Hanging with History
The first season focuses on the origins of the Industrial Revolution or the Great Enrichment, we go deep into history to gain enough background knowledge to actually understand the various theories of the origins of the Great Enrichment. Eventually we learn that we also need to know how the miracle was consolidated, as the many other close approaches to the Industrial Revolution failed.A kwirky style, but intellectually ambitious with the goal of understanding history well enough to understand the miracle that happened that one time. It's gonna be a long series.
Hanging with History
Napoleon's Invasion of England
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Harald Hansen
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Season 1
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Episode 171
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One of the most important things that ever happened was this thing that never happened. And that of course was Napoleon's invasion of Britain.
French preparations for the invasion ad numerous consequences, one of which was the training and creation of the Grand Armee. The weapon Napoleon used to dominate Europe from 1805-1807 was forged in the Camp of Boulogne.
This is that story.
It is also the story of Napoleon's invasion plans, the 1805 plan and the 1812 plan. And what did Napoleon really know about what was needed to invade England and were there not times when Napoleon had doubts, such as when he witnessed the Boulogne Fiasco?