The Napoleonic Wars Podcast

By: Zack White
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  • All the angles on all the people from the period 1775-1815, this podcast offers a rich array of interviews, narratives and opinion pieces on a vast range of topics. Ideal for specialists and newcomers to the period alike. You can support this content & get exclusive perks at: www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicwarspod Hosted by Napoleonic Historian and battlefield guide Dr Zack White, with occasional co-host and 'scholar in residence' Dr Luke Reynolds.
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Episodes
  • The British Army - The Politics of War
    Nov 24 2024

    In the second instalment of the series, Kevin Linch returns to talk about the politics behind how the British Army operated, the role of the king, and turmoil of the regency, and the implications of Britain's global mindset on how the army went about its business.


    Georgian Army officers database: https://www.georgianarmyofficers.org

    Buy Kevin's book: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-British-Army-17831815-Hardback/p/24416

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Forgotten Voices of the Home Front: Patriotic Women in Napoleonic Britain
    Nov 20 2024

    Emma MacLeod returns for the second instalment of the double bill on women and patriotism in Britain during the Napoleonic Wars. We talk about the shifts in mood over Britain's involvement in the war, how women were an equally energetic discussant of politics, and the implications of all of this on a wider scale.

    Read about Emma's research and find information on how to buy her books here: https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/255910#panel_1_3

    Browse our new lines of merchandise at: https://napoleonic-wars-podcast.printify.me/products

    Support out work at https://www.patreon.com/c/thenapoleonicwarspod

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Captives of Liberty
    Nov 17 2024

    What happens when you have prisoners of war, yet neither side is willing to acknowledge the legitimacy of the others' combatants?

    This was precisely the problem at play during the American War of Independence/Revolution. Award winning historian Trenton Cole Jones joins Zack and the Beau to explore this knotty problem, whilst Zack speculates that this conflict was the American Civil War 0.5, English Civil War 2.0 and British Civil War (no, we have no idea either!).

    Find out more about Trenton's work at: https://www.cla.purdue.edu/directory/profiles/t.-cole-jones.html

    Check out our new merch at https://napoleonic-wars-podcast.printify.me/products

    Support out work at https://www.patreon.com/c/thenapoleonicwarspod

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    1 hr and 19 mins

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The 'In Our Time' of the Napoleonic era

A range of viewpoints on a range of topics, excellent. Accessible while not afraid to be academic.

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Waterloo Expert

Dr Zack White is fascinating on Waterloo: a brilliant podcast. Please do keep us informed about it Zack

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History podcast that wears its heart on its sleeve

Zack White runs this podcast about the Napoleonic era, but also somehow about too many things to mention. In one episode, he may be drawing out a guest's insights about detailed statistics of troops in Portugal, or in another, the life stories of women who created the glamorous salons which formed part of the political life of the age. It might be a knock down drag out contest for best Napoleonic film (for an academic value of knock down drag out, this pod is one of the politest I have ever heard), or a little more seriously, a whole month dedicated to one broad theme, like Napoleon's marshals. If you'd like an unhurried and thorough podcast on the history of the years between 1789 and 1815, usually but not always in Europe, this is for you.

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Facilitating discussion!

This really was a first class discussion! I learned a lot of new things about a subject I thought I was already well read on. I really hope this series gets made! As such, I've just subscribed to the mailing list!

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Interesting but.

I’ve been interested in the Napoleonic Wars for 50 years. There is very good content here but it desperately needs editing. Podcasts are often informal, like a chat with friends, but there are limits when you are a non participating listener.

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