The Napoleonic Wars Podcast (aka The Napoelonicist)

To mark international women's day, Rachael Stark returns with a fresh instalment of the Napoleonic Marshals series, looking exclusively at the lives of some of those who married into the Marshallate. Tales of anguish, loss, firery temperaments, and courage abound. Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @bookish_Rachael Unlock bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicwarspod

What makes caricatures from this period so great? Alice Loxton, author of Uproar: Satire, Scandal & Printmakers in Georgian London, drops by to talk about why these satirical cartoons are misunderstood, and offer us such brilliant insights into how Georgian society worked. Social Media: @zwhitehistory | @history_Alice Buy the book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/UPROAR-Satire-Scandal-Printmakers-Georgian/dp/1785789546/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=uproar+alice+loxton&qid=1677106558&sprefix=uproar%2Caps%2C80&sr=8-1 Unlock exclusive bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicwarspod

A bar brawl of an episode ensues as, in what is only the first half of two instalments, Luke Reynolds, Alexander Mikaberidze, Jacqueline Reiter and Josh Provan thrash out the arguments in favour of some famous contenders, and unexpected wildcards. Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @lureynol | @AMikaberidze | @latelordchatham | @LandOfHistory Get hours of bonus episodes at www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicwarspod

What was the lasting impact of the War of 1812? Don Hickey, Luke Reynolds and Alexander Mikaberidze join me to discuss the significant legacy of this forgotten conflict. Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @lureynol | @AMikaberidze Get bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicwarspod

Nick Kaizer joins me to talk about the Royal Navy's policy of impressment, how it escalated tensions prior to the War of 1812, and the wider social impact of the Britain's effective conscription. Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @kaizer_nick Catch Nick's episode on the Naval War of 1812 here Buy Nick's book here

Merry Christmas all! For this year's festive special Beatrice de Graaf, Rachael Stark and Josh Provan all drop by as we go full 'A Christmas Carol' on Napoleon's life, exploring the good, the bad, the ugly, the inspired and the misunderstood about the man's life, legacy and character. No turkey was thrown in the making of this program! Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @landofhistory | @beatricedegraaf | @Bookish_Rachael  Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicwarspod Beatrice's book Fighting Terror after Napoleon is available here Josh's book Bullock's Grain and Good Madeira is available here

Séverine Angers joins me to talk about women's experiences in the War of 1812, from the unusual way of life these women had compared to their UK-based relatives, to female spies, and mourning the dead. Twitter: @zwhitehistory Support: https://www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicwarspod

Thomas Malcomson joins me to talk through the challenges of maintaining law and order in the wooden worlds of Royal naval vessels, and what his unique case study of the ships involved in the War of 1812 reveals about how effectively captains managed to keep control of their men, despite challenges of impressment, and supply shortages. Unlock bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicwarspod Twitter: @zwhitehistory Buy the book: Order and Disorder in the British Navy, 1793-1815 (boydellandbrewer.com)

Tom Fournier, Nick Kaizer, Geraint Thatcher and Josh Provan join me for a spirited discussion on which battle of the War of 1812 had the greatest impact. Access exclusive bonus episodes https://www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicwarspod Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @tom4141tom | @kaizer_nick | @ThatchGer1 | @LandofHistory  The naval war of 1812: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/32CFFad3xvb

Tim Lockley joins me to unpick the story of Britain's 'slave regiments', and explain the important role that they played in the War of 1812. Enjoy bonus episodes from £1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicwarspod Twitter: @zwhitehistory | @TimLockley