If you’re interested in seeing what the field of Waterloo looks like circa July 2006, check out this great series of photos.
Month: July 2006
#8 – The Coup of 18 Brumaire
When we last left Napoleon he was leaving Egypt in the middle of the night to sail quickly back to a corrupt and floundering Paris. In this episode, we talk about:
- the corruption of the Directory
- the various plots to overthrow the Revolutionary Government
- Napoleon’s failed attempt to legitimately join the Directory to save it
- Sieyes’ approach to Napoleon to join his plot for a coup
- Napoleon’s speeches to The Council of Ancients, The Council of Five Hundred, and the eventual coup
And when we leave Napoleon in this episode he is, at the ripe old age of 30, the most powerful man in France.
In our next episode, we’ll talk about the new Constitution of the Year VIII, the Concordat with the Pope, and the drafting of the Civil Code aka the Code Napoleon.
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The Dahesh Museum’s Napoleon podcast
As you may have heard on our Egypt podcast, some of David’s personal collection is currently on display at The Dahesh Museum of Art exhibit Napoleon on the Nile: Soldiers, Artists, and the Rediscovery of Egypt. The museum also has their very first Podcast featuring Bob Brier, Ph.D., renowned Egyptologist and host of the TLC series The Great Egyptians. Check it out here.