[PATRONS] Here at WDF we've encountered the concept of national honour a great deal over the last five years. In many ways you could argue that I never shut up about it, and you'd be right, but I make...
2017-05-17 23:56:01 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] My Agora besty Thom joins me to unwrap some more of the details about the nature of the Mex Us War. I hope you'll join us for the ride - Thom is an accomplished podcaster and great friend of...
2017-05-17 23:55:00 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] Welcome back, as we wrap up the chaotic situation in Mexico as the country gradually fell to the American invader, with dramatic consequences. Thanksss Patrons, and I hope you enjoy it!
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2017-05-17 23:54:01 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] Here we lay our ears upon the Mexican American War, a pivotal event in the history of that continent and a great story. America's future lay in the hands of the expansionist President Polk, ...
2017-05-17 23:53:00 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] In this third and final part of the JDM collab, we spill the final beans on Napoleon Bonaparte and ask the final, most pressing questions of all. We are of course so proud to have J David Ma...
2017-05-17 23:52:00 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] We return here with part 2 of the interview/collab/conversation, to unwrap Napoleon Bonaparte with J David Markham. David is one of the foremost authorities on Napoleon in his field, and fir...
2017-05-17 23:51:00 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] That's right - the master of all things Napoleon Bonaparte and many other topics besides, J David Markham is here! We are absolutely indebted to David for coming on the show and talking to u...
2017-05-17 23:50:01 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] In our final episode, with the French pushed out of Russia and hurrying home to prevent another coup, it seemed as though all of Napoleon's pigeons had come home to roost. Could this mean th...
2017-05-17 23:49:00 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] Welcome back to our penultimate episode on the war, as the enemies begin to rearm themselves for another go at it, Napoleon begins to eye up Russia, and the continental system takes a turn. ...
2017-05-17 23:48:00 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] With his enemies in bits, Napoleon could be forgiven for thinking that nobody stood between him and endless glory, yet even as the honours were lining up, cracks were beginning to appear in ...
2017-05-17 23:47:00 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] With the wars back on in earnest, Napoleon was not too pleased. He can't have know the full extent of how much he would own all before him, but it certainly helped to MASSIVELY cement his le...
2017-05-17 23:46:00 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] In a much tidier episode than before, Sean remains present and able to talk about his important ancestor Terrance O'Reilly, so if you enjoy your Napoleonic story with a different flavour thi...
2017-05-17 23:45:01 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] We return with the pivotal moment of the wars where peace between Britain and France, that impossible dream, becomes Napoleon's greatest accomplishment. How did he do it, why was it possible...
2017-05-17 23:44:01 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] Welcome to the third part of our coverage, where France has gone into overdrive, and forced peace on everyone in Europe save Britain. What would the next phase of the French war effort look ...
2017-05-17 23:43:01 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] With the King's head on the floor and nobody quite sure what's what, the Republic seemed in chaos. Little thought was given at this stage to what a Corsican general was up to, mainly because...
2017-05-17 23:42:01 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] Ta-da! It's time to remaster Napoleon, the French Revolution and this era in general, so if you're ready, let's jump into this incredible world. It's been a long time coming, so I can't wait...
2017-05-17 23:41:01 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] Poor old Stan, he wasn't doing too well as the Franco-Spanish allies of his rampaged across Italy. Find out what it all meant for Poland and Polish independence here. Thanksss Patrons!
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2017-05-17 23:40:00 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] Welcome to the wonderful world of Stan, one of my personal favourite characters of the 18th century. His story is a fascinating one, and one which you'll be happy to know, we set into here, ...
2017-05-17 23:39:00 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] Poland is a state we'll be familiarising ourselves with a lot over the next few months, as the Polish miniseries on the 18th century, as voted by my lovely Patrons, is about to drop, since w...
2017-05-17 23:38:00 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] Jamie Redfern from the HistoryOf podcast joins us for a brilliant show which is part American Revolution, part general banter and part serious talk about the problems we as young podcasters ...
2017-05-17 23:37:00 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] Welcome back to Uncle Sam's fave revolt. Here we examine in greater detail the foreign aspect of the revolution, who got involved and what they hoped to gain by standing against Britain on t...
2017-05-17 23:36:00 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] Oh Murica why you do dis to Brittin? Taxation that's why! Or maybe there's more to the story of arguably the world's most famous revolution...let's find out!
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2017-05-17 23:35:01 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] Vincent stays with us to talk more about publishing, why history is important today and why you should just go for it if you have an idea or a dream you want to pursue. It's a great conclusi...
2017-05-17 23:34:01 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] Vincent W Rospond is a publisher at WInged Hussar Publishing, and is responsible both for my recent book, 'A Matter of Honour', and for the next two books in my contract. Yet he's also a sup...
2017-05-17 23:33:01 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] Welcome back, and here we follow Charles' varied fortunes as he sought to defeat the man who was now his nemesis, Peter the Great of Russia. How did he fare? Let's find out Patrons in this t...
2017-05-17 23:32:01 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] Hey Patrons, wassup! Welcome to Charles XII's world and everybody hates Sweden, otherwise known as the Great Northern War, which waged from 1700-21 and dragged in pretty much everyone to Swe...
2017-05-17 23:31:01 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] Just leave you alone you say? No - have more content you mad Patron you! I warned you it'd be intense, and whether you're ready for this or not, here's Stephen Guerra from the History of the...
2017-05-17 23:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] In the final part of the multi parter, we finally get to the bottom of the war and investigate how exactly France managed to survive all that Europe had thrown at her, and whether it was in ...
2017-05-17 23:29:01 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] And we return to the war just as affairs begin to get iffy for France. Can Louis survive this onslaught of the allies, or will he be able to outlast their patience even as France itself appe...
2017-05-17 23:28:01 +0000 UTC View Post
[PATRONS] Welcome back to the war. As a load of allied problems go up in smoke and a wild Bavaria appears, we do our best to untangle the wild initial years of the War for the Spanish Throne. Thanksss...
2017-05-17 23:27:01 +0000 UTC View Post