Ranked #1
Episode 21: The Afterlife of Napoleon
Episode 21: The Afterlife of Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte is dead — but he still lives on, in myth and legend, in flowers and tobacco boxes, in jails and asylu... Read more
23 May 2020
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30mins
Ranked #2
Episode 1: The Return of the King
Episode 1: The Return of the King
The Siècle begins in the year 1814. Napoléon has abdicated, and the Bourbons are back in charge of France. Here's how th... Read more
21 Jan 2019
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20mins
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Episode 13: Bourbons, Neat
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4 Sep 2019
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Episode 17: Europe in Concert
Episode 17: Europe in Concert
When the victorious powers met at the Congress of Vienna after Napoleon's defeat, they did more than just punish France.... Read more
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Episode 2: The Hundred Days
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6 Feb 2019
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Episode 15: The Miracle Child
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Episode 3: The Kingdom of Louis Dix-Huit
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Episode 5: The White Terror
Episode 5: The White Terror
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Supplemental 4: Circle of the Union
Supplemental 4: Circle of the Union
A second part of my interview with historian Philip Mansel discusses Franco-British relations during the first half of t... Read more
11 Nov 2019
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Episode 4: The Paradox of Paris
Episode 4: The Paradox of Paris
Paris in 1815 was a city of intense contradictions, where shining palaces and squalid slums sat right next door to each ... Read more
6 Mar 2019
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23mins
Ranked #11
Episode 14: Slipped on the Blood
Episode 14: Slipped on the Blood
Restoration politics becomes a three-way battle for supremacy between liberals, Ultra-royalists, and "Ministerials" — un... Read more
18 Oct 2019
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Episode 11: The Year Without a Summer
Episode 11: The Year Without a Summer
An epic episode covering the little-known story of the time an Indonesian volcano caused worldwide harvest failures and ... Read more
10 Jul 2019
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Episode 12: Louis Louis
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An interview with Philip Mansel, author of several books about 19th Century France, including a biography of Louis XVIII... Read more
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Supplemental 3: The Livres
Supplemental 3: The Livres
A look behind the scenes of The Siècle, including how I research, record and edit episodes, and a closer look at a few o... Read more
22 Sep 2019
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Supplemental 6: France & England After Waterloo
Supplemental 6: France & England After Waterloo
Chris Fernandez-Packham of the Age of Victoria podcast and I talk about the different experiences of erstwhile rivals Fr... Read more
21 Jan 2020
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