2 December is a special date for those fascinated by Napoleon Bonaparte. Not only is this the date he crowned himself Emperor of France in 1804, but also the date of his greatest victory a year later, the Battle of Austerlitz. James Rogers is joined by world-leading historian Andrew Roberts to dissect the conditions, tactics and aftermath of that cold, December day.
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Passages read by Matt Lewis
Music:
Not My Taste (a) - Doug B Rossi, Tony Phillips
Majesty (a) - Bradley Andrew Segal, Haim Mazar
Force of Nature (a) - John Christopher Lucas Lemke
Monks. We know that they dedicated their lives to serving God, but what did it mean to be a Monk? In today's, episode Matt is joined by the Five-Minute Medievalist, Danièle Cybulskie. Author, historian, and Podcaster (to name a few), Danièle is well known to many Medieval history enthusiasts. We ...
About one in six of the men who served in the First World War came from undivided India. However, unlike those who hailed from Britain and the rest of Europe, records of their service can be difficult to access. After almost one hundred years of being left unread in the archives of Lahore Museum ...
The sacred site of Menka, this island is unlike no other. Also known as the village of the Breadfruit Goddess or the Ruins of Menka, this isolated volcanic island is known to have had inhabitants for thousands of years, but how did they not only survive; but thrive? In today's episode, we're join...
