Revolutions
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S3 Ep 583.49- The Egyptian Expedition
In 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.
S3 Ep 573.48- The Coup of Floreal
The Directory manipulated the elections of Year VI to block left-wing candidates. Meanwhile Talleyrand provoked the Americans into war and Bonaparte sailed for Egypt.
S3 Ep 563.47- The Directorial Terror
After Fructidor the Directory cracked down on the conservatives. They also created more sister republicans to systematically loot. Sponsor Link: http://lynda.com/revolutions
S3 Ep 553.46- The Coup of Fructidor
After taking a drubbing in the elections Year V, the Directory decided to just annul the results.
S3 Ep 543.45- The Fall of Mantua
Bonaparte almost gets beat! But then he doesn't. Also don't invade Ireland in December. sponsor link: http://lynda.com/revolutions.
S3 Ep 533.44- The War Feeds Itself
Control the central position. Move on the rear. Live off the land. Sponsor Link: http://lynda.com/revolutions
S3 Ep 523.43- The Conspiracy of Equals
The adventures of everyone's favorite proto-communist. k
S3 Ep 513.42- The Whiff of Grapeshot
When the Thermidorean Convention introduced the Constitution of Year III, the political Right went a little nuts.
S3 Ep 503.41- Bread and the Constitution of 1793
That's the slogan that rallied the last remnents of the sans culottes to action...right before they got crushed by the Thermidorean Convention.
S3 Ep 493.40- The Frozen Rivers
The terrible winter of 1794-95 helped France push back all her enemies. Also...Poland!
S3 Ep 483.39- The Death of the Jacobins
After the events of 9 Thermidor, the Revolution began to swing back to the right.
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S3 Ep 463.38- Thermidor
The events of 9 Thermidor II brought Act I of the French Revolution to a gruesome end.
S3 Ep 453.37- The Republic of Virtue
If 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.
S3 Ep 443.36- The Liquidation Process
In the spring of 1794. the Revolution devoured a few of her most beloved children. sponsor link: lynda.com/revolutions
S3 Ep 433.35- The Law of 14 Frimaire
At the end of 1793, the Committee of Public Safety completed it's consolidation of power.
S3 Ep 423.34c- Citizen Genet
Do not get into a popularity contest with George Washington. spnsor link: lynda.com/revolutions
S3 Ep 413.34b- Phillippe Egalite
Marie Antoinette thought he was behind EVERYTHING sponsor link: lynda.com/revolutions
S3 Ep 403.34a- The Republican Calendar
In Oct 1793 the French Revolution took a stab at reforming time itself.
S3 Ep 393.34- Saturn's Children
In October 1793 the Reign of Terror got started with the executions of Marie Antoinette and the Girondins.
S3 Ep 383.33- The Geography of Terror
In 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
S3 Ep 373.32- The Committee of Public Safety
In the summer of 1793 a re-organized Committee of Public Safety began to consolidate power.
S3 Ep 363.31- The Man of Blood Part Deux
In the summer of 1793 the Revolutionaries in Paris were besieged from all sides.
S3 Ep 353.30- The 250th Episode
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S3 Ep 343.29- The Purge of the Girondins
On May 31-June 2, 1793 Paris once again rose in armed insurrection against the national government.
S3 Ep 333.28- Provincial Revolt
In the spring of 1793 revolts against Paris started erupting all over France. Sponsor: lynda.com/revolutions
S3 Ep 323.27- Advance and Retreat
After the Battle of Valmy the French armies advanced on all fronts.
S3 Ep 313.26- The Trial of Louis XVI
King Louis XVI was put on trial by the National Convention and executed Jan 21, 1793.
S3 Ep 303.25- The National Convention
The National Convention voted unanimously to abolish the monarchy on Sept 21, 1792. Then they proceeded to go at each others throats. Sponsor: lynda.com/revolutions
S3 Ep 293.24- The September Massacres
With the Allied armies approaching Paris, the sans-culottes broke into all the prisoners and slaughtered the inmates.
S3 Ep 283.23- The Insurrection of August 10th
On Aug 10, 1792 the radical sections of Paris overthrew the monarchy. Store: revolutionspodcastfundraiser.com Sponsor: lynda.com/revolutions
S3 Ep 273.22- War
In April 1792 France declared war on Austria. Store: revolutionspodcastfundraiser.com
S3 Ep 263.21a Supplemental- Talleyrand
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S3 Ep 253.21- The Legislative Assembly
The new Legislative Assembly convened in October 1791 and quickly put France on the path to war. Fundraiser Store: http://revolutionspodcastfundraiser.com
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S3 Ep 233.20- The Constitution of 1791
As the National Assembly drew to a close, the Triumvirate rose to power. http://revolutionspodcastfundraiser.com
S3 Ep 223.19- The Massacre of the Champ de Mars
After the Flight to Varennes, populist agistators in Paris called for an end to the monarchy, leading to a bloody confrontation in July 1791. Coming Dec 14: revolutionspodcastfundraiser.com
S3 Ep 21The Flight of Emperor Palpatine
Would really like to get my hands on the salacious limericks the good Emperor composed while whacked on spice.
S3 Ep 203.18- The Flight to Varennes
In June 1791 the royal family tried to escape from Paris, but they were busted while passing through Verennes. Sponsor link: lynda.com/revolutions
S3 Ep 193.17- A Temporary Summit
After the Feast of the Federation, Revolutionary France was outwardly calm, but internally divided.
S3 Ep 183.16- The Society of 1789
In the leadup to the great Fête de la Fédération, the Marquis de Lafayette and a group of liberal nobles began to direct the course of the Revolution. 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;}
S3 Ep 173.15- The Rise of the Jacobins
After the move to Paris, radical delegates from the National Assembly formed a new political club to help push their agenda.
S3 Ep 163.14- The Women's March on Versailles
In October 1789 some angry houswives changed the course of the French Revolution. Sponsor Link: lynda.com/revolutions
S3 Ep 153.13a- The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
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S3 Ep 143.13- The Rights of Man
After the Night of August 4th, the National Assembly divided into new political factions.
S3 Ep 133.12- The Great Fear
After a wave of chaos spread across France, the National Assembly abolished feudalism on the night of Aug. 4, 1789.
S3 Ep 123.11- The Fall of the Bastille
On July 14, 1789 a mob of angry Parisians stormed the Bastille.
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S3 Ep 103.10- The Tennis Court Oath
On Day 2 of the Estates General, the Third Estate went on strike. Sponsor link: Lynda.com/revolutions
S3 Ep 93.9- What is the Third Estate?
The debate over the coming Estates General awakened the political consciousness of the Third Estate. Also the weather was rotten.