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Professor Emeritus Charles Esdaile of the University of Liverpool discusses his never-ending crusade against the many myths and misperceptions which predominate about the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic period. This interview was the first recorded for this podcast in the spring of 2020. An alternative title might therefore have been 'CHARLES ESDAILE on the Napoleonic Quarterly', as much of what is discussed is framed around the challenge faced by this podcast in its attempt to present a synthesis of these 24 astonishing years.