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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast
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The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast
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Taking the epic conflicts of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars three months at a time. Each episode features interviews with leading historians of the period - covering the campaigns, diplomacy and political dramas of an extraordinary 24 years.
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Admit it: you’re obsessed with royal families – watching them, gossiping about them, wanting to be them. It’s the stuff of fantasy. But for real life royals, the crown jewels can be more like shiny handcuffs. There are expectations and rules – and if you break them, the consequences are big, and very public. And no, we’re not just talking about Harry and Meghan. There are royal families and wild royal tales from around the world and throughout history that you have never heard before. From W ...
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Footnoting History is a bi-weekly podcast series dedicated to overlooked, popularly unknown, and exciting stories plucked from the footnotes of history. For further reading suggestions, information about our hosts, our complete episode archive, and more visit us at FootnotingHistory.com!
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An idiosyncratic, eclectic look at all things Human. History, War, Sociology, Music, Sports, Politics (little I hope), Philosophy, Artists, Genius, Literature & More because I can't help myself...The interconnectedness of everything in life is astounding. Or, maybe it's just my brother & me!
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poetry for all | art for all | arts education for all
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Join Dr Ciaran Bartlett and Shane Todd as they explore historical myths and stories and try to separate fact from fiction.
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A small little podcast where your hosts, Kara and Ed, look at historical and not so historical cases where we don't celebrate humanity's success but its most fantastic failures. There are always lessons to be learned in failure and humanity has run amuck with fool proof plans that immediately go sideways and fall apart shortly after executing those plans. Join us as we scour the "human-verse" in search for the most poignant, and often hilarious, failures and try to pull out what can be learn ...
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Everything you want to know about France and more… in a free podcast. Janine Marsh, Editor of The Good Life France, award-winning travel writer and author of best-selling memoirs about life in France with her unruly chickens, dogs, cats, ducks and geese, quirky neighbours and the joys of renovation, and Olivier Jauffrit, the vintage French music expert at Radio Paris Chanson – have teamed up to make a podcast!
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Explore the endlessly fascinating stories behind famous pieces of jewellery. Become captivated by the phenomenal gems that form deep within the earth's crust. Be inspired by some of the most incredible craftspeople and designers the world has ever seen. Join Matthew Weldon, CEO of Courtville and GIA-certified gemologist Alyce Ketcher on their gem pursuit as they use their unique knowledge, passion and expertise to illuminate the magical and mysterious world of antique and vintage jewellery. ...
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I record assingments for scho ol Cover art photo provided by Vanessa Ives on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@vanessaives
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A podcast where you can learn everything you need to now about the great conquerors of the past! Cover art photo provided by Cobro on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@cobro
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Hacks From the Past is a podcast about personal development through the study of history. From career-defining fixations to problem-solving styles, we’re unearthing the forces that built the world we know today. Follow along and discover a time-tested blueprint for success.
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A cozy podcast about emerging work in the postgraduate community. From political science to microbiology, these interviews break down complex topics into comfortable fireside chats for everyone to enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sh!t We Don't Know is a Podcast where each week your hosts Anne and Rachel pick something they know nothing about, do some research, and bring in an expert! Follow us to see what we don't know sh!t about!
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This Pathological Life Podcast Every disease has its own story to tell - Dr Travis Brown The podcast series “This Pathological Life” brings to life the spectrum of general pathology topics by delving into each through the lens of historical aspects of disease, community impact of chronic illness, study or research threads, and topical areas of interest. Podcast host Steve Davis is joined by our resident Pathologist Dr Travis Brown. Dr Travis Brown is a General Pathologist who enjoys working ...
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A refreshingly new way to view Chess. Entertaining and fun we look at chess from the point of view of the battlefield generals. Start to see the board like never before. Easily learn new stratagems and apply them right away. At Chess-Tzu we are all about crushing our opponents. We relate Chess strategies and tactics to successful events of the past to assist and at times amplify our chess teachings. Chess-Tzu Listen, learn and Crush! If you like what we are doing you can help support us and ...
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Episode 39. Napoleon Bonaparte's Greatest Blunder Fire Part 2
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Wanna send us a message? Click on this link on any device that can send text messages and let us know what you think or give us ideas and we'll give you a shout out on a future episode! If you're seeing this episode in your pod catcher and you haven't listened to Episode 38. Napoleon Bonaparte's Greatest Blunder Fire Part 1, be sure to do that befo…
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Napoleon Bonaparte Part 2: What Comes Up, Must Come Down | 45
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This two part series is all about Napoleon Bonaparte, the scrappy outsider who just wanted to belong. In part one, Napoleon worked hard to prove himself in the French army after he was booted out of his homeland of Corsica. He used his brilliant mind to rise through the ranks and help the revolutionaries secure an independent France. But after a di…
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Icons of Jewellery: Napoleon Bonaparte
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In the first episode of the new Icons of Jewellery series, Matthew and Alyce look at the life and legacy of the iconic French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his immense influence on jewellery. Alyce finds some big clues to Napoleon's attachment style in his love letters to Josephine while Matthew has ample opportunities to display his command of th…
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CCR's John Fogerty & Napoleon Bonaparte 4/4
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Sophia Duleep Singh Part 2: Princess Gone Rogue | 47
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In part one, Sophia Duleep Singh’s British it-girl existence came crashing down after a trip to India revealed that her picture-perfect life was a facade. Now, Sophia is back in London, but she’s through with dog shows and tea parties. She’s ready to join a group of women fighting for their right to be heard – the suffragettes. But power players in…
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In this episode we put the spotlight on the Queen of Diamonds herself - and maybe the most talked about person in the history of the podcast - Elizabeth Taylor. Alyce takes an educated guess at Liz's love language as well as the possible origin of this lifelong fixation while Matthew drools over the jewels. We also provide an alternative perspectiv…
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(Hosts: Christine, Lucy, Kristin) Spooky season is here again! To celebrate we have another selection of historical frights just for you. For further reading suggestions and more, please visit: https://www.footnotinghistory.comPor Footnoting History
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Q&A: The French Revolutionary Wars
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As we've reached the Peace of Amiens it felt like a good time to pause and review the French Revolutionary Wars... Charles Esdaile and Alexander Mikaberidze took questions from Quartermasters about a decade of fighting in which the French defied expectations, the allies never quite clicked and Napoleon Bonaparte emerged as a truly great military co…
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Sophia Duleep Singh Part 1: Homecoming Queen | 46
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Sophia Duleep Singh was a Punjabi princess who grew up in England at the turn of the 20th century. She spends her teen years proving to the English elite that she belongs. But her reality shatters when she visits India for the first time and realizes just how much her life in England’s posh circles was a lie. In her search for a place to belong, So…
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We explore 2,500 years of French history and the key events that shaped the destiny of France. We’ll also discover some of the most memorable members of France’s ruling families through the ages from the Gauls and the Romans to the Visigoths, Vandals and Vikings and through to the dynasties of the Franks, the Merovingians, Carolingians and the Bour…
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Episode 41: Q1-1802 - Saint-Domingue burns
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1800. January… February… March… Three months in which the British and the French finally end the war with the Peace of Amiens… The French force sent to reassert control over Saint-Domingue meets with an unfriendly welcome… And back home Napoleon Bonaparte is considering his next moves as the de facto ruler of France. This is episode 41 of the Napol…
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Episode 38. Napoleon Bonaparte's Greatest Blunder Fire Part 1
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Wanna send us a message? Click on this link on any device that can send text messages and let us know what you think or give us ideas and we'll give you a shout out on a future episode! In this episode, Ed opens the book on one of history's most iconic military leaders, Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon is most famous for his wars that were so uniquely …
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Yes, it's time for the Festival of Structured Bureaucracy once again! From the makers of the 1800-01 planning meeting... there comes another laborious and sometimes painful process of determining what topics will be covered by each main episode's three segments... come for the occasional appalled reaction to less attractive ideas... stay for the po…
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How to Avoid the Death Penalty in Medieval England, Part II
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(Host: Samantha) Not everyone who received the death penalty in medieval England was actually killed. Picking up where she left off in our last episode, Samantha explores two more methods of avoiding execution: gaining sanctuary and buying pardons. For further reading suggestions and more, please visit: https://www.footnotinghistory.com/…
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Hurricanes Helene, Milton, Camille Sears & Allstate Insurance Bungee jumping off Vic Falls Bridge Riding Motorcycles Micro Morts Jumping off the Eiffel Tower Franz ReicheltPor Joe Morahan/JS Morahan
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Napoleon Bonaparte Part 1: Started from the Bottom | 44
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Napoleon Bonaparte is notorious for being a power-hungry, vertically-challenged French emperor who conquered, and then pissed off, much of Europe in the 19th century. But Napoleon wasn’t that short, wasn’t born in France, and actually wanted to be a writer. He was an upstart from Corsica who started out as a bullied outcast just looking for some re…
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#57 - The story of French Haute Cuisine
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Discover the story of haute cuisine! It’s not just about fancy food—it’s about artistry, precision, and a true celebration of ingredients and technique and appreciating the finest things in life. It’s a tale that goes back centuries, and the history of haute cuisine includes the French Revolution, obsessive chefs and edible art. As the great Americ…
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The Battles of Algeciras: Saumarez v Linois, June-July 1801
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Bernie Campbell is joined by Rachel Blackman-Rogers, lecturer in defence studies at Kings College London, and Olivier Aranda, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Brest, to discuss a remarkable set of naval engagements, unique in many ways in the 1792-1815 period and the last of their kind during the French Revolutionary wars.…
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Episode 37. Transatlantic Telegraph Fire
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Wanna send us a message? Click on this link on any device that can send text messages and let us know what you think or give us ideas and we'll give you a shout out on a future episode! Hey there! Today's episode is going to check all the boxes that go into classifying something as a legit historical dumpster fire. Is there a huge problem? Check. I…
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Christina of Sweden Part 2: To Rome With Love | 43
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In part one, Christina rejected gender norms and was raised as a prince in order to prepare for the throne. But parting with tradition eventually meant parting with her crown. So Christina bids goodbye to Sweden and heads off to a new, exciting life in Rome. But life without a crown will turn out to be a lot tougher than she imagined. Eventually, s…
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Jewellery and history lovers listen up, we’re taking you on a Courtville field trip to one of Ireland’s most fascinating museums. The National Museum of Ireland is filled with 4000 year old treasures and insights into the lives of our ancestors. Matthew and Alyce went to see some of the incredibly preserved jewellery and were absolutely blown away …
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How to Avoid the Death Penalty in Medieval England, Part I
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(Host: Samantha) In medieval England, just because you received the death penalty for your crimes doesn't mean you necessarily had to actually die. Here, Samantha looks at two methods of avoiding having your sentence carried out: benefit of clergy and turning to outlawry. For further reading suggestions and more, please visit: https://www.footnotin…
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Napoleonic D-Day: The British in Egypt, 1801
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Is this the most significant opposed landing of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars? The assault on the beaches of Aboukir Bay by British forces under Abercromby [from around 13:00] was certainly a dramatic affair. So too was the Battle of Alexandria [from 23:15] which followed against the desperate remnants of the French expeditionary for…
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Christina of Sweden Part 1: The Renegade Queen | 42
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Christina of Sweden was a 17th century royal who rebelled against gender norms from the day she was born – when she was wrongly misgendered as a boy! Even after the air was cleared, Christina rejected the life of a classic femme royal by learning swordplay, riding horses, and having an affair with her lady-in-waiting. But when Christina comes up ag…
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#56 - Discover the arts in France - Liberté, Fraternité, Egalité, Arty…
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In this episode we talk about the Arts of France. And we don’t just mean paintings and sculptures – we mean the official classified arts of France. You might be surprised to find out that there is an official and surprising classification of the arts that includes some things you might never have imagined (comic books that’s you!) and we’ll share s…
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Episode 40: Q4-1801 - 'Vive Bonaparte!'
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1802. October... November... December... three months in which the longstanding contest between the British and the French switches from the battlefield to the negotiating table... After two complete years in power Napoleon Bonaparte's position looks increasingly secure... And the decision is taken to send a French fleet across the Atlantic with Sa…
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CCR's John Fogerty & Napoleon Bonaparte 2/4
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Credeence Clearwater John Fogerty Tom Fogerty Accommodating Genius #1 Band in World Michael Jordan Scottie Pippin SpringsteenPor Joe Morahan/JS Morahan
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Esther of Burundi: From Royal to Run(a)way | 41
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Esther Kamatari is a Burundian princess – and one of France’s first Black supermodels. She was raised to be a devoted princess to her people, but when the monarchy falls and her family is blacklisted, Esther flees to Paris. She embraces her new life and makes history on the Parisian catwalks. But Esther can’t outrun her past. And eventually, she ha…
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One of the best places to find unique and special pieces of jewellery is at antique fairs. At Courtville, they’re one of our absolute favourite things, both to shop and showcase at, and we’ve visited some of the best in the world! They are a haven for antique jewellery lovers and in this episode Matthew and Alyce have got all of the top tips for be…
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Episode 36. Kink Louis XVI Fire Part 2
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Wanna send us a message? Click on this link on any device that can send text messages and let us know what you think or give us ideas and we'll give you a shout out on a future episode! Hey everyone! The gang is back this week to conclude the story of one of the most useless monarchs in French history, King Louis XVI. Everyone knows that Louis lost…
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(Host: Kristin) Oh no, you’ve been shot by an invisible arrow and now you’re sick. What’s a person to do? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered this week with cures for those times when you’ve been elfshot, this week on Footnoting History. For further reading suggestions and more, please visit: https://www.footnotinghistory.com…
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CCR's John Fogerty & Napoleon Bonaparte 1/4
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Even the Rich: JFK & Jackie Part 3 | After Camelot | 40
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Jack and Jackie have turned over a new leaf. He’s not sleeping around (as much), and Jackie’s expecting a new addition to the family. But just as they’re finally learning to live together, another tragedy tears them apart. Listen to Even The Rich on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Experience all episodes ad-free and be the first …
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#55 - Very French Things – Whacky & whimsical ways of life France!
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In this episode we explore some of the things that are unique in French culture, charming, funny or perhaps just a little odd. A chicken beauty contest, people making pig noises, dogs in restaurants and dipping bread in coffee, plus more weird and wonderful very French things! Follow us: On Twitter On Instagram On Facebook On The Good Life France's…
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Even the Rich: JFK & Jackie Part 2 | Keeping House | 39
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Now that they’re married, Jackie can’t wait to build a home with her new husband Jack. But the chronically ill politician has other ideas in mind. Convinced he’ll die young, Jack says yes to every opportunity that comes his way – and every woman. The stress of Jack’s disrespect takes a physical toll on Jackie and pushes their marriage to the breaki…
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Even the Rich: JFK & Jackie Part 1 | Queen Deb | 38
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We'll be back in two weeks with all-new Even the Royals episodes, but in the meantime, we’re bringing you a story about American Royalty. It’s a series from our sister show, Even the Rich, all about the tumultuous love story between John F. Kennedy and Jackie Onassis.Without a guaranteed inheritance, Jackie’s future depends on marrying well. But no…
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Hollywood's Jewellery Box: Ruby Slippers & Yellow Diamonds
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Jewellery has played a big role in some of our favourite Hollywood movies, with some pieces creating massive cultural influence and connecting with audiences. Matthew and Alyce are taking you to the big screen to look at some of the most iconic pieces and why they have captivated us in classic films. From sparkling ruby slippers to huge diamond nec…
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Episode 35. King Louis XVI Fire Part 1
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Wanna send us a message? Click on this link on any device that can send text messages and let us know what you think or give us ideas and we'll give you a shout out on a future episode! Finally the trio are back together again in the bedroom turned into a janky recording studio. With some of the issues of trying to figure out how a mixer works behi…
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(Christine) In 1812, while France’s Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was on a military campaign in Russia, he learned of trouble back home: General Claude-François de Malet and several co-conspirators had tried to take control of the French government. Part of their plan centered around telling people that Napoleon had died - except, of course, he hadn’t…
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On the Death of Anne Brontë by Charlotte Brontë
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII: Katherine Parr, Part 2 | 37
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In part one, Katherine worked hard to be the perfect wife for her first two husbands. She never thought husband #3 would be the King. But Katherine thrives as Henry’s sixth wife and starts using her platform as queen to promote her passion for religious reform. She thought she had Henry’s full support – until she spots an arrest warrant with her na…
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The French Institute in Egypt: What did they achieve?
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Charles Mackay reviews the experiences and achievements in Egypt of the extraordinary group of savants - engineers, scientists, mathematicians - who accompanied Napoleon Bonaparte to Cairo and beyond in 1798 and whose findings laid the groundwork for modern Egyptology.
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