The Napoleonic Wars Podcast (aka The Napoelonicist)

Zack White

Unlock bonus content: https://anchor.fm/the-napoleonicist/subscribe All the angles on all the people form the period 1775-1815, this podcast offers a rich array of interviews, narratives and opinion pieces on a vast range of topics. Ideal for specialists and newcomers to the period alike. You can support this content & get exclusive perks at: www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicwarspod

  • 58 minutes 17 seconds
    Waterloo: The Battle as Big Business
    Why does Waterloo matter? How was it manipulated? And how did it become a business in its own right? Regular listeners of the show will know that these questions and much more have been covered by the Napoleonic Wars Podcast’s ‘Scholar in Residence’, Dr Luke ‘Memory’ Reynolds, in his critically acclaimed and award winning book Who Owned Waterloo. That book is now available in paperback, and to mark its release Luke sat down at The Lambs social and theatrical club with Professor of History Benjamin Carter Hett (https://twitter.com/BenjaminHett). If you haven’t picked it up already, get 30% off on the Oxford University Press website using code AAFLYG6

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    27 April 2024, 11:01 pm
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    Peninsular War Tourism: Part 2

    Professor Rosemary Sweet & Dr Richard Ansell join me to discuss why some people decided to travel in the Iberian Peninsular at the height of the Peninsular War, in a bid to see more of the 'action'.


    Rosemary's book Cities and the Grand Tour: The British in Italy, c. 1690-1820 is available here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/cities-and-the-grand-tour/1BC3B4C2211B31007B03AA0A39729038


    Richards book Complete Gentlemen: Educational Travel and Family Strategy, 1650-1750 is available here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/complete-gentlemen-9780197267271?cc=us&lang=en&


    Attend Rosemary and Richard's talk at the Napoleonic & Revolutionary War Graves Charity here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/821874868857?aff=oddtdtcreator


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    20 April 2024, 11:01 pm
  • 57 minutes 16 seconds
    Peninsular War Tourism

    Professor Rosemary Sweet & Dr Richard Ansell join me to discuss why some people decided to travel in the Iberian Peninsular at the height of the Peninsular War, in a bid to see more of the 'action'.


    Rosemary's book Cities and the Grand Tour: The British in Italy, c. 1690-1820 is available here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/cities-and-the-grand-tour/1BC3B4C2211B31007B03AA0A39729038


    Richards book Complete Gentlemen: Educational Travel and Family Strategy, 1650-1750 is available here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/complete-gentlemen-9780197267271?cc=us&lang=en&


    Attend Rosemary and Richard's talk at the Napoleonic & Revolutionary War Graves Charity here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/821874868857?aff=oddtdtcreator


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    13 April 2024, 11:01 pm
  • 1 hour 33 minutes
    George Washington: Officer & Founding Father

    Eddie Zimmerman returns for a chat about the iconic American. A man whose sheer tenacity kept the fledgling USA in the war despite repeated military setbacks in the early stages of the war. We discuss the myths and controversies as well as the man's character, and why he may have been fundamental to helping America define itself.


    Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @EdwardZimm1778


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    6 April 2024, 11:01 pm
  • 1 hour 52 minutes
    The State of the Union (of Napoleonic History)

    A less-than-Presidential, two hour broadcast, in which Zack has multiple aneurysms, Luke self proclaims to be a 'Scholar in Residence', and then refers to military history as 'Guns and balls and pointy things'.


    We also do some serious historianing at some point in the broadcast.


    This is a new style of content, in which we look at the state of Napoleonic history, new book releases, new historical dramas that are being released, and conferences you need to attend.


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    1 April 2024, 12:00 am
  • 1 hour 55 minutes
    A Soldier's Life: Re-enacting Napoleonic Infantrymen

    Rory Butcher and Liam Telfer join me to talk about how what make the world of re-enactment 'tick'. We discuss the realism debate, the unique insights and benefits that re-enactment offers, whether or not horses are terrifying, and the contentious subject of whether or not women should be allowed in the fighting line.


    Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @RMB_History | @liamtelfer


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    10 March 2024, 12:01 am
  • 1 hour 25 minutes
    Waterloo Around the World

    Dr Luke Reynolds talks about how Waterloo celebrations were spread across the British Empire, and how Waterloo Day became an excuse for a boozing session.

    Get 30% off Who Owned Waterloo at Oxford University Press by using code AAFLYG6

    Twitter: @lureynol | @zwhitehistory


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    18 February 2024, 1:00 am
  • 1 hour 46 minutes
    Napoleon: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
    Professor Beatrice de Graaf, and Professor Alexander Mikaberidze join Dr Zack White to discuss the life, legacy and complexities of remembering Napoleon Bonaparte.

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    1 January 2024, 1:00 am
  • 1 hour 43 minutes
    Waterloo: The Battle on the Big Screen

    Trenches on the battlefield and the Prussians arriving from the wrong direction are nothing new...


    Professor Tony Pollard joins me to talk about more than a century of the Battle of Waterloo being depicted on the big screen. We talk about common tropes, the way in which portrayals of the battle have developed, and some of the challenges to production.


    Extended version with clips from the various films available on youtube.


    Support Waterloo Uncovered at: https://waterloouncovered.com/


    Cinema and History: The encyclopedia of History Films.

    https://www.hervedumont.ch/page.php?id=fr4


    Napoleon and the Pope (1897)

    https://youtu.be/_jf_lIhWsJk?si=CPT-oxo0s544l7mk

     

    Napoleon (1909) Library of Congress

    https://www.loc.gov/item/mp73112700/

     

    Incidents in the Life of Napoleon and Josephine (1909)

    https://youtu.be/zmnHQbrh3KY?si=RtrJ5IhDPrNaTObM

    Waterloo at 24.53

     

    The Battle of Waterloo (1913)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1SZnKFuvw0

     

    The Iron Duke (1934) NOT ON YOUTUBE

     

    Campo Di Maggio (The Hundred Days) 1934/5 NOT ON YOUTUBE (103 min) Dir by Giovachinno Forzano


    Hundert Tage (Hundred Days) Dir Franz Wenzler (1hr 25?)

    The Nazi Napoleon – Waterloo from around 9.36

    21min20 clip https://youtu.be/HfTkNHp0v2k?si=3L2MaeLF-jNrOfmS

     

    Napoleon (1955)

    https://youtu.be/vRsg9o9tr5s?si=x4SddxtBoPQBCAo4

    Waterloo 1.42

     

    Austerlitz 1960 Abel Gance

    https://youtu.be/xK_I5IwQLMw?si=3Dlxxdy6cjHTHopK

     

    Waterloo 1970

    https://youtu.be/3DcWJrzK0wU?si=_ftJ-JwKLapfMVMv

     

    The Day of the Locust (1975) The Stage collapses 

    https://youtu.be/jJ_p_xhMEvU?si=7zIukRCn6-aRdwkl

     

    Napoleon (French TV series 2002)

    Waterloo 53.38

    https://youtu.be/i_E_TfWu5uU?si=SFAfbemaCDpWU6ru


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    10 December 2023, 1:00 am
  • 1 hour 42 minutes
    Napoleon Movie: Ridley Scott Reviewed

    *SPOILER, STRONG LANGUAGE & EXPLICIT CONTENT WARNING*

    Sam Jolley, Charlotte White, Josh Provan and Kit Chapman (University of Falmouth) join me to dissect the movie as a piece of film making. We largely park the historical inaccuracies to explore the real reasons why this film has proven such a disappointment with fans of the period.

    Twitter: @s_jolley | @restorationcake | @landofhistory

    Web: https://www.falmouth.ac.uk/staff/dr-kit-chapman


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    3 December 2023, 1:00 am
  • 1 hour 23 minutes
    The Siege of Pensacola

    One of the largest sieges of the American War of Independence

    is far from common knowledge. Josh Provan explains all following the release of his new book on the Siege of Pensacola.


    Buy the book: https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/every-hazard-and-fatigue-the-siege-of-pensacola-1781.php

    Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @landofhistory



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    28 November 2023, 1:00 am
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