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The Napoleonic Wars Podcast (aka The Napoleonicist)

The Napoleonic Wars Podcast (aka The Napoleonicist)

By Zack White

Unlock bonus content: https://anchor.fm/the-napoleonicist/subscribe All the angles on all the people form the period 1775-1815, this podcast offers a rich array of interviews, narratives and opinion pieces on a vast range of topics. Ideal for specialists and newcomers to the period alike. You can support this content & get exclusive perks at: www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicwarspod
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The Naval War of 1812

The Napoleonic Wars Podcast (aka The Napoleonicist)Oct 10, 2021

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Waterloo Around the World

Waterloo Around the World

Dr Luke Reynolds talks about how Waterloo celebrations were spread across the British Empire, and how Waterloo Day became an excuse for a boozing session.

Get 30% off Who Owned Waterloo at Oxford University Press by using code AAFLYG6

Twitter: @lureynol | @zwhitehistory

Feb 18, 202401:25:50
Napoleon: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

Napoleon: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

Professor Beatrice de Graaf, and Professor Alexander Mikaberidze join Dr Zack White to discuss the life, legacy and complexities of remembering Napoleon Bonaparte.

Jan 01, 202401:46:22
Waterloo: The Battle on the Big Screen

Waterloo: The Battle on the Big Screen

Trenches on the battlefield and the Prussians arriving from the wrong direction are nothing new...


Professor Tony Pollard joins me to talk about more than a century of the Battle of Waterloo being depicted on the big screen. We talk about common tropes, the way in which portrayals of the battle have developed, and some of the challenges to production.


Extended version with clips from the various films available on youtube.


Support Waterloo Uncovered at: https://waterloouncovered.com/


Cinema and History: The encyclopedia of History Films.

https://www.hervedumont.ch/page.php?id=fr4


Napoleon and the Pope (1897)

https://youtu.be/_jf_lIhWsJk?si=CPT-oxo0s544l7mk

 

Napoleon (1909) Library of Congress

https://www.loc.gov/item/mp73112700/

 

Incidents in the Life of Napoleon and Josephine (1909)

https://youtu.be/zmnHQbrh3KY?si=RtrJ5IhDPrNaTObM

Waterloo at 24.53

 

The Battle of Waterloo (1913)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1SZnKFuvw0

 

The Iron Duke (1934) NOT ON YOUTUBE

 

Campo Di Maggio (The Hundred Days) 1934/5 NOT ON YOUTUBE (103 min) Dir by Giovachinno Forzano


Hundert Tage (Hundred Days) Dir Franz Wenzler (1hr 25?)

The Nazi Napoleon – Waterloo from around 9.36

21min20 clip https://youtu.be/HfTkNHp0v2k?si=3L2MaeLF-jNrOfmS

 

Napoleon (1955)

https://youtu.be/vRsg9o9tr5s?si=x4SddxtBoPQBCAo4

Waterloo 1.42

 

Austerlitz 1960 Abel Gance

https://youtu.be/xK_I5IwQLMw?si=3Dlxxdy6cjHTHopK

 

Waterloo 1970

https://youtu.be/3DcWJrzK0wU?si=_ftJ-JwKLapfMVMv

 

The Day of the Locust (1975) The Stage collapses 

https://youtu.be/jJ_p_xhMEvU?si=7zIukRCn6-aRdwkl

 

Napoleon (French TV series 2002)

Waterloo 53.38

https://youtu.be/i_E_TfWu5uU?si=SFAfbemaCDpWU6ru

Dec 10, 202301:43:42
Napoleon Movie: Ridley Scott Reviewed
Dec 03, 202301:42:07
The Siege of Pensacola
Nov 28, 202301:23:47
Josephine: Empress of the French

Josephine: Empress of the French

Who was Josephine, the women so often sidelined as simply being 'Napoleon's one true love'?

Rachael Stark offers a multi-dimensional perspective on the complexities of Marie Josephe Rose de Beauharnias.


Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @bookish_rachael

Nov 23, 202301:32:01
To Firebomb a city - The Siege of Copenhagen Part 2
Nov 21, 202301:08:25
Waterloo Banquets: A feast fit for a Duke
Nov 18, 202301:38:41
The Siege of Copenhagen - Part 1
Nov 16, 202352:18
The Art of History vs Ridley Scott

The Art of History vs Ridley Scott

Four historians respond to Ridley Scott's scathing attack on the nature of history, as Clare Siviter, Luke Reynolds and Alexander Burns discuss what history actually is, and why it matters.


Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @ClareSiviter | @lureynol | @KKriegeBlog

Nov 14, 202301:23:17
The Napoleon of the Pacific - Kamehameha

The Napoleon of the Pacific - Kamehameha

Josh Provan returns to talk about Kamehameha I, King of Hawaii, who is often referred to as 'the Great'. We discuss his life, rise, influence, and why the case can be made that he was as significant, and perhaps even more significant than Napoleon.

Nov 12, 202301:48:25
Trafalgar TV: The Next Master & Commander?

Trafalgar TV: The Next Master & Commander?

What would happen if 'Master & Commander' met Horatio Nelson? Adam Preston, screenwriter and naval researcher, talks about his efforts to bring the story of Nelson and Emma Hamilton to the screen. Support Trafalgar TV: http://trafalgar.tvhttps://shows.acast.com/trafalgar-squared Twitter: @trafalgartvshow https://www.facebook.com/TrafalgarTVseries Instagram: trafalgartv
Oct 21, 202301:20:51
The Battle of Salamanca - The French Perspective - Part 2

The Battle of Salamanca - The French Perspective - Part 2

Did the French left wing just run away at Salamanca? Well not exactly. Garry Wills continues his forensic reappraisal of what happened to the troops of Maucune & Thomierres' division after initially being broken. We discuss the French rearguard, and the tantalising clues that have been missed about the French last stand at Salamanca. Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @Caseshotpublish Use code Glory23 to save 20% on ‘Glory is fleeting’, the book containing the chapter this talk is based on. Available here: https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/glory-is-fleeting-new-scholarship-on-the-napoleonic-wars.php Buy Garry's books: https://www.helion.co.uk/people/garry-david-wills.php?sid=248533482b70b0602a0c16471b04cb9f
Oct 15, 202359:43
The Battle of Salamanca: The French Perspective - Part 1
Oct 11, 202353:43
Napoleon's Polish Troops - Part 2
Oct 08, 202355:05
Napoleon's Waterloo Men - Part 3

Napoleon's Waterloo Men - Part 3

In the final instalment of the three-part mega-interview on the men who fought for Napoleon at Waterloo, Graeme Callister talks about the breaking of D'Erlon's corps, and the injuries sustained by those men.


Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @graemecallister

Oct 04, 202301:11:59
Napoleon's Polish Troops - Part 1
Oct 01, 202352:11
Napoleon's Waterloo Men - Part 2

Napoleon's Waterloo Men - Part 2

In the second instalment of this three hour odyssey diving deep into the rich sources on the French army that fought at Waterloo, Graeme Callister blows my mind with the implications of his research looking at what it can tell us about the experiences of these men on the battlefield.


Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @graemecallister

Sep 27, 202301:01:55
Napoleon's Waterloo Men - Part 1

Napoleon's Waterloo Men - Part 1

Graeme Callister returns in the first of a triple bill on his fascinating and enlightening research on the men of the French army who fought at Waterloo.


In this part we talk about the misguided tropes about Napoleon's forces in 1815, the sources we can use to unpick those myths, and some of the eye-opening realisations that a detailed look at these men's lives can offer.


Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @GraemeCallister

Sep 24, 202301:05:56
Inside the Mind of Napoleon
Aug 27, 202301:44:21
Ney - Bravest of the Brave TEASER
Jul 31, 202313:47
Napoleon Film Trailer - Historians React & Dissect

Napoleon Film Trailer - Historians React & Dissect

Tips welcome: ⁠https://ko-fi.com/napoleonicist⁠

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicwarspod

In 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


Jul 15, 202302:10:18
The Legacy of Waterloo
Jul 11, 202301:29:52
British sieges of the Peninsular War
Jun 04, 202301:25:44
Napoleon's Spy - The Russia Campaign & Ben Kane's New Novel
May 25, 202301:14:26
Greatest 'What If' in Napoleonic History - Part 1
May 14, 202301:20:07
Ending the War - The Horrible Peace
May 07, 202301:24:31
Peninsular War Episode 3: Santander's Story
Apr 14, 202301:04:35
The Marshals' Wives' Tale
Mar 08, 202301:33:54
Uproar - Satire, Scandal, Caricatures and the genius of Gilray - with Alice Loxton
Feb 26, 202301:03:19
The Greatest Statesman (Part 1)

The Greatest Statesman (Part 1)

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 | @LandOfHistory

Get hours of bonus episodes at www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicwarspod


Jan 29, 202302:23:46
The Legacy of the War of 1812
Dec 31, 202201:34:58
Impressment and the War of 1812
Dec 30, 202201:06:27
Napoleon - The Reckoning
Dec 25, 202201:37:00
Women in the War of 1812
Dec 23, 202201:05:09
Naval Discipline and the War of 1812
Dec 16, 202201:35:28
Most significant battle of the War of 1812
Dec 07, 202201:46:05
West India Regiments in the War of 1812
Nov 30, 202259:18
An Announcement: New Beginnings & Exciting Opportunities
Nov 26, 202209:39
Native Americans in the War of 1812
Nov 13, 202201:19:48
China in the Napoleonic Era
Oct 16, 202201:36:39
Napoleonic France: A State of Terror?
Oct 09, 202201:10:32
Bernadotte - Ungrateful, not a traitor
Oct 02, 202201:25:42
War & Public Opinion in Britain, France & The Netherlands
Sep 29, 202201:49:07
Kutuzov - The 'Outfoxer' of Napoleon
Sep 25, 202201:41:36
Attitudes to sexual misconduct in the British Army
Sep 18, 202238:54
War Graves: The NRWGC and honouring the war dead

War Graves: The NRWGC and honouring the war dead

Death in the service of your country is a tragedy. In a 'Re-up' of an episode from 11 months, Marcus Cribb interviews me and Ed Coss about the aims of the Napoleonic & Revolutionary War Graves Charity, which is now open for membership and donations at www.nrwgc.com

Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @NRWGCharity

Attend the War & Peace in the Age of Napoleon Conference: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/napoleonic-amp-revolutionary-war-graves-charity-50212120553

Find out more about the Napoleonic & Revolutionary War Graves Charity: www.nrwgc.com

Aug 31, 202201:32:22
MacDonald: The Forgotten Marshal?

MacDonald: The Forgotten Marshal?

Rachael Stark returns with her monthly Marshal feature, as we look at one of the Marshals who has been pushed to the edge of popular memory: The morally principled MacDonald.


Twitter: @Bookish_Rachael | @zwhitehistory | @NRWGCharity

Rachael's Twitter profile: https://twitter.com/Bookish_Rachael

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Find out more about the Napoleonic & Revolutionary War Graves Charity: www.nrwgc.com

Aug 28, 202201:06:09
Davout: The Iron Marshal

Davout: The Iron Marshal

In the first instalment of a new feature on The Napoleonicist, Rachael Stark offers a blisteringly brilliant run down of the life, talents, achievements and controversies of Davout - widely regarded as one of, if not THE finest of Napoleon's marshals, and a man of integrity to boot.

Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @Bookish_Rachael

Jul 27, 202201:11:16
The Greatest Musician of the Napoleonic Era
Jul 14, 202201:50:04