Charles, comte d'Artois, has been a meddlesome troublemaker for the last 50 years of French history - surviving exiles, wars and revolutions like a cockroach. What fresh hell will ensue now that he finally has the chance to be king?
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This episode's outro music is a short excerpt from Luigi Cherubini's "Mass for the Coronation of Charles X: I. Kyrie", performed by Riccardo Muti and Philharmonia Chorus, from "Cherubini: Masses, Overtures & Motets" ℗ A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1985 Parlophone Records Limited.
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Jun 17
1 hr
From idle prince, to bankrupt exile, to his glorious restoration ... how will Louis XVIII measure up to his forebears in an age where the king must reconcile with the new France that the Revolution created? And how long will this ailing king even last?
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Jun 3
1 hr 17 min
While Napoleon rose and fell, the old royal family wander Europe as exiles for over 20 years. This episode, we explore their side of the story.
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This week's outro music is "Richard Coeur de Lion, Act II: Si l'univers entier", an air from a favourite opera of Louis XVIII by André Grétry. From Grétry: Richard Coeur de Lion ℗ 2023 EG Classics, performed by the Orchestra dei Giovani del Conservatorio Claudio Monteverdi di Bolzano.
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May 26
59 min
You know Napoleon I. You've heard of Napoleon III... But what about the other one?
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May 3
56 min
Will Napoleon be enshrined with the greats at the Grand Tournament, or will we send this outlaw to the guillotine?
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Apr 23
1 hr 37 min
Starting with his grand coronation in Paris and stunning victory at Austerlitz, we follow Napoleon from his zenith to his ultimate decline as all of Europe conspires against him.
Next episode, we will at last rate Napoleon and get into further detail about one of history's most epic and groundbreaking lives.
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This episode's outro music was the finale of Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture", performed by Claudio Abbado and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, recorded 1999.
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Apr 15
1 hr 20 min
From obscure Corsican officer to Emperor of the French, this episode we chart the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte in the first of his 3 episodes. There is so much about this man to cover, and we have still only scratched the surface.
Fitting that this episode is coming out on Easter, since Napoleon not only resurrected the French church, but his episode is also filled with Easter eggs for long-time listeners as we get the return of Italian Wars, another bout of Black Death and Pope Slap 2: Napoleon Edition!
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This episode's outro music is "le chant du départ", a popular military anthem from Napoleon's reign, performed by Roger Roger et son Orchestre, 1957.
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Apr 5
1 hr 32 min
We have reached the dramatic apex of Robespierre's career, as the French Revolution spirals into its most violent phase: the Reign of Terror.
But how long will this reign last? And how will Robespierre's legacy compare to those of the monarchs he destroyed?
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Mar 23
1 hr 18 min
This episode we get deeper into the French Revolution, from the eyes of the radical politician Maximilien Robespierre. Society is about to change rapidly and shockingly in the leadup to the Reign of Terror, including a new calendar which will leave Eliza outraged.
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Our outro is "Ça ira", a French Revolutionary song, performed by the late great Edith Piaf.
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Mar 15
1 hr 14 min
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Jeanne Antoinette "Reinette" Poisson was born into a disgraced middle-class Parisian family and thanks to her own beauty, charm and wit managed to climb the greasy pole to become Louis XV's most famous and powerful mistress. This episode we recount her life's story from birth to death. In Part 2 we get deeper into how she wielded power and what we ultimately scored her.
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Jan 27
1 hr 17 min
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