Titans of History: Napoleon Bonaparte

by Huddy Historian

We'll dig in to the life of Napoleon Bonaparte, stage by stage, so we can dig into a man that changed the course of human history.
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Podcast episodes

  • Season 1

  • Episode Forty Three: Spain--Part Two, the Spanish Uprising

    Episode Forty Three: Spain--Part Two, the Spanish Uprising

    S01 E48
    56:27

    As Spain rages out of control, the French rush to quell the uprisings all around the country before suffering one of the worst defeats in the Napleonic Era. Join us today as we discuss the bleeding summer of 1808 in the Spanish Uprising.

  • Episode Forty Two: Spain--Part One

    Episode Forty Two: Spain--Part One

    S01 E47
    34:32

    With his Invasion of Portugal now complete, Napoleon turned his eye to his southern neighbor. After centuries of steady decline, he used the opportunity to jump into Spanish affairs, an opportunity which would be the beginning of his downfall.

  • Episode Forty One: Portugal

    Episode Forty One: Portugal

    S01 E46
    31:54

    Today, we tackle the long and complex history of Portugal as Napoleon readies an invasion force to pacify the nation that has become an anathema to his Continental System.

  • Episode Forty: Friedland & Tilsit

    Episode Forty: Friedland & Tilsit

    S01 E45
    50:44

    Finally achieving the decisive battle he had long sought after, Napoleon delivers the final blow to Russia and the Fourth Coalition, ending the war as the unquestioned master of the European continent.

  • Episode Thirty Nine: Eylau

    Episode Thirty Nine: Eylau

    S01 E44
    47:49

    With the Russians constantly retreating and the French chasing with their supplies running low, the brutal winter and supply situation forces both sides to stop running and face off in one of the bloodiest battles of the Napoleonic Wars--and one that tested the idea that Napoleon was unbeatable in the field..