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History ShortsConversations: Why Napoleon Does Not Get Enough Credit, w/ Adam ZamoyskiPeter speaks with the renowned author and historian of European, Polish, and Napoleonic history, Mr. Adam Zamoyski. SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast LEARN MORE AT www.historyshortspodcast.com2025-03-1438 min
The CGAI Podcast NetworkThe Global Exchange: Ukraine after the U.S. Election - Views from Eastern EuropeFor this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, Colin Robertson talks with Andrew Rasiulis, Witold Dzielski and Darius Skusevičius
about the ongoing war in Ukraine and its implications for Eastern Europe after the election of Donald Trump.
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Participants' bios
- Andrew Rasiulis is a CGAI Fellow and former longtime civil servant in the Department of National Defence
- Witold Dzielski is the Ambassador of Poland to Canada
- Darius Skusevičius is the Ambassador of Lithuania to Canada
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Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_ro...2024-11-181h 02
New Books in BiographyAdam Zamoyski, "Izabela the Valiant: The Story of an Indomitable Polish Princess" (William Collins, 2024)Princess Izabela Czartoryska was a towering figure of late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century European cultural and intellectual life. Married at sixteen to a distinguished older aristocrat, she amassed learning, influence, and a role in both Polish and European statecraft through encounters with figures ranging from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Joseph II of Austria. After the liquidation of her homeland’s sovereignty with its third partition in 1795, she spent the final decades of her life pioneering and curating spaces of preservation, both of Polish nationhood and of the human experience writ large. Izabela the Valiant: The Story of an Indomitable Polish Pri...2024-08-2456 min
New Books in Early Modern HistoryAdam Zamoyski, "Izabela the Valiant: The Story of an Indomitable Polish Princess" (William Collins, 2024)Princess Izabela Czartoryska was a towering figure of late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century European cultural and intellectual life. Married at sixteen to a distinguished older aristocrat, she amassed learning, influence, and a role in both Polish and European statecraft through encounters with figures ranging from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Joseph II of Austria. After the liquidation of her homeland’s sovereignty with its third partition in 1795, she spent the final decades of her life pioneering and curating spaces of preservation, both of Polish nationhood and of the human experience writ large. Izabela the Valiant: The Story of an Indomitable Polish Pri...2024-08-2456 min
New Books in Eastern European StudiesAdam Zamoyski, "Izabela the Valiant: The Story of an Indomitable Polish Princess" (William Collins, 2024)Princess Izabela Czartoryska was a towering figure of late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century European cultural and intellectual life. Married at sixteen to a distinguished older aristocrat, she amassed learning, influence, and a role in both Polish and European statecraft through encounters with figures ranging from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Joseph II of Austria. After the liquidation of her homeland’s sovereignty with its third partition in 1795, she spent the final decades of her life pioneering and curating spaces of preservation, both of Polish nationhood and of the human experience writ large. Izabela the Valiant: The Story of an Indomitable Polish Pri...2024-08-2456 min
New Books in Women's HistoryAdam Zamoyski, "Izabela the Valiant: The Story of an Indomitable Polish Princess" (William Collins, 2024)Princess Izabela Czartoryska was a towering figure of late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century European cultural and intellectual life. Married at sixteen to a distinguished older aristocrat, she amassed learning, influence, and a role in both Polish and European statecraft through encounters with figures ranging from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Joseph II of Austria. After the liquidation of her homeland’s sovereignty with its third partition in 1795, she spent the final decades of her life pioneering and curating spaces of preservation, both of Polish nationhood and of the human experience writ large. Izabela the Valiant: The Story of an Indomitable Polish Pri...2024-08-2456 min
New Books in Polish StudiesAdam Zamoyski, "Izabela the Valiant: The Story of an Indomitable Polish Princess" (William Collins, 2024)Princess Izabela Czartoryska was a towering figure of late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century European cultural and intellectual life. Married at sixteen to a distinguished older aristocrat, she amassed learning, influence, and a role in both Polish and European statecraft through encounters with figures ranging from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Joseph II of Austria. After the liquidation of her homeland’s sovereignty with its third partition in 1795, she spent the final decades of her life pioneering and curating spaces of preservation, both of Polish nationhood and of the human experience writ large. Izabela the Valiant: The Story of an Indomitable Polish Pri...2024-08-2456 min
HarperCollins PublishersIzabela the Valiant: The Story of an Indomitable Polish Princess, By Adam Zamoyski, Read by Rich KeebleTrawling through a vast family archive and arcane sources in half a dozen languages, Adam Zamoyski has revealed the dramatic life of his great-great-great grandmother, an uneducated, vulnerable girl cast into a man’s world.
Her aristocratic position enmeshed her in high politics and close encounters with Frederick the Great, Benjamin Franklin, Rousseau, Joseph II, Marie-Antoinette and Tsar Alexander I, and earned her the enmity of Catherine the Great. She lived through revolution and no less than five wars, in which her cherished homes were devastated, her possessions looted and her children scattered. Caught up in tempestuous love affairs which le...2024-08-0904 min
Aspects of History18th Century Europe with Adam ZamoyskiThe French Revolution, the rise of Napoleon, the Industrial Revolution and the collapse of Poland, all these major events were witnessed by Izabela Czartoryska, a Polish aristocrat who was self-taught and is the subject of Adam Zamoyski's latest book. This episode is a sweeping discussion covering many facets of Europe in the 18th century.Adam Zamoyski is the author of 1812: Napoleon's Fatal March on Moscow and Napoleon: The Man Behind the Myth.Adam Zamoyski LinksIzabela the Valiant: The Story of an Indomitable Polish PrincessIzabela Czartoryska - Aspects of History2024-08-0347 minAspects of History18th Century Europe with Adam ZamoyskiThe French Revolution, the rise of Napoleon, the Industrial Revolution and the collapse of Poland, all these major events were witnessed by Izabela Czartoryska, a Polish aristocrat who was self-taught and is the subject of Adam Zamoyski's latest book. This episode is a sweeping discussion covering many facets of Europe in the 18th century.Adam Zamoyski is the author of 1812: Napoleon's Fatal March on Moscow and Napoleon: The Man Behind the Myth.Adam Zamoyski LinksIzabela the Valiant: The Story of an Indomitable Polish PrincessIzabela Czartoryska - Aspects of History2024-08-0347 min
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Trawling through a vast family archive and arcane sources in half a dozen languages, Adam Zamoyski has revealed the dramatic life of his great-great-great grandmother, an uneducated, vulnerable girl cast into a man’s world. Her aristocratic position enmeshed her in high politics and close encounters with Frederick the Great, Benjamin Franklin, Rousseau, Joseph II, Marie-Antoinette and Tsar Alexander I...2024-06-209h 22
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Title: Izabela the Valiant: The Story of an Indomitable Polish Princess
Author: Adam Zamoyski
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Trawling through a vast family archive and arcane sources in half a dozen languages, Adam Zamoyski has revealed the dramatic life of his great-great-great grandmother, an uneducated, vulnerable girl cast into a mans world.
Her aristocratic position enmeshed her in high politics and close encounters with Frederick the Great, Benjamin Franklin...2024-06-209h 22
Full Trial Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, History & CultureIzabela the Valiant: The Story of an Indomitable Polish Princess by Adam ZamoyskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/700576 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Izabela the Valiant: The Story of an Indomitable Polish Princess Author: Adam Zamoyski Narrator: Rich Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 22 minutes Release date: June 20, 2024 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Trawling through a vast family archive and arcane sources in half a dozen languages, Adam Zamoyski has revealed the dramatic life of his great-great-great grandmother, an uneducated, vulnerable girl cast into a man’s world. Her aristocratic position enmeshed her in high politics and close encounters with Frederick the Great, Benjamin Franklin, Rousseau, Joseph II, Marie-Antoinette and Tsar Al...2024-06-2005 min
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Trawling through a vast family archive and arcane sources in half a dozen languages, Adam Zamoyski has revealed the dramatic life of his great-great-great grandmother, an uneducated, vulnerable girl cast into a man’s world. Her aristocratic position enmeshed her in high politics and close encounters with Frederick the Great, Benjamin Franklin, Rousseau, Joseph II, Marie-Antoinette and Tsar Alexander I, and ea...2024-06-209h 22
Access Essential Full Audiobooks in History, EuropeIzabela the Valiant: The Story of an Indomitable Polish Princess by Adam ZamoyskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/700576 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Izabela the Valiant: The Story of an Indomitable Polish Princess Author: Adam Zamoyski Narrator: Rich Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 22 minutes Release date: June 20, 2024 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Trawling through a vast family archive and arcane sources in half a dozen languages, Adam Zamoyski has revealed the dramatic life of his great-great-great grandmother, an uneducated, vulnerable girl cast into a man’s world. Her aristocratic position enmeshed her in high politics and close encounters with Frederick the Great, Benjamin Franklin, Rousseau, Joseph II, Marie-Antoinette and Tsar Alexander I...2024-06-2005 min
Generals and NapoleonEpisode 81 - Napoleon's 1812 Invasion of Russia, with special guest Adam ZamoyskiWhat were the causes of Napoleon's ill-fated 1812 invasion of Russia? What were the strategies of Napoleon and his opponent, Czar Alexander? What were the major battles? What were the outcomes? Special guest and author Adam Zamoyski joins the show to discuss this epic clash of titans.
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*Please follow us on Spotify, YouTube, and Facebook2024-05-2448 min
Aspects of HistoryRidley Scott's Napoleon with Adam ZamoyskiHistorian and biographer Adam Zamoyski talks about the new movie, previous Napoleon films and the strange attitude in France to Bonaparte.Adam Zamoyski LinksNapoleon: The Man Behind the Myth1812: Napoleon's Fatal March on MoscowRites of Peace: The Fall of Napoleon and the Congress of ViennaYouTube Debate with Jeremy Paxman and Andrew Roberts on NapoleonNarodnost: Russia and Nationalism - Aspects of History Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2023-12-2635 minAspects of HistoryRidley Scott's Napoleon with Adam ZamoyskiHistorian and biographer Adam Zamoyski talks about the new movie, previous Napoleon films and the strange attitude in France to Bonaparte.Adam Zamoyski LinksNapoleon: The Man Behind the Myth1812: Napoleon's Fatal March on MoscowRites of Peace: The Fall of Napoleon and the Congress of ViennaYouTube Debate with Jeremy Paxman and Andrew Roberts on NapoleonNarodnost: Russia and Nationalism - Aspects of History Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2023-12-2635 min
Aspects of HistoryFilm Club: Napoleon (2023)This month's Film Club is Napoleon, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby. Links are in the shownotes, including an article on 6 of the best books on napoleon that Ollie has written, as well as other links. We also have a bonus episode coming up when we get Napoleonic historian Adam Zamoyski’s reaction to the film, so do subscribe so as not to miss out.LinksSix of the Best: Books on Napoleon - Aspects of HistoryHistorians & Hollywood by Adam Zamoyski - Aspects of HistorySt...2023-12-1958 minAspects of HistoryFilm Club: Napoleon (2023)This month's Film Club is Napoleon, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby. Links are in the shownotes, including an article on 6 of the best books on napoleon that Ollie has written, as well as other links. We also have a bonus episode coming up when we get Napoleonic historian Adam Zamoyski’s reaction to the film, so do subscribe so as not to miss out.LinksSix of the Best: Books on Napoleon - Aspects of HistoryHistorians & Hollywood by Adam Zamoyski - Aspects of HistorySt...2023-12-1958 min
Falando de História#72 Napoleão Bonaparte (1769-1821): da Córsega ao Império Francês – parte 2Neste segundo e último episódio dedicado a Napoleão Bonaparte, analisamos o seu governo de França, primeiro como cônsul (1799-1804) e depois como imperador (1804-1815). Abordamos as reformas que realizou em França, bem como as suas campanhas militares contra as mais diversas potências, incluindo a famigerada campanha da Rússia de 1812, e sem esquecer a sua derrota definitiva em Waterloo em 1815. Terminamos o episódio não apenas com a sua morte, em 1821, mas também com a análise da sua lenda e da sua importância para a História.
Sug...2023-12-0442 minFalando de História#71 Napoleão Bonaparte (1769-1821): da Córsega ao Império Francês – parte 1Neste primeiro de dois episódios dedicados a Napoleão Bonaparte, analisamos a sua vida desde as origens até à ascensão a cônsul de França em 1799. Abordamos a origem da família Bonaparte, a ligação à Córsega e a educação de Napoleão, bem como o início da carreira militar que viria a permitir a sua ascensão política e a convertê-lo numa lenda viva.
Sugestões de leitura:
1. Adam Zamoyski - Napoleão: o Homem por trás do Mito. Lisboa: Crítica, 2021.
2. Charles J. Esdaile...2023-11-201h 06
Dan Snow's History HitNapoleonDid Napoleon really come from nothing and conquer everything? The release of the trailer for Ridley Scott's new epic biopic film has created hot debate among fans of the famous Frenchman everywhere. In this episode from the archive Dan talks to Adam Zamoyski, a biographer of Napoleon about his rise to become one of the most famous and fascinating figures in history.Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free original podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by world-renowned historians like Dan Snow, Suzannah Lipscomb, Lucy Worsley, Matt Lewis, Tristan Hughes and more. Get 50% off your...2023-07-1738 min
Unlock the Power of Words With Our Captivating Full AudiobookMoscow 1812: Napoleons Fatal March Audiobook by Adam ZamoyskiListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 679950
Title: Moscow 1812: Napoleons Fatal March
Author: Adam Zamoyski
Narrator: Matthew Waterson
Format: Unabridged
Length: 17:32:23
Language: English
Release date: 07-11-23
Publisher: Tantor Media
Genres: History, World, Military
Summary:
Adam Zamoyski's bestselling account of Napoleon's invasion of Russia and his catastrophic retreat from Moscow, events that had a profound effect on European history.
In 1812 the most powerful man in the world assembled the largest army in history and marched on Moscow with the intention of consolidating his dominion. But within months, Napoleon's invasion of Russia-history's first example of total...2023-07-115h 32
Truce - History of the Christian ChurchTakeaway #2 - Extremes Lead to ExtremesIn the fall of 1814, the powers of Europe gathered together to discuss what to do with the continent after the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon had changed a lot in his time in power! He cowed the Roman Catholic Church, ended serfdom where he went, freed Jews from their ghettos, took away kingdoms, and placed new kings in charge. The Congress of Vienna was tasked with a Humpty Dumpty scenario and they couldn't put Europe back together again.The various countries also wanted to be compensated for their efforts to stop Napoleon. Couldn't they take a little piece of...2023-05-0212 min
Aspects of HistoryHow History Shapes Russia with Adam ZamoyskiIn this Easter Bonus Episode, Adam Zamoyski returns to chat about Russia and how its history shapes what we see in Ukraine today.I recommend listening to Saturday's episode on Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812.Adam Zamoyski Links1812: Napoleon's Fatal March on MoscowYouTube Debate with Jeremy Paxman and Andrew Roberts on NapoleonNo Fool Like an Old Fool: Kissinger on Ukraine - Aspects of HistoryOllie LinksOllie on TwitterAspects of History's Substack Learn more about your ad choices...2023-04-1019 minAspects of HistoryHow History Shapes Russia with Adam ZamoyskiIn this Easter Bonus Episode, Adam Zamoyski returns to chat about Russia and how its history shapes what we see in Ukraine today.I recommend listening to Saturday's episode on Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812.Adam Zamoyski Links1812: Napoleon's Fatal March on MoscowYouTube Debate with Jeremy Paxman and Andrew Roberts on NapoleonNo Fool Like an Old Fool: Kissinger on Ukraine - Aspects of HistoryOllie LinksOllie on TwitterAspects of History's Substack Learn more about your ad choices...2023-04-1019 min
Aspects of HistoryNapoleon's Invasion of Russia with Adam ZamoyskiThis week's guest is acclaimed historian Adam Zamoyski, biographer of Napoleon and the author of 1812: Napoleon's Fatal March on Moscow He chats with our editor about the build up to the invasion, Napoleon and his opponent, Alexander I of Russia. The state of the French army on the advance and retreat, and the horrors the troops on both sides went through.On Monday, in a bonus episode, Adam talks about Russia's relationship with its neighbours, and the army both now and in 1812 and in the Soviet era.Adam Zamoyski Links1812: Napoleon's Fatal March on Moscow2023-04-0847 minAspects of HistoryNapoleon's Invasion of Russia with Adam ZamoyskiThis week's guest is acclaimed historian Adam Zamoyski, biographer of Napoleon and the author of 1812: Napoleon's Fatal March on Moscow He chats with our editor about the build up to the invasion, Napoleon and his opponent, Alexander I of Russia. The state of the French army on the advance and retreat, and the horrors the troops on both sides went through.On Monday, in a bonus episode, Adam talks about Russia's relationship with its neighbours, and the army both now and in 1812 and in the Soviet era.Adam Zamoyski Links1812: Napoleon's Fatal March on Moscow2023-04-0847 min
Uncommon Decency70. The Rise and Fall of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, with Adam Zamoyski & Norman DaviesIn 1791, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth adopted one of the world’s most avant-garde constitutions, one establishing a progressive constitutional monarchy. And yet in 1795, the Commonwealth altogether disappeared, partitioned between Prussia, Austria and Russia. This contrast between the Commonwealth’s seemingly advanced regime and its total collapse in four years has earned it the neglect of historians. Yet for nearly four centuries, it stayed a major actor in central European politics, controlling at its peak somewhere between a third and a fourth of the European landmass, with liberal political and religious rights for its time and vibrant intellectual, economic and cultural cond...2022-11-2340 min
Charles Dickens: A Brain on Fire! 🔥The French Revolution: with Adam ZamoyskiDominic is joined by the fantastic historian Adam Zamoyski who shares his insight into the origins of both Revolutionary thought and action in the last quarter of the 18th Century: what Dickens famously calls 'The Period' in his A Tale of Two Cities ...Adam's celebrated titles on the Age of Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars include: Holy Madness, 1812. Napoleon’s Fatal March on Moscow, Rites of Peace and Napoleon: The Man Behind The Myth ... This episode also contains both French Revolutionary and British Reactionary quotes and slogans read by the...2022-09-2741 min
Ill Literacy: Books with BensonBlood and Ruins: The Last Imperial War, 1931-1945 (Guest: Richard Overy)Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Richard Overy, Professor of History at the University of Exeter, to discuss his new book, “Blood and Ruins: The Last Imperial War, 1931-1945.” They discuss why the Second World War should be considered the last imperial war, why the war needs to be looked at with a broader, more global perspective, and why it’s protracted, messy aftermath goes far beyond 1945. Get the book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/529350/blood-and-ruins-by-richard-overy/ Show Notes: The Atlantic: Daniel Immerwahr – “A New History of World War II” https://www.theatlantic.c...2022-08-181h 05
Aspects of HistoryConn Iggulden on Ancient Greece, Pericles and Historical FictionThis week's chat is one of the most successful authors writing historical fiction, Conn Iggulden. He's written series on Julius Caesar and Genghis Khan, and more recently on Ancient Greece. Conn and I discuss his latest novel Lion, the Greeks and the Persians, Pericles and the beginnings of the Athenian Empire and Conn's approach to historical fiction.Conn Iggulden LinksLion following on from ProtectorDavid Gemmell's Lion of MacedonPlutarch's Nine Greek LivesThucydides The History of the Peloponnesian WarAeschylus The PersiansHerodotus...2022-06-1159 min
Sparks of HistoryNapoleon #2- AdamZamoyskiNoted, award winning historian, Adam Zamoyski, provides his deeply researched, insightful take, on one of history's most fascinating personalities, Napoleon.What made Napoleon such a unique, pivotal world ruler?What was Napoleon's lasting legacy? How did Napoleon view the Jewish people?What was behind Napoleon's attempt to set up a Jewish Supreme Court, Sanhedrin? 2022-03-2417 min
Sparks of HistoryNapoleon #1- AdamZamoyskiNoted, award winning historian, Adam Zamoyski, provides his deeply researched, insightful take, on one of history's most fascinating personalities, Napoleon.What made Napoleon such a unique, pivotal world ruler?What was Napoleon's lasting legacy? How did Napoleon view the Jewish people?What was behind Napoleon's attempt to set up a Jewish Supreme Court, Sanhedrin? 2022-03-2426 min
Aspects of HistoryJeremy Paxman on the History of Coal Mining, The Battle of Orgreave and Napoleon"Scargill was right!"The legendary presenter of Newsnight and University Challenge talks with me about how the Coal Mining Industry built Britain, the 1984/85 Miners Strike and Arthur Scargill, as well as discussing Napoleon and the two Central American countries of Belize and El Salvador.Jeremy Paxman links (discussed in the chat)Black Gold: The History of How Coal Made Britain: https://amzn.to/3qXy6qXBeing Napoleon, the Netflix Documentary featuring the 'New Napoleon': https://www.netflix.com/title/80993489Paxman's Interview with 'Napoleon': https://www.ft.com/content/e82...2022-01-0851 min