Join J. David Markham and Cameron Reilly as they re-unite after nearly a decade to dissect the travesty that is Ridley Scott's 2023 film, "Napoleon". The post Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #61 – Ridley’s Travesty appeared first on Napoleon.

Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #60 – Andrew Roberts, Napoleon The Great

Nov 20th, 2014 1h 20m

After a break of 3.5 years, WE’RE BACK, BABY! Sir J. David Markham – yes, he’s an actual KNIGHT now (see photo below) – and Cameron Reilly are back with a brand new episode. And what brought the show out of retirement, we hear you ask? The won

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Sep 12th, 2014 2m 18s

The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast was one of the first history podcast series ever produced. Over 4 years (2006 – 2009) we produced 59 episodes incorporating 100+ hours of content that spans the life and career of one of history’s most fascinating

Check Out The Caesar Show

Aug 15th, 2014

Here’s a plug for the Life Of Caesar podcast, hosted by Cameron and Ray Harris. It’s been going since Dec ’13, has about 80,000 listeners and ranks in the Top 100 podcasts in the USA, UK, AUS and CAN, so check it out!The post Check Out The Cae

Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #59 – Napoleon @ The NGV

Jun 6th, 2012 44m 21s

Hey folks! It’s been nearly 18 months since the last podcast! Can you believe it!? This is a special episode to celebrate and promote a special Napoleonic event that is currently happening in Melbourne – Napoleon: Revolution to Empire. I had th

The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #58 – Wolfe Tone & The Irish Rebellions 1796-98

Feb 11th, 2011 1h 46m

Welcome back! I know, I know, it’s been 8 months since our last podcast. Sorry folks. On this episode, our special guest is again Nicholas Stark, a 20-year-old wunderkind who David and I first met in Paris back in 2008, and who is studying at W

The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #57 – Haiti Pt 3

Aug 11th, 2010 1h 19m

And once again we are fortunate to have Nicholas Stark back on the show to finish our series on Napoleon and Haiti. Today we focus on the claims that Napoleon directly ordered atrocities to be committed in Haiti. Did Napoleon, as Claude Ribbe c

The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #56 – Nick Stark on Haiti (Part Two)

Jul 30th, 2010 1h 9m

We’re back with Nicholas Stark to discuss St. Domingo / Haiti and Napoleon’s reinstitution of slavery in 1802. Was Toussaint L’Overture really a “saint” (his name translates as “all saints” or “all souls opening”)? Was Napoleon really a racist?

The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #55 – Nicholas Stark on Napoleon and Haiti (part one)

Jul 23rd, 2010 55m 23s

WELCOME BACK! I know – it’s been a long, long…. long time! But we are glad to be back! On this episode, our special guest is Nicholas Stark, a 19-year-old wunderkind who David and I first met in Paris back in 2008. Nicholas is an undergraduate

David Markham on Australia’s ABC Radio

Mar 12th, 2010

Our own J. David Markham was recently interviewed on Australian radio regarding a lock of Napoleon’s hair recently found in Sydney’s town hall. Listen to David’s interview here!The post David Markham on Australia’s ABC Radio appeared first on

The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #54 – Dr Philip Dwyer

Nov 13th, 2009 1h 22m

Welcome back! It’s been a long time between shows, I’m so sorry! But you’ll LOVE this episode, trust me, it was worth waiting for! Our guest today is Dr Philip Dwyer, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education and Arts, School of Humanities and

The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #53 – Alex Mikaberidze part 4

Jun 8th, 2009 1h 2m

We’re very lucky to have Alexander Mikaberidze back to discuss a few more important Russian generals and the crossing of the Berezina. The post The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #53 – Alex Mikaberidze part 4 appeared first on Napoleon.

The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #52 – Alex Mikaberidze on The Russian Generals

Apr 30th, 2009 1h 3m

Alexander Mikaberidze joins us again on this episode to share deep biographical details about the major Russian Generals around the war of 1812 – Kutusov, Bagration, Barclay de Tolly, Tolstoy – the men who defeated Napoleon with a highly unusua

The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast 51 – Alex Mikaberidze on The Burning of Moscow

Apr 11th, 2009 1h 20m

Our guest today is again the wonderful Alexander Mikaberidze. We continue the discussion from where we left off in Episode 50, talking about Napoleon’s entry into Moscow, the burning of Moscow, and the “strategic withdrawal”. Was the burning of

The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast 50 – Guest Alex Mikaberidze on Napoleon and Alexander

Mar 28th, 2009 1h 22m

We made it to 50! w00t! Thanks to everyone for supporting our little show over the last few years. It’s been an honour to create these shows for you. Can I ask a favour? Would you mind going to our iTunes page and rating the podcast? The more r

The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #49 – Michael Kroger

Jan 21st, 2009 45m 21s

Breaking away from talking to historians about Napoleon, today we have as our guest Australian businessman and political powerbroker, Michael Kroger. Michael joins us to discuss his fascination with Napoleon, which extends to having 5 floors of

The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #48 – Rafe Blaufarb

Dec 17th, 2008 1h 16m

Continuing our series of chats with eminent Napoleonic scholars, today our guest is Rafe Blaufarb, Ben Weider Eminent Scholar and Director of the Institute on Napoleon and the French Revolution at Florida State University. Dr. Blaufarb is a spe

The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #47 – Louis Davout, The Iron Marshal

Nov 30th, 2008 1h 13m

Welcome back! On episode #47, David and I have our first special guest! Jerry Gallaher is Past President of the Napoleonic Alliqance and author of the 1976 classic account of one of Napoleon’s greatest Marshals, Louis Davout – “Iron Marshal – A

The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #46 – In Memory of Ben Weider

Oct 28th, 2008 44m 29s

Hi folks. As you’ll have seen in my last post, Ben Weider, President and Founder of the International Napoleonic Society, passed away on October 17, 2008. As Ben was a major influence in Napoleonic circles, a tireless promoter of the Emperor’s

The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #45 – La Mort de Napoleon

Sep 19th, 2008 1h 15m

Well…. here we are folks. The end of the chronological part of our story. It’s been two-and-a-half years in the making. Sometimes I never thought we’d get here. In many ways, I wish we hadn’t. But it had to happen – and so – on today’s episode,

The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #44 – The Murder Of Napoleon

Sep 19th, 2008 1h 7m

On today’s episode, David and I talk about Napoleon’s struggles with Hudson Lowe, the theory that he was slowly being murdered while on St Helena, poisoned by someone in his own retinue, his sexual escapades with Albine de Montholon, and whethe

The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #43 – Sir Hudson Lowe

Aug 22nd, 2008 1h 17m

The story of Napoleon’s years on St Helena is dominated by one man, whose name is infamous in Napoleonic history – Sir Hudson Lowe, Napoleon’s “jailer”. The Duke of Wellington later said that he was “a very bad choice; he was a man wanting in e

The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #42 – The Prisoner of Longwood

Jun 27th, 2008 1h 14m

Would you like to spend some time with David and I in Paris? Keep an eye on this blog over the next couple of weeks for details but it will be in the evening of July 13th, probably at the Cafe de la Paix around 5pm. On today’s episode, we discu

The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #41 – The Lion Roars

May 22nd, 2008 1h 16m

Hey folks – do you think we can make David’s new book, THE ROAD TO ST HELENA, the #1 History book on Amazon? Buy five copies today, give them to your friends, and make Napoleon NUMBER ONE! In this episode of The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast we ex

The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #40 – The Road to St Helena

May 13th, 2008 54m 44s

Hey folks – do you think we can make David’s new book, THE ROAD TO ST HELENA, the #1 History book on Amazon? Buy five copies today, give them to your friends, and make Napoleon NUMBER ONE! On today’s show, David examines the political machinati