Small units, big impact. Discover how untrained recruits became deadly assets on the battlefield, using speed, stealth, and surprise to disrupt traditional armies. From harassing enemy lines to shielding full-scale assaults, these troops helped...
Blood and bayonets! Amidst war and revolution, the French Republic must rebuild its shattered officer corps and overhaul outdated tactics. From the rise of meritocracy to the birth of a bold new military doctrine, discover how revolutionary France...
How did war songs shape the French national anthem? Why did some festivals backfire on the government? Who punished officers for visiting theatres, despite their promotion by military clubs? These questions and more are explored in the Episode Extra...
How do you dodge the draft in Revolutionary France? Why do some historians consider the levée en masse unfair? How did the Convention prevent recruitment riots in its efforts to mobilise the nation? These questions and more are explored in this...
For the Republic! Desperate and surrounded, the French government embarks on an unprecedented embrace of ‘total war’. Upending the traditional means of warfare, the Convention commences mass conscriptions and coordinated propaganda...
War returns! Surrounded by enemies on every frontier, the French Republic was desperate and divided. Luckily for the French, their foes were no less dysfunctional. This episode recaps the War of the First Coalition, from its origins and opening...
How did virtue and friendship shape the French Revolution and the Terror? This interview with Dr Marisa Linton examines the how the politics of virtue shaped the revolutionary era and the development of the Terror. It also explores the important...
Examine the fate of several revolutionaries who rose to prominence during the constitutional monarchy. This includes Necker, Talleyrand, Abbé Sieyès, Mayor Bailly, and the Feuillant leader Barnave. NOT A PATREON SUPPORTER OF THE SHOW? Want to...
The revolution devours its children! From princes to mayors, politicians to priests, explore the ultimate fate of yesterday’s heroes! This main episode unpacks the rise and demise of the Duke of Orléans (Philippe Égalité) and Madame Roland...
With the number of proscribed deputies multiplying over several months, explore the fate of those Girondins who were missing from their trial! Unfortunately for many, only a handful survived the Terror! NOT A PATREON SUPPORTER OF THE SHOW? ...