1804. July… August… September… Three months in which Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr take their political differences to the duelling ground… Tripoli’s pirates are bombarded by the United States… And another quarter, another new emperor - this time Francis I for Austria. This is episode 51 of the Napoleonic Quarterly - covering three months which continues this year’s theme of political violence.

[4:40] - Headline developments

[14:00] - Peter Kastor on US politics and the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr

[36:00] - Liam Gauci on the Barbary States' war with the United States

[59:50] - Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger on Francis' decision to become Austrian Emperor

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