The Na po le on ic (wrong version of show)

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Waterloo through soldiers eyes Jun 16, 2021

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Retelling the story of Waterloo through the accounts of those who fought in the conflict, drawing on British, French and Prussian accounts.

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Greatest Painting of the Napoleonic era Jun 02, 2021

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Who produced the greatest painting of the Napoleonic era? Jacqueline Reiter, Andre Loez, Gareth Copeland and Josh Provan join me to debate some incredible pieces of artwork in an episode full of laughter and poignant reflection on the era.

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To flog, or not to flog: Crime and Punishment in the British Army May 19, 2021

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This week I reprise a recent paper that I delivered for the Society of Army Historical Research's Centenary conference, exploring the complex competition that took place over how to punish soldiers in the British Army.

Twitter: @zwhitehistory

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The Battle of Fuentes D'Onoro: Wellington Blunders May 03, 2021

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On the 210th anniversary of the battle, I look at the events that took place between 3rd and 5th May 1811, exploring what went wrong on both sides, and retelling the story through the eyes of those who fought.

Twitter: @zwhitehistory

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The Greatest Invention of the Napoleonic Age Apr 21, 2021

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I am joined by Kit Chapman, Marcus Cribb, Racehl Stark and Beatrice de Graaf as they respectively champion the steam engine, shrapnel, vaccines and state police as the greatest inventions to emerge during the period - remember you can vote for the case you thought was best made on twitter, just search for the relevant tweet @zwhitehistory

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Anti war sentiment in Britain and the poem Eighteen Hundred and Eleven Apr 07, 2021

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Emma Clery joins me to discuss the anti-war sentiment in Britain during the Napoleonic Wars, as revealed from studying reactions to the poem Eighteen Hundred and Eleven.

Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @austeneconomics

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Poetry and War

A Short Reference Guide for The Napoleonicist

Simon Bainbridge, British Poetry and the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars: Visions of Conflict (Oxford University Press, 2003). ----, Napoleon and English Romanticism (Cambridge University Press, 1995).

Bernard Beatty and Alicia Laspra Rodríguez, ed. Romanticism, Reaction and Revolution: British Views on Spain, 1814–1823 (Peter Lang, 2019). Betty T. Bennet, British War Poetry in the Age of Romanticism: 1793-1815 (New York, 1976).

Available online, revised by Orianne Smith, at: https://romantic-circles.org/editions/warpoetry/index.html

Agustín Coletes Blanco and Alicia Laspra Rodríguez, eds. and trans., Libertad frente a Tiranía: Poesía inglesa de la Guerra de la Independencia (1808-1814). Antología bilingüe (Madrid: Fundación Dos de Mayo / Espasa, 2013).

E.J. Clery, Eighteen Hundred and Eleven: Poetry, Protest and Economic Crisis (Cambridge University Press, 2017)

Jonatan Gonazález, ‘Wordsworth and Spain: The Peninsular War Translated,’ online at: https://wordsworth.org.uk/blog/2015/05/29/wordsworth-and-spain-the-peninsular-war-translated/

Voices from Ireland Mar 31, 2021

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To close out Irish month, I reprise the 'Voices' oral history project with a series of readings chosen by listeners covering the experiences of Irish men and women during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic era.

Twitter: @zwhitehistory

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Irish Attitudes to the British Army Mar 24, 2021

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I speak to Andy Dorman about Irish attitudes towards the British army during the late 1700s - tales of drunken brawls, and apathy towards soldiers inevitably follow, along with some darker aspects of soldiers' behaviour as well as the contradiction of why Irishmen enlisted in a hated force.

Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @andydormann

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Wellington's Right Hand Man?: Marshal William Carr Beresford Mar 17, 2021

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I speak to Marcus Beresford, distant relative of Marshal William Carr Beresford about the Marshal's life and career. Part of Irish month on The Napoleonicist. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicist Twitter: @zwhitehistory

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Wellington's Irish Army Mar 10, 2021

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I speak to historian Jim Deery about the Irish troops that served in the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars, as we talk drunkenness, religion, and why most of what we think we know just isn't true.

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Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @jdeeryjim

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