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Join J. David Markham and Cameron Reilly as they re-unite after nearly a decade to dissect the travesty that is Ridley Scott’s 2023 film, “Napoleon”… for two-and-a-quarter hours.
There’s little doubt that this is going to be the best film about Napoleon made in a very long time, perhaps the best one ever. But for me it will depend a lot on how Scott depicts Napoleon. The word “tyrant” in the trailer isn’t a good sign.
And just a reminder for people like this guy who claim nonsense like “he was a shameless pathological liar who killed millions of people for his own insatiable vanity”, Napoleon didn’t start a single war. It was always the other European monarchs who attacked France, trying to restore the Bourbon monarchy. They were terrified that a successful French Revolution might start a trend in their own countries.
Napoleon wasn’t perfect, by any means. He made mistakes. Big mistakes. Huge mistakes! He was arrogant and ruled France with a strong hand. But he had his reasons for both of those things. In the context of his time and place, he was quite enlightened, worked his ass off to make France strong and to keep the Bourbons off the throne. Ultimately, of course, he failed. The united monarchs of Europe over-powered him. But this idea that he was some kind of psychotic tyrant is ridiculous and nobody who suggests that can be taken seriously.
I’ve decided to make the entire series FREE. Think of it as a Xmas present. Huzzah!
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With our new Napoleon shirts, coffee mugs and iPhone cases! Go to the shop!
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Just a plug for Cameron’s latest project: A secular documentary about early Christianity called “Inventing The Messiah”. Check out the teaser video on Kickstarter and support it if you can! Whether you’re a Christian, atheist, agnostic, pastafarian, or something else, you will probably agree with us that the tale of the rise of Christianity is one of […]
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On January 12, Cam, David, and Ray Harris, Cam’s co-host from the Life Of Caesar podcast, sat down in front of a live audience in Las Vegas for 70 minutes to discuss Napoleon, Caesar and Alexander. The is the video of that session is now available for a measly $9 (US). Register for access here. Once you’ve registered for access, […]
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I’ve always been fascinated with the story of how Nathan Rothschild supposedly used his early knowledge of the result of the Battle of Waterloo to make a killing on the London Stock Exchange. However, this new article claims that the story is false, just a piece of anti-Semitic libel. Unless you read the whole article. Buried towards the […]
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After a break of 3.5 years, WE’RE BACK, BABY! Sir J. David Markham – yes, he’s an actual KNIGHT now (see photo below) – and Cameron Reilly are back with a brand new episode. And what brought the show out of retirement, we hear you ask? The wonderful new 800-page biography by Andrew Roberts “Napoleon The […]
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After a break of 3.5 years, WE’RE BACK, BABY! Sir J. David Markham – yes, he’s an actual KNIGHT now (see photo below) – and Cameron Reilly are back with a brand new episode. And what brought the show out of retirement, we hear you ask? The wonderful new 800-page biography by Andrew Roberts “Napoleon The […]
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Here’s a plug for the Life Of Caesar podcast, hosted by Cameron and Ray Harris. It’s been going since Dec ’13, has about 80,000 listeners and ranks in the Top 100 podcasts in the USA, UK, AUS and CAN, so check it out!
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A couple of Canadian whizzkids recently released the results of a breakthrough textual analysis they did on The Book Of Mormon and highlighted the books they believe LDS founder Joseph Smith used as inspiration when he wrote the book (Mormons, of course, believed he magically translated it from hieroglyphics on ancient golden plates, left by ancient […]
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If you haven’t noticed yet, David and I have recorded another couple of political podcasts in recent weeks. Click on the images below to visit my other site and immerse yourself in the most intelligent political discussion you’ve heard in a long, long time. BTW, David did suggest an idea for more Napoleon shows to […]
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Poker will never be the same again, with these Napoleon playing cards! (Ebay)
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Well we’ve been threatening to do this for YEARS and it’s finally happened. David and I recorded a new podcast! About US politics! I know, I know – some of you HATE that idea – but the good news is, you don’t have to listen to it! However, if you DO want to hear David […]
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200 years ago, in October 1813, Napoleon lead his dwindling army into The Battle Of Leipzig. The war gamers are re-enacting it this weekend – in front of nearly 30,000 spectators, some 6,000 history buffs from across Europe will act out the battles of October 1813, which were among the bloodiest of the 19th century. […]
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From the website of Artec3D: Marking the 200th anniversary of that battle, the Russian Academy of Sciences, commissioned Artec to help with excavation and documentation of the battle field. Artec was tasked with scanning all human and battle-horse remains. The job was not for the faint-of-heart. One of our tech nearly fainted. But we persevered… […]
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I was reading about Frederick The Great of Prussia last night when I came across this picture. I thought… hmmmm… that hat looks familiar! Napoleon apparently adopted the hat from Frederick The Great of Prussia, whom he greatly admired, who in turn borrowed it from Charles XII of Sweden. A quick Google search lead […]
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Today I learned something new about Napoleon. Apparently he was the first person to use the term “idéologue” pejoratively to describe his opponents – the French politically liberal intellectuals such as Benjamin Constant, Pierre Jean George Cabanis and Madame de Staël. The idéologues longed for an idealized France. They believed whole-heartedly in the values of the Revolution. Napoleon, on […]
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Napoleon The Waterloo Campaign 4th Edition is the latest version of the classic boardgame – was a Kickstarter campaign that was fully (in fact, over-)funded about 18 hours ago. Congrats to Tom Dalgliesh from Columbia Games. People who pledge $295 or more will receive a four day, 200th anniversary tour of the Waterloo Campaign area in 2015 […]
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One of Chrissy’s cousins just sent me this story in the Smithsonian Magazine that tells the story of how one man claimed he had plans to rescue Napoleon from St Helena… WITH A SUBMARINE. I’ve never heard it before so I thought I’d share it. In 1820–or so he claimed–he was offered the sum of […]
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Well I spoke to JDM for the first time in a long time yesterday and we discussed doing a new podcast – about American politics. JDM was ranting about Obama’s inauguration and ending filibuster on Facebook and I thought it might make an interesting podcast. Maybe a one-off, but perhaps a new series? Even though […]
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http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/pandemics/2012/12/napoleon_march_to_russia_in_1812_typhus_spread_by_lice_was_more_powerful.single.html According to author Stephan Talty, Napoleon’s Grand Armee was defeated in Russia during the 1812 campaign, not by Kutusov, the early onset of Winter or the burning of Moscow – but by lice. For further reading: The Illustrious Dead: The Terrifying Story of How Typhus Killed Napoleon’s Greatest Army by Stephen Talty.
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“I will blow up the Kremlin on the 22nd at three in the morning.” So wrote Napoleon in this coded letter dated October 20, 1812 and sold at auction this week for 187,500 euros ($233,800). It had been expected to fetch between 10,000 and 15,000 euros but they didn’t expect the last-minute arrival of Markham with his […]
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Rod Steiger. Christopher Plummer. Orson Welles. Sergey Bondarchuk’s 1970 film WATERLOO may have flopped at the box office. It may have killed Stanley Kubrick’s chances of making his own Napoleon film. It may be flawed in many ways. Yet it is also wonderful in many ways. Who can ever forget Steiger as Napoleon saying “I […]
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David shot me a link to this recent interview he did on Russian television about Napoleon! It runs for 24 minutes and explores whether Napoleon was a hero or a villan. As you’d expect, David laid out the facts, clearly and simply. Unfortunately I can’t find any embed code, but you can check the video […]
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Okay folks, to celebrate Napoleon’s birthday, I’m going to make you a promise – when the Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast Facebook page gets to 1000 likes, I will hold JDM down and FORCE him to record a new episode with me! Do we have a deal?? Now I know there are a lot more than 1000 of […]
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To celebrate Napoleon’s 243rd birthday (August 15), I thought I’d bring you some of my favourite quotes from the man. Feel free to share yours in the comments section! “Death is nothing; but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.” “Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.” “I saw the crown of France […]
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Oh how the Brits love to poke fun at Napoleon! Two hundred years has not dampened their joy in pinching his cheeks. Via The Guardian: Last month, one of just a handful of letters written by Napoleon in the language of his arch-enemies and sent to De las Cases for comment was sold at auction […]
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Judging by the soundtrack, I’m pretty sure Mr Markham produced this marvellous video.
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Hey folks, some of you may have noticed that your Napoleon feed in iTunes has broken as a result of the server migration. Mea culpa! I tried to make it a smooth transition but it looks like something broke. So, if you’re in that category, please do the following: UNSUBSCRIBE from the show in iTunes. […]
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Hi folks, as you may have noticed, we’re moving to a new site. It’s going to take me a few days to get all of the old content up and running, so please be patient.
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Hey folks! It’s been nearly 18 months since the last podcast! Can you believe it!? This is a special episode to celebrate and promote a special Napoleonic event that is currently happening in Melbourne – Napoleon: Revolution to Empire. I had the chance today to chat with Sophie Matthiesson, one of the curators at the […]
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Last Saturday, Chrissy and I had the pleasure of attending the opening day of “NAPOLEON : REVOLUTION TO EMPIRE” at the National Gallery of Victoria. I have to say – I was very impressed. The exhibition takes visitors from the last days of Louis XVI, through the Revolution, Reign of Terror, Consulate, Empire and St […]
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The NGV in Melbourne (my old hometown) is running”>a major Napoleon exhibition in Melbourne starting June 2012. Amazingly, neither David nor I have been invited to participate! I am going to reach out to the curator though and try to get an interview with them about the exhibition. Napoleon: Revolution to Empire is a […]
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On behalf of David, myself and our audience, I’d like to congratulate our good friend Nicholas Stark for being accepted into the history masters program at Florida State University, in the Institute on the French Revolution and Napoleon!
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From The Guardian: Why simply take your children to pose with Mickey Mouse when they could be re-enacting the battle of Trafalgar in a giant aquarium – or dry-skiing past frozen corpses from Napoleon’s desperate retreat from Russia? A French MP has laid down the gauntlet for a new generation of history-themed mega-rollercoasters with plans […]
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It’s not about Napoleon though. The book is called “The Three Illusions” and it looks at science and philosophy. It’s my guide for living with what I call “permanent peace” and the philosophy in it has been the basis of how I’ve lived my life for the last 20 or so years. Thanks for the […]
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Thanks for Andrew Lawson for this story: Napoleonic soldiers’ remains found in northern Poland 18.11.2011 08:02 Archaeologists believe that the remains of soldiers who died after Napoleon’s doomed march on Moscow have been found during the creation of a new bypass at Olecko, north east Poland. The skeletons of some 350 people were discovered in […]
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Thanks to Jon for pointing us to this comic in the comments section! Click on the comic to read more about it and to visit the author’s site! Napoleon’s height is, of course, one of the things most people know about him. David and I discussed the matter in our very first episode of this […]
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Remember Michael Kroger from Episode #49? It looks like he just sold off his Napoleonic collection. “At an auction in the shadow of the grand Chateau de Fontainebleau outside Paris yesterday, the Michael Kroger Collection, including imperial eagles, towering bronze candelabra, antique clocks, vases, paintings, chairs, sideboards, gilt mirrors and military paraphernalia, went under the […]
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Somebody just sent me a link to this story… it’s obviously complete bullshit, as Napoleon’s remains (to the best of my knowledge) haven’t been exhumed since they were removed to Paris from St Helena in 1840. But it’s a fun read nonetheless! PARIS – Scientists examining the remains of Napoleon Bonaparte admit they are “deeply […]
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“Coming as a bombshell was another suggestion by historian Bruno Roy-Henry that Napoleon’s ashes had never reached France in 1840 and that someone else was buried in his tomb. According to this version, the emperor’s remains were hidden by the English back in the 19th century, with their whereabouts still unknown.” Link: Napoleon’s personality stirs […]
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From our “Strange Napoleon Story Of The Day” department, the Independent has this story today: In a beauty competition with a difference, the Italian public has chosen a marble rendition of Napoleon Bonaparte’s sister as their ideal depiction of female beauty. And in coming top in the poll of over 1,000 Italians, Canova’s early 19th-century […]
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This is an excerpt from “The Exhumation Of The Remains Of Napoleon Bonaparte” by M. Janisch, late Secretary to Sir Hudson Lowe at St. Helena, which I downloaded from the British Library Historical Collection iPad app. I was fascinated by this first-hand account. The report of his body, buried for 25 years, looking like it […]
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Via Superyachts.com: New Orleans-based antique, fine art and jewellery dealer Rau Antiques are offering a custom made sculpture of Napoleon Bonaparte with a price tag of $198,000. Created by the famous French artist Jean- Léon Gérôme in 1897, the neoclassical sculpture depicts the legendary French military leader on a horse during his attempt to […]
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I know, I know… the British gave us many good things in the past… like slavery and pollution and the invasions of Australia, North America, India, Africa, etc. But what have they done for us lately? This – The British Library iPad App! The British Library released more than 1,000 rare books in the form […]
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Hey folks, just a note to let you know that Chrissy and I will be in the US of A from July 20 until Aug 11. We’ll mostly be in Las Vegas, Southern Utah and then perhaps NY or Seattle. If any of you would like to catch up for a single malt, a cigar […]
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Via Luxist: It was one of the most ambitious projects the world had ever seen. After taking command of the Egyptian campaign around the turn of the 19th century, Napoleon gathered a staff of France’s top scientists, artists, explorers and others to undertake a concept like no other, a complete and comprehensive survey of the […]
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Welcome back! I know, I know, it’s been 8 months since our last podcast. Sorry folks. On this episode, our special guest is again Nicholas Stark, a 20-year-old wunderkind who David and I first met in Paris back in 2008, and who is studying at West Chester University in Philadelphia and a Fellow of the […]
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I’m a bit slow off the mark with this news – amazed it didn’t come up in my feeds – but a big thanks to listener Ken Richards who posted the new to our comments section: Napoleon heads for Melbourne – 2012 Raymond Gill – The Age September 23, 2010 – 3:00AM THE competition among […]
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And once again we are fortunate to have Nicholas Stark back on the show to finish our series on Napoleon and Haiti. Today we focus on the claims that Napoleon directly ordered atrocities to be committed in Haiti. Did Napoleon, as Claude Ribbe claims, invent the gas chamber? (We find no evidence for that.) Did […]
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We’re back with Nicholas Stark to discuss St. Domingo / Haiti and Napoleon’s reinstitution of slavery in 1802. Was Toussaint L’Overture really a “saint” (his name translates as “all saints” or “all souls opening”)? Was Napoleon really a racist? Nick does another amazing job of delving into the primary sources from this period to paint […]
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WELCOME BACK! I know – it’s been a long, long…. long time! But we are glad to be back! On this episode, our special guest is Nicholas Stark, a 19-year-old wunderkind who David and I first met in Paris back in 2008. Nicholas is an undergraduate at West Chester University and a Fellow of the […]
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It may be distasteful, but I just read this story in Time about the fate of Napoleon’s penis and thought it worth sharing here. According to Time: People have been fixated on Napoleon’s penis since Napoleon’s doctor allegedly cut it off during his autopsy in 1821 and gave it to a priest in Corsica. The […]
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I recently interviewed Alison Castle about this Kubrick Napoleon book but I haven’t uploaded it yet, as I’m waiting to interview Jan Harlan. In the meantime, I hope you’ll enjoy this video.
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I just discovered this terrific short online book by John Tarttelin that acknowledges that David and I have been saying for years – Napoleon’s wars against the other European powers were, for the most part, defensive. Read it here.
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Our own J. David Markham was recently interviewed on Australian radio regarding a lock of Napoleon’s hair recently found in Sydney’s town hall. Listen to David’s interview here!
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Hey folks, sorry about the delay between shows. I’m on my way back from a business trip to Nicaragua, David’s busy, etc etc. Something coming up soon. Meanwhile, here’s a snippet of news for you from Down Under: A FEW clippings of hair apparently taken from Napoleon Bonaparte on his death bed have been found […]
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With a huge thanks to listener Edna Mueller, I’m pleased to announce that the video of Mr Markham from Episode 36 “The End Of The Empire” is back online!
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A very generous review of this show by the strangely-named blog “What The Shed Looks At“. And what a list of podcasts we’re associated with! Another episode coming soon folks – I’m working on some very special guests!
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Hey folks, I’m updating the Napoleon site to the new theme, so it’s going to look wonky for a couple of days while I tweak things. Don’t panic!
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Finally! We can now whisper in Bonaparte’s ear on the morning of the Battle of Waterloo and say “Don’t trust Grouchy!” Sega’s “Napoleon: Total War” comes out in Feb 2010 and let’s us take command at all of the major battles of Napoleon’s career. I’m in discussions with Sega to arrange one of the programming […]
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This could well be the ultimate Napoleon geek gift this year! TASCHEN releases ten books in one tell the fascinating tale of Kubrick’s unfilmed masterpiece! Tucked inside of a carved-out book, all the elements from Stanley Kubrick’s archives that readers need to imagine what his unmade film about the emperor might have been like, including […]
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Welcome back! It’s been a long time between shows, I’m so sorry! But you’ll LOVE this episode, trust me, it was worth waiting for! Our guest today is Dr Philip Dwyer, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education and Arts, School of Humanities and Social Science, History Dept, University of Newscastle, Australia. Philip has a long list […]
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No, it isn’t over! At least I hope not! David and I have a show scheduled tomorrow with Australian Napoleonic scholar / author Philip Dwyer (Napoleon: The Path To Power). Stay tuned!
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According to the LA Times, one of Napoleon’s surviving hats is going on display in Orange County. In another LA Times story, art commissioned by Napoleon was destroyed when some rich guy’s house burned down.
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Here’s something every Napoleon fan needs: A Napoleon 2010 Calendar! Napoleon 2010 by DividendaSee other Napoleon Calendars
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Hey folks, apologies for the silence here over the last few months. I can assure you that more episodes are on the way! It’s just been an incredibly busy time for David and I. Here’s something you might find interesting: Australian Napoleonic scholar, Dr Philip Dwyer, author of Napoleon: The Path To Power 1769-1799, recently […]
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Check out David’s photos from the recent INS!
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Photo:Dominique Faget/AFP From AFP: French lawyer Franck Samson, dressed as Napoleon, takes part with some 1,200 history enthusiasts from 20 European countries in the reeanactment of the battle of Waterloo. On June 18, 1815, Napoleon led his 72,000-strong army into battle with 120,000 mostly British and Prussian soldiers on the gently rolling plateau of Waterloo. […]
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Just a reminder that if you’re looking for an easy way to listen to the entire Napoleon 101 archives – and you have iTunes installed – then go to the Napoleon 101 iTunes homepage. While you are there, feel free to review the show! (Welcome everyone who is visiting for the first time from iTunes!)
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We’re very lucky to have Alexander Mikaberidze back to discuss a few more important Russian generals and the crossing of the Berezina.
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The National Bureau of Economic Research, America’s leading nonprofit economic research organization, has released a paper about the effects of Napoleon’s “invasions” into the other European countries. It sounds interesting: —- Abstract —– The French Revolution of 1789 had a momentous impact on neighboring countries. The French Revolutionary armies during the 1790s and later under […]
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William Powers Jr., president of The University of Texas at Austin, was appointed to the rank of Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, the prestigious order created by Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in 1804, for his work in establishing the French Judicial Visiting Fellowship program at the university. (link)
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Remember our recent guest Michael Kroger who told us about his Melbourne mansion decorated in 1st Empire style? Well he emailed us today to say he has put it up for sale and if you are quick you can see some amazing photos of the interior here. It is truly amazing and I’m sure it […]
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clipped from www.guardian.co.uk Now the man the world knows as emperor, war hero and bogeyman, the ruthlessly ambitious Little Corporal who rose from provincial obscurity in Corsica to become the terror or ruler of half the world, will be revealed in a surprising new guise: Napoleon the failed romantic novelist. I’ve been waiting to read […]
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From the time I became obsessed with Napoleon I have wanted to own a Napoleonic-style bicorn. But I’ve never found a place that sells them – I mean, high quality ones, not the cheesy costume style. In the comments section of an old post, Captain Flunky has pointed me to this site HatCrafters.com which seems […]
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Alexander Mikaberidze joins us again on this episode to share deep biographical details about the major Russian Generals around the war of 1812 – Kutusov, Bagration, Barclay de Tolly, Tolstoy – the men who defeated Napoleon with a highly unusual strategy.
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Our guest today is again the wonderful Alexander Mikaberidze. We continue the discussion from where we left off in Episode 50, talking about Napoleon’s entry into Moscow, the burning of Moscow, and the “strategic withdrawal”. Was the burning of Moscow deliberate strategy on behalf of the Russians? If they hadn’t burned it, would the outcome […]
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David and I have FINALLY got our act together and started a podcast about Julius Caesar! This isn’t the LONG series, but it will probably be a few episodes. Check it out on the Biography Show.
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In the comments section, Simon Abrahams writes: Thought you might be interested in how the iconic portraits of Napoleon – by Ingres, David, Gros and others – almost all resemble the artist’s self-portrait. These are not portraits of Napoleon, as most scholars imagine, but portraits of the artist-as-Napoleon, as a few alert viewers at the […]
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We made it to 50! w00t! Thanks to everyone for supporting our little show over the last few years. It’s been an honour to create these shows for you. Can I ask a favour? Would you mind going to our iTunes page and rating the podcast? The more ratings we get, the more people find […]
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Dear friends, I’ve just been hit with a large hosting bill for TPN’s servers and bandwidth and unfortunately I don’t have the funds to cover it this month. So I have set up a special fund raising exercise via ChipIn which will run for this week. Out of TPN’s hundreds of thousands of listeners, I’m […]
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I’m not sure if it’s because of all the hype that Twitter has been getting in the US media lately, or if it’s because he’s just a hipster, but my friend J. David Markham has set up a Twitter account. Keep track of the daily life of the President! (… of the International Napoleonic Society…).
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If you’re using Twitter, then you might like to follow “It’s Napoleon“. Written by Marie Reed Saint Fargeau from Yonne, France, this is a Twitter feed which mostly contains quotes from the Emperor. See an example below. Of course, you should also follow me on Twitter.
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Hi folks, David and I are trying to schedule a time and a guest for a new Napoleon episode. I just didn’t want you to think we’d forgotten about you. I’m also getting closer to having the Ajaccio/Paris/Elba DVD ready. Just editing some final bits of video. Should be on sale shortly. In the meantime, […]
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While in Paris last July, after the Ajaccio INS Congress, I had the pleasure of meeting one of our listeners face-to-face – Nicholas Stark, an 18-year old Napoleon student who lives in Philadelphia. In his own words, Nicholas is “devout young historian, specializing in Napoleonic history”. He recently received the exciting news that he has […]
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As some of you may know, I recently started a cooking podcast on TPN and Edna Mueller, a listener of this show, sent me a much needed addition to my cooking accessories! Thanks Edna!
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Many thanks to Ryan Crombie who discovered an online version of Stanley Kubrick’s 1969 Napoleon screenplay! As we discussed on the show, the film was unfortunately never produced, in part because Sergei Bondarchuk’s film WATERLOO (1970) was a commercial flop. I really look forward to reading through this! Read more about the film here.
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I found a link to this essay by Emerson on Tim Ferriss’ blog (the 4 Hour Work Week guy). It’s a really great essay. Here’s the final paragraph as a teaser: It was not Bonaparte’s fault. He did all that in him lay to live and thrive without moral principle. It was the nature of […]
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One of our listeners asked me today where to find the Napoleon t-shirts for sale so I thought I should give another plug for our shop! Find t-shirts, coffee mugs, books and DVDs, all about your favourite Emperor!
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If you visit the Napoleon 101 homepage, on the right-hand sidebar you’ll see options to add Cameron to Twitter and Facebook and also a Members section! You can use your Google ID to login and see other members. I’m not that any of these things actually add value but I’m just playing around with Google […]
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A big shout out to listener John Holloway who writes: Monsieur Reilly, I recently discovered that I could acquire high resolution images of various artworks from Artstor.org. Considering my love of Napoleonic imagery I could hardly resist finding myself a detailed scan of Napoleon at the Bridge of Arcole. I trudged through the laborious task […]
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Breaking away from talking to historians about Napoleon, today we have as our guest Australian businessman and political powerbroker, Michael Kroger. Michael joins us to discuss his fascination with Napoleon, which extends to having 5 floors of his Melbourne mansion decorated in the Empire Style and owning (among other things) one of only seven original […]
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Today (Dec 26) is David’s birthday! I would tell you his actual age but I wouldn’t want to get myself into trouble. Please raise your glasses in a toast – to the President!
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My Xmas present from my awesome little sister Anita today was a newspaper called the “Weekly Aurora” from Pennsylvania and dated September 22, 1815. The back two pages, in a section called “Latest Foreign Intelligence”, contain detailed news of Napoleon’s exile to St Helena, including accounts of Napoleon’s response to the news of his destination, […]
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In case you didn’t notice, we’ve been down for a couple of days. As you can read on the TPN blog, it was due to a hard drive failure on one of the servers. We’re in the process of re-building and it might take a few more days. At the moment we’re missing all of […]
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Continuing our series of chats with eminent Napoleonic scholars, today our guest is Rafe Blaufarb, Ben Weider Eminent Scholar and Director of the Institute on Napoleon and the French Revolution at Florida State University. Dr. Blaufarb is a specialist in Revolutionary and Napoleonic France. He is the author of several books on the social and […]
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David and I have done another episode of The Biography Show! This one is on Charlemagne. Get it here!
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NAP 01 Originally uploaded by cameronreilly Do you think a fan of The Emperor owns this Brisbane Benz I spotted yesterday? As Nicholas Stark pointed out in the comments to the last show, December 2 was the 204th anniversary of Napoleon and Josephine’s coronation. I hope you all raised a glass of your finest medication […]
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