Revolutions
372 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 12.8K ratingsA weekly podcasting exploring great political revolutions. Now: The Russian Revolution Next: ???
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4.15- The Leclerc Expedition
March 21, 2016 00:30 - 39 minutes - 54.7 MBWith the massive expedition he assembled, Bonaparte reckoned it would take three months to retake Saint-Domingue.
4.14- The Constitution of 1801
March 14, 2016 00:30 - 40 minutes - 56 MBIn 1801 Toussaint Louverture annexed Santo Domingo and promulgated a new constitution without permission from France. First Consul Bonaparte was not amused.
4.13- The War of Knives
March 07, 2016 01:30 - 38 minutes - 53.3 MBFrom 1799-1800 Toussaint Louverture and Andre Rigaud fought a civil war for control of Saint-Domingue.
4.12- Toussaint's Clause
February 29, 2016 03:07 - 36 minutes - 51.4 MBToussaint Louverture began to craft an independent foreign policy for Saint-Domingue in 1798.
4.11- To Attempt the Impossible
February 22, 2016 01:30 - 33 minutes - 45.3 MBIn 1797, Touissant used the conservative victory in the elections of Year V to solidify his own position in Saint-Domingue.
4.10- The Third Commission
February 15, 2016 01:27 - 39 minutes - 54.7 MBBy mid-1796, Toussaint Louverture had no rival on Saint-Domingue. Then Sonthonax came back.
4.09- What The Future Will Bring
February 08, 2016 01:18 - 39 minutes - 54.4 MBFrom the summer of 1794 to the summer of 1795, the future of Saint-Domingue hung in the balance.
4.08- The Tricolor Commission
February 01, 2016 01:30 - 38 minutes - 52.7 MBIn February 1794, the National Convention not only ratified the emergency emancipation of the slaves, they extended it even further.
4.07- The Citizens of June 20
January 25, 2016 01:30 - 36 minutes - 49.8 MBLe Cap burns. White colonial rule ends. The slaves are freed.
4.06- The Second Commission
January 18, 2016 01:30 - 38 minutes - 52.9 MBThe Second Commission was supposed to implement the Law of April 4 and defeat the slave uprising. This turned out to be harder than they thought.
4.05- The Citizens of April 4
January 11, 2016 01:30 - 38 minutes - 52.7 MBWith slave revolts and civil war erupting in Saint-Domingue, the Legislative Assembly abolished all racial distinctions on April 4, 1792.
4.04- Three Revolts
January 04, 2016 01:30 - 36 minutes - 50.2 MBFirst the whites revolted. Then the free coloreds revolted. Then the slaves REALLY revolted.
4.03- Free and Equal
December 21, 2015 01:30 - 38 minutes - 52.8 MBThe Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen sure seemed to imply that men were born free and equal in rights. In fact, it explicitly said so.
4.02- The Web of Tension
December 14, 2015 01:30 - 38 minutes - 53.1 MBWherein we find out what everyone thought about everyone else. Direct Link: 4.02- The Web of Tension Sponsor link: http://casper.com/revolutions
4.01- Saint-Domingue
December 07, 2015 01:30 - 37 minutes - 51.9 MBThe French colony of Saint-Domingue was the single most lucrative colony in the New World.
3.55- The Retrospective
November 26, 2015 01:59 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBOne last look back at the pile of severed heads.
Special Announcement: Mike Duncan Inks a Book Deal
October 12, 2015 02:48 - 4 minutes - 4.25 MBThis is a real thing that is actually happening: http://www.adweek.com/galleycat/podcast-host-mike-duncan-inks-book-deal/110975
3.54- The Empire
September 27, 2015 20:20 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBNapoleon conquered Europe. Then he got beat and the Bourbons came back. Twitter: @mikeduncan
3.53- The Consulate
September 27, 2015 20:13 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBAfter coming to power in 1799, First Consul Bonaparte achieved many of the Revolution's dreams and healed many of its open wounds. So he declared himself Emperor in 1804.
3.52- There is Your Man
September 21, 2015 00:30 - 36 minutes - 33 MBAnd his name is Napoleon Bonaparte. Sponsor Link: lynda.com/revolutions Me on Twitter: twitter.com/mikeduncan
3.51- The Coup of Prairial
September 14, 2015 02:37 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBWhen the War of the Second Coalition got off to a terrible start for the French, the Triumvirate that had been running the Directory since 1797 was overthrown. Hey look I'm on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeduncan
3.50- The Second Coalition
September 07, 2015 00:30 - 33 minutes - 31 MBWhile Bonaparte was off trying to conquer Egypt, the rest of Europe mobilized against France.
3.49- The Egyptian Expedition
August 31, 2015 00:30 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBIn July 1798 Bonaparte and his healthy, hopeful army arrived in Egypt. In August 1799 Bonaparte ditched his now demoralized, plague-ridden army and sailed for home.
3.48- The Coup of Floreal
August 24, 2015 01:26 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBThe Directory manipulated the elections of Year VI to block left-wing candidates. Meanwhile Talleyrand provoked the Americans into war and Bonaparte sailed for Egypt.
3.47- The Directorial Terror
August 17, 2015 00:30 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBAfter Fructidor the Directory cracked down on the conservatives. They also created more sister republicans to systematically loot. Sponsor Link: http://lynda.com/revolutions
3.46- The Coup of Fructidor
August 09, 2015 23:55 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBAfter taking a drubbing in the elections Year V, the Directory decided to just annul the results.
3.45- The Fall of Mantua
August 03, 2015 00:25 - 35 minutes - 32 MBBonaparte almost gets beat! But then he doesn't. Also don't invade Ireland in December. sponsor link: http://lynda.com/revolutions.
3.44- The War Feeds Itself
July 20, 2015 01:48 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBControl the central position. Move on the rear. Live off the land. Sponsor Link: http://lynda.com/revolutions
3.43- The Conspiracy of Equals
July 13, 2015 00:30 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBThe adventures of everyone's favorite proto-communist. k
3.42- The Whiff of Grapeshot
July 05, 2015 23:14 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBWhen the Thermidorean Convention introduced the Constitution of Year III, the political Right went a little nuts.
3.41- Bread and the Constitution of 1793
June 28, 2015 22:25 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBThat's the slogan that rallied the last remnents of the sans culottes to action...right before they got crushed by the Thermidorean Convention.
3.40- The Frozen Rivers
June 22, 2015 00:30 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBThe terrible winter of 1794-95 helped France push back all her enemies. Also...Poland!
3.39- The Death of the Jacobins
June 14, 2015 22:06 - 20 minutes - 18.3 MBAfter the events of 9 Thermidor, the Revolution began to swing back to the right.
Help Scott Help Syria
June 08, 2015 00:30 - 3 minutes - 3.27 MBPromoting a fundraising drive spearheaded by Scott Chesworth at the Ancient World podcast to help preseve Syria's massively important cultural treasures. Link to The Ancient World for all the Details. Direct Link to the Syrian Heritage Initiative Direct Link to Scott's findraising page for the International Rescue Committee
3.38- Thermidor
June 08, 2015 00:30 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBThe events of 9 Thermidor II brought Act I of the French Revolution to a gruesome end.
3.37- The Republic of Virtue
June 01, 2015 02:03 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBIf the mainspring of popular government in peacetime is virtue, amid revolution it is at once virtue and terror: virtue, without which terror is fatal; terror, without which virtue is impotent.
3.36- The Liquidation Process
May 24, 2015 22:30 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBIn the spring of 1794. the Revolution devoured a few of her most beloved children. sponsor link: lynda.com/revolutions
3.35- The Law of 14 Frimaire
May 18, 2015 00:00 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBAt the end of 1793, the Committee of Public Safety completed it's consolidation of power.
3.34c- Citizen Genet
May 11, 2015 00:00 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MBDo not get into a popularity contest with George Washington. spnsor link: lynda.com/revolutions
3.34b- Phillippe Egalite
April 27, 2015 00:00 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBMarie Antoinette thought he was behind EVERYTHING sponsor link: lynda.com/revolutions
3.34a- The Republican Calendar
April 20, 2015 00:00 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBIn Oct 1793 the French Revolution took a stab at reforming time itself.
3.34- Saturn's Children
April 12, 2015 22:09 - 31 minutes - 29 MBIn October 1793 the Reign of Terror got started with the executions of Marie Antoinette and the Girondins.
3.33- The Geography of Terror
April 05, 2015 22:21 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBIn the fall of 1793, the French Republic started to gain traction against its enemies. Setting up the stage for the Reign of Terror. sponsor: lynda.com/revolutions
3.32- The Committee of Public Safety
March 29, 2015 20:58 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBIn the summer of 1793 a re-organized Committee of Public Safety began to consolidate power.
3.31- The Man of Blood Part Deux
March 23, 2015 01:32 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBIn the summer of 1793 the Revolutionaries in Paris were besieged from all sides.
3.30- The 250th Episode
March 16, 2015 18:54 - 1 hour - 68.4 MBQuestion Time! sponsor link: lynda.com/revolutions
3.29- The Purge of the Girondins
March 08, 2015 21:54 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBOn May 31-June 2, 1793 Paris once again rose in armed insurrection against the national government.
3.28- Provincial Revolt
March 01, 2015 21:41 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBIn the spring of 1793 revolts against Paris started erupting all over France. Sponsor: lynda.com/revolutions
3.27- Advance and Retreat
February 16, 2015 01:42 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBAfter the Battle of Valmy the French armies advanced on all fronts.
3.26- The Trial of Louis XVI
February 08, 2015 21:32 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBKing Louis XVI was put on trial by the National Convention and executed Jan 21, 1793.