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The Napoleonic Wars Podcast

by Zack White
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  • The Eve of New Orleans: War of 1812

    October 25, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

    The Battle of New Orleans is a battle that the British love to forget. It is also the battle that forged a future president in the form of Andrew Jackson. Dr Joseph Stoltz joins us to talk about the battle, its commanders, why Pakenham…

  • Admiral Villeneuve - Trafalgar's Villain

    October 18, 2026 · 57 min

    On the 21st October 1805, British Admiral Horatio Nelson famously defeated a combined French and Spanish navy under the command of Admiral Villeneuve. The French admiral's reputation has withered under the long shadow of his defeat at…

  • Napoleon's Conscripts

    October 11, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

    Dr Graeme Callister joins us to discuss how Napoleon conscripted the soldiers who would be so integral to his success on the battlefields of Europe, exploring how people were conscripted, how they evaded conscription, the political dangers…

  • The Battle of Bussaco: The Peninsular War Saga

    October 4, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

    On the 27th September 1810, British and Portuguese forces under the command of the Duke of Wellington defeated a French army under Marshal Massena. Dr Graeme Callister joins us for this latest instalment of our Peninsular War saga to talk…

  • The Eve of Bussaco 1810 - Peninsular War

    September 27, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

    The Peninsular War series meets our battle series as we deep dive the Battle of Bussaco in the first of a two-parter on Wellington and Massena's duel in the Portuguese mountains. Graeme Callister joins us to talk about the French plan of…

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  • The Peninsular War: Coa & Almeida

    September 20, 2026 · 58 min

    Josh Provan returns for another instalment of our blow by blow retelling of the Peninsular War, which this episode being the first in a triple bill of Peninsular-focused episodes. We cover the Combat at the Coa, the combobulation of Black…

  • Wellington and 'the Scum of the Earth'

    September 13, 2026 · 1 hr 20 min

    Wellington famously dismissed his rank and file as a band of criminals, rogues and reprobates who were hammered into a fine fighting force by the British military establishment. His infamous 'scum of the earth' comment has cast a long…

  • Redcoats in Combat - ON FILM!

    September 6, 2026 · 1 hr 21 min

    We all love to hate the Napoleon Movie - high hopes left dashed by a lacklustre storytelling, sloppy editing and a disdain for the historical. Now meet the man who wants to right that wrong! Connor O'Brien is a producer who wants to create…

  • The Last Napoleonic Coup: Napoleon III's power grab

    August 30, 2026 · 56 min

    Napoleon III was in equal parts implausible, hapless and ambitious. But in 1848 he finally succeeded in achieving his long-held ambition of taking power in France. In the second instalment of our exploration of Napoleon III's life, we…

  • Waterloo Weekend at Apsley House

    August 23, 2026 · 2 hr 2 min

    This year, Matthew Taylor worked in partnership with Apsley House to create a 'Waterloo Weekend' commemoration, featuring talks by top historians hosted in the Waterloo banquet room in the Duke of Wellington's London Residence, Apsley…

  • The Royal Engineers

    August 16, 2026 · 1 hr 16 min

    Who were the Royal Engineers? How were they formed? What did they do? And why do they matter in the context of the Napoleonic Wars?  The world's leading expert on the Royal Engineers during the Napoleonic Wars, Dr Mark Thompson, returns to…

  • The King's Foreigners: The Men who fought for Britain

    August 9, 2026 · 58 min

    What if the British army wasn't actually that British? Alistair Nichols joins us to look at the Foreign troops who took the 'King's Shilling' and served under the British flag. We look at their motivations, their contributions and whether…

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About the show

Who was Napoleon Bonaparte? What was his legacy on history? And why, more than 200 years later, does the conflict which he gave his name to still matter? Join award-winning Napoleonic historians Dr Zack White, Dr Luke Reynolds, and Liam Telfer as they host Europe's leading show devoted to the American War of Independence, French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. From interviews with leading researchers, to deep dive debates on some of the big questions, this show is ideal for those who want to start building their knowledge or deepen their understanding of the period.