The French Revolution & Napoleon (Grey History)
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1.59 The Purge of the Girondins Part I
With the revolution paralysed by factional feuds, the people of Paris moved to break the deadlock. This episode explores the weeks immediately preceding the Purge of the Girondins, including how Brissot and his allies rallied support across the country. I
Episode Swap - History Daily
History Daily is another great history podcast that you might enjoy. Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham takes you back in time to explore a momentous event that happened on this day in history. Whether its to remember the tragedy of December 7th, 1941,
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1.58 The Faction Menace
Division and discord cripples the Convention as factional warfare consumes the deputies.
Episode Swap - Pax Britannica
Pax Britannica is one of my favourite history podcasts. If you're looking for a great series on the English Civil Wars (and the British Empire more broadly), look no further!This episode swap features
1.57 The Institutions of Terror
With the French Revolution engulfed in crises, the deputies of the Convention (eventually) took action. New measures were introduced to crush the counter-revolution, measures which would become the ha
Special Episode - Burke, Paine, & British Reactions to French Revolution
Bastille Day Special! How did the British react to the outbreak of the French Revolution? Why is Edmund Burke considered a founding father of political conservatism? What did Thomas Paine say to cause
1.56 Fasting and Furious
Multiple crises radicalise the sans-culottes of the capital, and a new ultra-radical movement emerges on the revolutionary left. Those associated with the Enrags rise to challenge the National Conven
1.55 Civil War in the Vendée
The revolutionaries are confronted with a new challenge in the west. Recruitment riots grip the nation, and in a region known as the Vende, these disturbances fast became organised resistance. By Jun
1.54 Its Treason Then!
The war expands and disaster strikes. This episode explores the entry of England and Holland into the revolutionary war, as well as the French invasion of the Dutch Republic in February 1793. As Belgi