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Episode 50: Q2-1804 - The imperial dignity

Episode 50: Q2-1804 - The imperial dignity

Update: 2025-11-15
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1804. April... May... June... three months in which the British are facing an uphill struggle in building another coalition against the French... The Revolution takes its final step as Napoleon Bonaparte is to be granted the imperial dignity... and in the Caucasus, a determined Russian general is making real progress. This is episode 50 of the Napoleonic Quarterly... covering three months in which France makes the decision to move to Empire.

[06.00] - Headline developments

[18.10] - Adam Zamoyski on European diplomacy in 1804

[46.40] - Philip Dwyer on the decision to make Napoleon Bonaparte an emperor

[1.06.15] - Giorgi Tchkadua on Russian efforts to establish control of the Caucasus

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Episode 50: Q2-1804 - The imperial dignity

Episode 50: Q2-1804 - The imperial dignity

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