The Age of Napoleon Podcast

Everett Rummage

The Age of Napoleon is a history podcast about the life and career of Napoleon Bonaparte as well as the general context of Europe between the early eighteenth and early nineteenth century.

  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    Episode 127: The Liberators

    Throughout 1809, small groups of brave (or foolish) German patriots tried to stir up nationalist uprisings against France. Meanwhile, in Iberia, a very ugly war dragged on with no end in sight.



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    1 July 2025, 4:01 am
  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    Episode 126: Martyrs and Scapegoats

    Late 1809: Napoleon negotiated a punitive peace treaty with Austria and survived a strange assassination attempt. Meanwhile, the British launched a surprise invasion of the continent and dealt with political controversies at home.


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    1 June 2025, 4:21 am
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    Episode 125: An Age Forlorn

    After his victory at Wagram, Napoleon pursued the Austrians. Peace was in the air, but the war would end on an almost unbelievably dramatic note in the middle of a Bohemian thunderstorm.


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    1 May 2025, 1:01 am
  • 1 hour 16 minutes
    Episode 124: My Blood for the Emperor

    In the summer of 1809, Napoleon crossed the Danube again to confront Archduke Charles and the Habsburg field army and avenge his defeat at Aspern-Essling.

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    1 April 2025, 1:47 am
  • 1 hour 11 minutes
    Episode 123: Heroes and Rebels

    As the War of the Fifth Coalition raged on, anti-French rebels rose up in the Alps and a remarkable Royal Navy captain fought one of the era's strangest battles on the Atlantic.

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    1 March 2025, 5:32 am
  • 58 minutes 14 seconds
    Episode 122: The Emperor Alone

    Austria, 1809: Napoleon was stunned after the first defeat of his career at Aspern-Essling and the death of his best friend and closest confidant, Marshal Lannes. But all across the continent, the war raged on...

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    1 February 2025, 1:34 am
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    Episode 121: The Red Danube

    On May 21st, 1809, the Austrians attacked the Grande Armée at the towns of Aspern and Essling. The ensuing two days were the hardest test of Napoleon's career to date.

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    1 January 2025, 1:59 am
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    Episode 120: More Terrible than Ever

    In April, 1809, the Austrians finally launched their long-awaited invasion of the Napoleonic Empire. The French were taken by surprise, but Napoleon had a plan to turn the tables.

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    1 December 2024, 5:57 am
  • 59 minutes 36 seconds
    Episode 119: Setting the World Aflame

    French and British forces continue fighting in Spain. In Paris, Napoleon's frustrations with Talleyrand finally boil over as he prepares to face off against a renewed and reformed Habsburg army.

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    1 November 2024, 12:34 am
  • 1 hour 5 minutes
    Episode 118: The Hornets' Nest

    After taking Madrid, Napoleon chased a British army into northwestern Spain. Meanwhile, behind the lines, Spanish guerrillas waged a brutal war against the occupiers.

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    1 October 2024, 4:52 am
  • 1 hour 27 seconds
    Episode 117: Impossible

    The Spanish Patriots prepared to hold off Bonaparte in a rocky mountain pass, but they didn't count on the heroism of the Polish cavalry of Napoleon's Imperial Guard.

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    1 September 2024, 3:08 am
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