The Age of Napoleon Podcast

By 1812, the British had effectively won the war at sea. The French and their allies never stopped looking for ways to challenge the Royal Navy, but with each passing year, their struggle looked more and more futile. The last great war between wooden sailing ships was slowly drawing to a close. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Napoleonic Wars saw naval combat as far away as East Asia. The Royal Navy may have had the upper hand, but it struggled against the French corsairs, who waged an unorthodox form of privatized warfare on British trade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1810 saw a dangerous deterioration in Franco-Russian relations. Elsewhere in Europe, the Prussian and British royal families were struck by personal tragedies that would change the fates of their nations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During 1810, Napoleon made drastic changes to his Continental System. We check in on the economic war, and get to know the people who dared to violate Bonaparte's blockade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A little bonus material in honor of the 250th anniversary of America's Declaration of Independence: a conversation with Will Clark of Grey History and David Montgomery of The Siècle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices