Peter Smithurst joins us to talk about how the musket developed, the complexities of making large quantities of them in the 18th and 19th century, and why the French Charleville was the best of the bunch!

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Was Napoleon a democrat?

Malcolm Crook returns to talk about whether 'Napoleonic democracy' is an oxymoron, what the deal was with those dodgy plebiscites, and why he's been converted towards Bonaparte in some respects when it comes to electoral systems in France during the period.

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Josh Provan and Zack return to talk about Napoleon's personal descent into Spain, why British commander Sir John Moore might be overhyped, and the impact of the disastrous Corunna Campaign.

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56 months.

270 episodes.

300 hours of content.

Milestone achieved.

The inimitable Professor Beatrice de Graaf returns for a deep and complex discussion about diplomatic history, the history of empire, and its controversies. We also discuss cheese in Stasi archives, and why washing machines get in the way of dinner parties.

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Matthew Taylor joins us for the first part of a long-anticipated and fascinating interview on the subject of his first book: The Corps of Colonial Marines, aka 'The Black Redcoats'. 

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Kate Jamieson returns as we continue our mini-series on the life of Horatio Nelson. In this instalment we talk about losing eyes in Calvi, meeting Emma Hamilton for the first time, and Nelson getting lairy at the Battle of Cape St Vincent and deciding to do his own thing.

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The Don of the Napoleonic historical community joins us for the first of our festive 'In Conversation' episodes, as we discuss why the global perspective is so integral to our understanding of what was going on during the Napoleonic Wars.

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Josh Provan returns as we reprise our deep-dive discussions of the Peninsular War. The British are a banned topic of conversation in this one (although we do end up accidentally mentioning them several times along the way as we explore the Battle of Bailen - one of the most important battles of the early phase of the Peninsular War, which doesn't get nearly enough attention.

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Beatrice de Graaf and Alex Mikaberidze return to this show, to discuss the implications and impact of the Peninsular War on the wider situation across Europe with a particular focus on 1808-10, considering whether the conflict was a sideshow, the extent to which Napoleon blundered, and why there are surprising echoes with modern times.

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