61 episodes
The Siècle History Podcast Evergreen Podcasts
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4.8 • 21 Ratings
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The Siècle is a history podcast covering France's overlooked century between Napoleon and World War I. Visit thesiecle.com for annotated scripts, pictures, maps, sources and more.
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The Return of the King
The Siècle begins in the year 1814. Napoléon has abdicated, and the Bourbons are back in charge of France. Here's how they screw it up, the first scene in our century-long saga of a country at war with itself. Find out more at thesiecle.com.
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The Hundred Days
Napoleon returns from exile to reclaim his throne, and Louis flees into exile. But as diplomats scheme for advantage, the fate of France will be settled on the fields of Waterloo. Find out more at thesiecle.com/episode2.
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The Kingdom of Louis Dix-Huit
What kind of kingdom had Louis XVIII managed to win after Waterloo, anyway? We take a tour of France in 1815, from its mountains and rivers to its hardscrabble peasants, wine-trading merchants and imperious nobles. Follow along with vital maps at thesiecle.com/episode3!
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The Paradox of Paris
Paris in 1815 was a city of intense contradictions, where shining palaces and squalid slums sat right next door to each other. Meet the city that is not yet the City of Light at the dawn of the Restoration. Follow along with maps at thesiecle.com/episode4!
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The White Terror
France plunges into violence after the final fall of Napoleon. Featuring: invasion, murder, treason, extortion, art theft, 300 million bottles of wine, rude drinking songs and seditious chickens.
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Our Friends the Enemies
After Waterloo, France was invaded by a huge multinational foreign army — and they didn't leave for more than three years. Learn more about the facts and consequences of this occupation in an interview with Prof. Christine Haynes, author of a recent book on the subject.
Visit thesiecle.com for a transcript, pictures, and a link to buy the book.
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Customer Reviews
An Alpha Podcast
On the spectrum of podcasting quality, ‘The Siecle’ is an alpha- podcast.
Mr
This is in the top three history podcasts - its up there with Mike Duncan and Dan Carlin. Really well written and delivered, notes and images are great also. I wish I'd discovered this in 5 years time and could binge it all in one go. I totally recommend to anyone interested in modern history or politics... or culture, the lot.
Truly high quality podcast
Casting light on a less well known period of French history, this podcast has an incredible depth of content and the supporting materials are 2nd to none. Highly recommended if you like proper history not the soundbites!