Imagine growing up with the world’s most famous uncle, the one who conquered Europe and redefined France. For young Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, bedtime stories came with cavalry charges and imperial dreams. In this episode, we follow the nephew who turned admiration into ambition, rising from exile to become Napoléon III, Emperor of the French. Join us as we talk about France's Last Monarch! Timecodes Introduction 04:27 - A Royal without a Kingdom 09:49 - Conspiracies and the Road to Power 17:...
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Imagine growing up with the world’s most famous uncle, the one who conquered Europe and redefined France. For young Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, bedtime stories came with cavalry charges and imperial dreams. In this episode, we follow the nephew who turned admiration into ambition, rising from exile to become Napoléon III, Emperor of the French. Join us as we talk about France's Last Monarch! Timecodes Introduction 04:27 - A Royal without a Kingdom 09:49 - Conspiracies and the Road to Power 17:...
Bonus - The Raft of the Medusa Part II - From Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs
La Fayette, We Are Here!
51 minutes
10 months ago
Bonus - The Raft of the Medusa Part II - From Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs
This is part II of our episode swap on The Raft of the Medusa from the great podcast Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs by Rich Napolitano. Enjoy this bonus episode and check out Rich's podcast, it's fantastic! The French frigate Medusa shipwreck is one of the most infamous maritime disasters in history, occurring in 1816 off the coast of present-day Mauritania. The ship, intended to transport French officials to Senegal, ran aground on the Arguin Bank due to the incompetence of its captain, Visco...
La Fayette, We Are Here!
Imagine growing up with the world’s most famous uncle, the one who conquered Europe and redefined France. For young Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, bedtime stories came with cavalry charges and imperial dreams. In this episode, we follow the nephew who turned admiration into ambition, rising from exile to become Napoléon III, Emperor of the French. Join us as we talk about France's Last Monarch! Timecodes Introduction 04:27 - A Royal without a Kingdom 09:49 - Conspiracies and the Road to Power 17:...
