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Maiden Lane

London United Kingdom Maiden Lane - a "country dance" from John Playford's English Dancing Master, 1651. The dance and its melody is thought to be named after Maiden Lane in Covent Garden, and it is just one of a great number of dances called for London places. Situated between the Covent Garden …

The Last Napoleonic Coup: Napoleon III's power grab

Napoleon III was in equal parts implausible, hapless and ambitious. But in 1848 he finally succeeded in achieving his long-held ambition of taking power in France. In the second instalment of our exploration of Napoleon III's life, we explore how he bounced back from his second failed coup, seized …

From Bonapartism to Trumpism: Unpacking the Root Causes of the Global Far Right

Why do political movements that promise to restore a purified "people" against corrupt elites and internal enemies recur with such relentless regularity in modern history? In this episode, we trace the deep historical and structural roots of today's global far-right wave. Our guide is the comprehen…

Maiden Lane

London, United Kingdom. Maiden Lane - a "country dance" from John Playford's English Dancing Master, 1651. The dance and its melody is thought to be named after Maiden Lane in Covent Garden, and it is just one of a great number of dances called for London places. Situated between the Covent Garde…

Maiden Lane

London, United Kingdom. Maiden Lane - a "country dance" from John Playford's English Dancing Master, 1651. The dance and its melody is thought to be named after Maiden Lane in Covent Garden, and it is just one of a great number of dances called for London places. Situated between the Covent Garde…

Napoleon III: France's Last Emperor with Edward Shawcross | Ancient to Recent | Episode 72

As a child he saw his uncles empire collapse, as a young man he was consumed by dreams of glory and as an adult he turned those dreams into reality. This is the story of Louis Napoleon, the last Emperor of France. A story of intrigue and delusion, of ambition and deceit of honour and shame as a ma…

The Book Club: Ferdinand Mount

In this week's Book Club podcast I'm joined by Ferdinand Mount who in his long career has been literary and political editor of this very magazine, as well as editor of the TLS and head of Margaret Thatcher's Number Ten policy unit. We discuss his new book Big Caesars and Little Caesars: How They R…

The Pope Who Would Be King: The Exile of Pius IX and the Emergence of Modern Europe : David I. Kertzer

#ads Stream any unabridged audiobook of your choice with premium access by starting your trial on:https://booksreader.space/ak-4712/Title: The Pope Who Would Be King: The Exile of Pius IX and the Emergence of Modern Europe Author: David I. Kertzer Narrator: Will Damron Format: Unabridged Audiobo…

Ask A Gettysburg Guide #140 - The Mighty Napoleon with Ralph Siegel

Topics Discussed: Introduction of LBG Ralph Siegel Ralph talks about his Addressing Gettysburg fame The workhorse of the Vietnam War, World War 2, and the Civil War Differences in Civil War Cannon at Gettysburg: 12lb Napoleon, 12lb Howitzer, Rifled cannon Pre Civil War types of cannon: Mortar, Leve…