Episodes

  • Duchy of Warsaw Army - Part 2
    Sep 11 2024

    Dawid Gralik returns to continue our exploration of the Duchy of Warsaw's army, looking at their service record, what happens to these men post-war, and yes, Zack manages to squeeze in some crime and punishment questions.

    Twitter: @dawgra93 | @zwhitehistory

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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • Peninsular War: Cintra
    Sep 8 2024

    The popular Peninsular War series returns with an instalment dedicated to the deeply controversial convention of Cintra. Josh Provan joins me to chat about why this was ridiculed at home in the UK and abroad, why it was also necessary 48 hours after Wellesley's victory at Vimeiro, and how the inquiry into its signing unfolded.

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Wellington's Spies with Bob Burnham
    Sep 6 2024

    007 meets Napoleonic reality as Bob Burnham returns to talk about his new book on Wellington's Spymasters. We discuss why paper was the top of the range gadget being issued to these daring agents, and how these men proved integral in the allies winning the Peninsular War.

    Buy Bob's book at https://kentrotman.co.uk/newbooks/napoleonic-archive-15-wellingtons-spy-masters-the-reports-of-colonel-john-grant-and-captain-lewis-ruman-2/

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Catherine the Great - Part 2
    Sep 4 2024

    The second instalment of the epic run down of Catherine's life looks at the coup, and Catherine as monarch.

    Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @AMikaberidze

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    40 mins
  • The Guerrilla War (Peninsular War saga 4)
    Aug 29 2024

    Charles Esdaile joins me to talk about the Guerilla (or little war). We discuss why the conflict is misunderstood, why not everyone guerilla was a patriot, and why Augustina of Aragon as much myth as reality.

    Twitter: @CharlesEsdaile | @zwhitehistory

    Buy the books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3ACharles+Esdaile&s=relevancerank&text=Charles+Esdaile&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Simon Bolivar
    Aug 27 2024

    Josh Provan returns to talk about the life of Simon Bolivar, a remarkable individual, widely regarded as the father of a number of South American nations, who had a career that resembled a yo-yo - for reasons we explore.

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    1 hr and 38 mins
  • Battle of the Marshals 4: Bernadotte, Murat, Suchet, Victor
    Aug 25 2024

    In the fourth heat of this epic contest of the Marshals, Bernadotte, Murat, Suchet and Victor all go into a bar, but not all of them come out alive...


    Alex Mikaberidze champions 'the winner of the Napoleonic Game of Thrones' Bernadotte, John Viscardo makes the case for 'all balls and no brains' Murat, Antoni Gumbau valiantly defends Suchet and Chris Kimbell makes the case for Victor.


    Vote for your winner below.

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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • State of the Union: The Vendee
    Aug 23 2024

    The Four Horsemen of the Podcalypse ride for the first time, as we unveil the new team of Luke Reynolds, Liam Telfer and Josh Redden who will be desperately seeking to keep that reprobate Zack in check.

    We explain the new perks, the rationale behind it, and ask the important questions that tax the minds of Napoleonic experts like 'What supercars would figures from Napoleonic history have driven?' (The quality of the show will improve eventually, we promise!)

    Join the Napoleonic Community at https://www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicwarspod

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    1 hr and 47 mins