The Age of Napoleon Podcast

Napoleon's reform agenda and efforts to reform the education system, the unlikely peace treaty with Britain, the lack of trust between the nations, French intervention in Europe and British perception, Addington's decision to strike first in the war.

Exploring the aftermath of the settlement between the revolution and the Vatican and the complexities it brought to Napoleon's relationship with republicans in the army. Discussing Napoleon's use of Easter celebrations to showcase his regime's return to normalcy and the divide within the army. Exploring the challenges faced in gaining support among the French armies. Highlighting how Napoleon used the Easter Mass as a political theater to communicate his regime's values and worldview. Discussing the significance of staff officers and the evolution of military organizations. Exploring the issues of coordination and communication within the French military during the Napoleonic era.

The podcast explores the signing of the Concordat, Napoleon's approach to French Catholics, and the impact of the Concordat on the Catholic population in France. It also discusses the practice of Catholicism in France, challenges of culture wars, and the limits of political unity.

Napoleon's attempt to reconcile with conservatives leads to historic agreement with the Vatican, exploring the negotiations and significance of the concordat between Napoleon and the Catholic Church

Napoleon's efforts to reconcile with counter-revolutionaries and address religious conflict in France, emigres' mistaken beliefs about his intentions, Napoleon's response to the restoration proposition and the church, the conflict between the revolutionaries and the Vatican, the captivity and controversial funeral of Pope Pius VI.

Explore Napoleon's rise to power and controversy surrounding France's crown jewels. Learn about the writing and dissent behind the Napoleonic Code, as well as how Napoleon handled his critics and opponents. Discover the immediate political impact of the code and its impact on women's rights. Finally, delve into how the code angered conservatives and its potential for social change.

Bonaparte finally takes the last legal step towards dictatorship, and we begin a discussion of his most important legacy: the Napoleonic Code. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Treaty of Amiens brings peace and Napoleon focuses on reform. Parisian social scene and British visitors. Tension between the Church and the revolutionary government in France. The influence and challenges of the French Revolution. Challenges faced by newly integrated French citizens and Napoleon's rule instability.

After 8 years of war, Britain and France finally reached a peace agreement with the help of an unlikely friendship between Joseph Bonaparte and Lord Charles Cornwallis. The podcast explores the negotiations and preliminary agreements that led to the Treaty of Amiens, as well as the provisions of the treaty. It also touches on the debate of achieving lasting peace in Europe and Napoleon's belief in dominance.

Negotiations between Austria and France, impact of Battle of Hohenlinden, Treaty of Luneville's consequences, future of French Empire, Prussia's rise to power, Prussia's strategies and diplomacy, Napoleon's manipulations and invasion of Hanover, challenges and discontent in British position during Napoleonic Wars.