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  • Episode 0: The Century Between

    Episode 0: The Century Between
    2019/01/21
    What exactly is The Siècle? An introduction to the new podcast chronicling French history between Napoleon and the First World War. Find out more at thesiecle.com. Like what you hear? Support the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    9 分
  • Episode 1: The Return of the King

    Episode 1: The Return of the King
    2019/01/21
    The Siècle begins in the year 1814. Napoléon has abdicated, and the Bourbons are back in charge of France. Here's how they screw it up, the first scene in our century-long saga of a country at war with itself. Find out more at thesiecle.com. Like what you hear? Support the show on Patreon! Remastered version uploaded on Feb. 25, 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    23 分
  • Episode 2: The Hundred Days

    Episode 2: The Hundred Days
    2019/02/06
    Napoleon returns from exile to reclaim his throne, and Louis flees into exile. But as diplomats scheme for advantage, the fate of France will be settled on the fields of Waterloo. Find out more at thesiecle.com/episode2. Like what you hear? Support the show on Patreon! Remastered version uploaded on Feb. 25, 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 分
  • Episode 3: The Kingdom of Louis Dix-Huit

    Episode 3: The Kingdom of Louis Dix-Huit
    2019/02/20
    What kind of kingdom had Louis XVIII managed to win after Waterloo, anyway? We take a tour of France in 1815, from its mountains and rivers to its hardscrabble peasants, wine-trading merchants and imperious nobles. Follow along with vital maps at thesiecle.com/episode3! Like what you hear? Support the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 分
  • Supplemental 1: The Hundred Homers

    Supplemental 1: The Hundred Homers
    2019/03/04
    Napoleon's famous Hundred Days, told in Simpsons GIFs, the format these epic events have been waiting two centuries for. Special bonus The Siècle content available now at http://thesiecle.com/supplemental1/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    4 分
  • Episode 4: The Paradox of Paris

    Episode 4: The Paradox of Paris
    2019/03/06
    Paris in 1815 was a city of intense contradictions, where shining palaces and squalid slums sat right next door to each other. Meet the city that is not yet the City of Light at the dawn of the Restoration. Follow along with maps at thesiecle.com/episode4! Like what you hear? Support the show on Patreon! Remastered version uploaded on August 7, 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 分
  • Episode 5: The White Terror

    Episode 5: The White Terror
    2019/03/20
    France plunges into violence after the final fall of Napoleon. Featuring: invasion, murder, treason, extortion, art theft, 300 million bottles of wine, rude drinking songs and seditious chickens. Like what you hear? Support the show on Patreon! Remastered version uploaded on August 7, 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    38 分
  • Episode 6: Our Friends the Enemies

    Episode 6: Our Friends the Enemies
    2019/04/03
    After Waterloo, France was invaded by a huge multinational foreign army — and they didn't leave for more than three years. Learn more about the facts and consequences of this occupation in an interview with Prof. Christine Haynes, author of a recent book on the subject. Visit thesiecle.com for a transcript, pictures, and a link to buy the book. Remastered version uploaded on August 7, 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    42 分