COMING SOON! Napoleon Mini-Series
Dan Snow's History Hit
History Hit
4.7 • 13.7K Ratings
🗓️ 16 November 2023
⏱️ 2 minutes
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Summary
He clawed his way to the zenith of power with a relentless determination that few could fathom... he conquered empires, destroyed armies and out of the smouldering rubble of the French Revolution made himself the Emperor of France; join Dan and his expert guests for a four-part series as they delve into the true story behind Napoleon Bonaparte. From his tumultuous school days bullied by his peers to his sexual awakening in a Paris brothel, the battles that made him and the love affair that consumed him, get the full story from the historians who know him best.
Available here, on Dan Snow's History Hit, starting the 20th of November.
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| 0:00.0 | Coming up on down to snow's history at podcast on the 20th of November, the true story of the man everyone's talking about right now, Napoleon Bonaparte. |
| 0:10.0 | From the dusty streets of Corsica to the grand mirrored halls of the Palace of Versailles. |
| 0:16.7 | From the mud-choked battlefield of Waterloo to the rugged island of St Helina, |
| 0:22.0 | we're bringing you an in-depth look at Napoleon's relentless |
| 0:24.8 | pursuit of glory and his spectacular fall from power. In my brand new series |
| 0:31.9 | me and some expert guests dig into his tumultuous youth |
| 0:35.3 | his sexual awakening during the French Revolution. We unpicked the battles that |
| 0:40.4 | made his name. I'm going to dive into the love affair that consumed him |
| 0:43.5 | and destroyed him. |
| 0:44.8 | And we're going to work out whether he really deserves |
| 0:46.7 | the title of one of the most influential men in history. |
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| 0:55.0 | Napoleon coming on the 20th November. |
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