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Supplemental 6: France & England After Waterloo
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01/21/20 • 43 min
Chris Fernandez-Packham of the Age of Victoria podcast and I talk about the different experiences of erstwhile rivals France and Great Britain in the years after Waterloo.
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Supplemental 3: The Livres
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09/22/19 • 17 min
A look behind the scenes of The Siècle, including how I research, record and edit episodes, and a closer look at a few of the sources I use to research the podcast. Brought to you by the show's supporters on Patreon.
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Episode 30: Greek-ing Out
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06/20/22 • 66 min
The Greeks go into revolt against the Ottoman Empire — a revolt that fires the imaginations of France and the rest of Europe. The French government reacts with ambivalence, but many French men and women enthusiastically adopt the Greek cause.
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Supplemental 1: The Hundred Homers
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03/04/19 • 2 min
Napoleon's famous Hundred Days, told in Simpsons GIFs, the format these epic events have been waiting two centuries for. Special bonus The Siècle content available now at http://thesiecle.com/supplemental1/.
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Episode 21: The Afterlife of Napoleon
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05/23/20 • 32 min
Napoleon Bonaparte is dead — but he still lives on, in myth and legend, in flowers and tobacco boxes, in jails and asylums, and above all in the political memory of Restoration France, for whom even death cannot rid them of their greatest foe.
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Episode 29: The Doctrinaires
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05/02/22 • 46 min
A small but crucial group of Restoration politicians were centrist liberals who championed constitutional monarchy against enemies to the right and left. Meet the brilliant and controversial clique who are known to history as the Doctrinaires.
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Supplemental 2: The Restoration According to Chateaubriand
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06/07/19 • 21 min
The early 19th Century writer and statesman Chateaubriand was a keen (if biased) observer of many of the events chronicled in The Siècle — and a top-notch writer, to boot! In this bonus episode, I present an excerpt from Chateaubriand's memoirs, including his thoughts on Napoleon, Louis XVIII, censorship and France's constitutional monarchy.
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Supplemental 15: Art Greco
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08/20/22 • 30 min
A Delacroix painting, a Rossini opera and a Dumas novel help demonstrate the profound impact that the Greek War of Independence had on French art and literature.
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Fact-Check 1: Learning and Forgetting
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12/01/22 • 18 min
Many people have quoted a famous quip about the Bourbon Restoration, that "The Bourbons have learned nothing and forgotten nothing." While this is a real quote, more or less, almost everything people think they know about it is wrong.
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Episode 19: France and the Monroe Doctrine
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03/13/20 • 13 min
French schemes in Spain play an underappreciated role in sparking one of the monumental documents in American history.
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How many episodes does The Siècle History Podcast have?
The Siècle History Podcast currently has 68 episodes available.
What topics does The Siècle History Podcast cover?
The podcast is about History and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on The Siècle History Podcast?
The episode title 'Supplemental 6: France & England After Waterloo' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Siècle History Podcast?
The average episode length on The Siècle History Podcast is 36 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Siècle History Podcast released?
Episodes of The Siècle History Podcast are typically released every 25 days, 19 hours.
When was the first episode of The Siècle History Podcast?
The first episode of The Siècle History Podcast was released on Jan 21, 2019.
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