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The Siècle History Podcast

The Siècle History Podcast

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The Siècle is a history podcast covering France's overlooked century between Napoleon and World War I. Visit thesiecle.com for annotated scripts, pictures, maps, sources and more.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best The Siècle History Podcast episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to The Siècle History Podcast for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite The Siècle History Podcast episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

The Siècle History Podcast - 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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The Siècle History Podcast - Supplemental 3: The Livres

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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The Siècle History Podcast - Episode 30: Greek-ing Out

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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The Siècle History Podcast - Supplemental 1: The Hundred Homers

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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The Siècle History Podcast - Episode 21: The Afterlife of Napoleon

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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The Siècle History Podcast - Episode 29: The Doctrinaires

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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The Siècle History Podcast - 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.

As always, visit thesiecle.com for full transcript, annotations and illustrations.

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The Siècle History Podcast - Supplemental 15: Art Greco

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.

Visit thesiecle.com/supplemental15 for a full transcript of this episode with notes, illustrations and music.

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The Siècle History Podcast - Fact-Check 1: Learning and Forgetting

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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The Siècle History Podcast - 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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