As Napoleon gained power in France, the world stood on the brink of total war.
Out of the maelstrom emerged a military leader, Napoleon Bonaparte, commander of the revolutionary army, who went on to conquer Italy and Egypt before returning to Paris to proclaim himself Emperor. In England, there was democratic, constitutional monarchy in France, the cataclysm of revolution had dragged the absolute King from the throne and replaced him with the Mob. “At the turn of the 18th century, the greatest nations in Europe, separated by only 21 miles of water, offered two distinct ideologies that would shape the new century. Until then, from everyone here at 15-Minute History, we want to wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! This will be our last episode of 2020, and we'll be taking the month of January off to prepare new and exciting podcasts for you next year. Rather than break up the story of one of the world's most interesting and controversial figures into two episodes, we decided that we'd do an extended podcast and longer discussion of the life and career of Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of the French.
Thank you for tuning in to this special double-length episode of 15-Minute History.
