343/the-horrible-peace/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Silvia Gregorio-Sainz joins me in the third instalment of the Peninsular War series to talk about how Cantabria exploded into opposition to French occupation in a story involving a warrior priest, British agents, and the snaffling of eyewatering sums of money.Get other instalments of the Peninsular War series at https://www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicwarspodTwitter: @zwhitehistory | @SilViaGregorio_ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To mark international women's day, Rachael Stark returns with a fresh instalment of the Napoleonic Marshals series, looking exclusively at the lives of some of those who married into the Marshallate. Tales of anguish, loss, firery temperaments, and courage abound.Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @bookish_RachaelUnlock bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicwarspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What makes caricatures from this period so great? Alice Loxton, author of Uproar: Satire, Scandal & Printmakers in Georgian London, drops by to talk about why these satirical cartoons are misunderstood, and offer us such brilliant insights into how Georgian society worked.Social Media: @zwhitehistory | @history_AliceBuy the book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/UPROAR-Satire-Scandal-Printmakers-Georgian/dp/1785789546/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=uproar+alice+loxton&qid=1677106558&sprefix=uproar%2Caps%2C80&sr=8-1Unlock exclusive bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicwarspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A bar brawl of an episode ensues as, in what is only the first half of two instalments, Luke Reynolds, Alexander Mikaberidze, Jacqueline Reiter and Josh Provan thrash out the arguments in favour of some famous contenders, and unexpected wildcards.Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @lureynol | @AMikaberidze | @latelordchatham | @LandOfHistoryGet hours of bonus episodes at www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicwarspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.