The French Revolution & Napoleon (Grey History)

The French Revolution & Napoleon (Grey History)


Latest Episodes

1.65 Lyon II: Whose Revolution Is it Anyway?
February 19, 2024

Insurrection arrives in the city of silk! Although consumed by the same factionalism which devoured the capital, Lyon charts a unique path in 1793. With an unusual twist to familiar developments, the

1.64 Lyon I: Royalist or Revolutionary?
February 03, 2024

Famed for being a bastion of reaction, the Republic's second city was anything but. This episode explores Lyon's unique experience of the revolution, unpacking both it's conservative and revolutionary stages. A trailblazer for popular democracy, the histo

Joint Episode: American Politics and the French Revolution with My History Can Beat Up Your Politics
January 28, 2024

How did the French Revolution shape American politics? Why did the French Revolutionaries diverge from the Americans? Did the American Revolution inspire revolutionaries across the Atlantic?In this fantastic episode with Bruce Carlson of My History Can B

1.63 Caen: The North Rebels!
January 17, 2024

Normandy and Brittany declare insurrection. Proclaiming their intention to march against the capital, a northern army was assembled to crush the anarchists in Paris. But, despite noteworthy successes, the Federalist Revolt of the North ended in disaster.

1.62 The Federalist Revolts
December 20, 2023

Outraged by the coup in the capital, insurrections erupted across the nation. With leading Girondins fleeing to the provinces, civil war was sure to follow. The Federalist Revolts had begun!

Members Questions & Answers
December 09, 2023

Lafayettes time in prison, opportunities for Louis XVI to escape his fate, debt jubilees in the modern world, and extrajudicial killings! These are just some of the great topics explored in this special bonus episode for the Grey History Community! You c

1.61 The Purge of the Girondins Part III
December 01, 2023

Facing setbacks and defeat, the insurrectionists of Paris recommited to the cause. Surrounding the Convention with armed force, the deputies of the Convention are compelled to submit. On June 2 1793,

Joint Episode: Napoleon in Egypt with History of Egypt Podcast
November 28, 2023

We recap the revolutionary events that preceded the expedition, as well as the various motivations behind Napoleon's undertaking. We also explore what Europeans knew of Ancient Egypt before the invasi

1.60 The Purge of the Girondins Part II
November 12, 2023

Insurrection! With deadlock paralysing the Convention, and the Commission of Twelve provoking the radicals of Paris, another journe consumed the capital.

T-Shirt Giveaway November 2023
November 02, 2023

Now's your chance to grab some revolutionary fashion!