The Siècle History Podcast

The Siècle is joined by fellow French history podcasters Everett Rummage of Age of Napoleon and Will Clark of Grey History  to talk about the connections between France and the early United States.

Update: The transcript of this episode has now been published!

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Age of Napoleon

Grey History: The French Revolution and Napoleon

A video recording of this episode was also published on The Siècle's YouTube page as "What France should have learned from the United States".
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With unrest still bubbling on the streets of Paris, the center-left Party of Movement and the center-right Party of Movement struggle for control of the new July Monarchy.

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The Marquise de Saint-Fargeau tried to help Jules de Polignac flee France after the July Revolution. But who was this mysterious noblewoman? It seemed like a simple question...

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The July Revolution may be done, but France isn't sure if it's done with revolution. As King Louis-Philippe and a band of squabbling politicians try to govern France, the people of Paris take to the streets to demand one thing above all else: the heads of Charles X's former ministers. Will Jules de Polignac and company meet their end at a guillotine — or at the hands of a lynch mob?

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France has a new king after the July Revolution of 1830, and Louis-Philippe wants everyone to know he's not like a regular king — he's a cool king.

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(Apologies if these timestamps don't work — this is a work in progress)

(00:00:00) Ad

(00:02:15) Cold Open

(00:04:15) Introduction

(00:07:07) What’s in a name?

(00:11:36) The King as politician

(00:15:04) The King as citizen

(00:22:30) The King as man

(00:26:25) Courage to the sticking place

(00:30:39) Teaser
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