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Dispatch #25 (Patreon)

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2024-07-21 06:06:38
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Here is the twenty-fifth patrons-only Dispatch. Topics include: Napoleon and the Caucuses and class divisions under the old regime.

Don't forget to leave any questions for the next dispatch below. And once again: thank you for your support!

Comments

Smooth Shrek

Great ep, Ev. I’m just a random guy but I thought your answer to the gender question was very thoughtful, fair, and historically sound. You’re welcome in my swamp.

Rob Griffith

Thanks again for the shout out, and handling the trans question so well.

Mason Mcintyre

Between talking about your show and the recent movie, my friend told me a story he had heard about Josephine and Napoleon. My friend claimed that Napoleon once sent a letter to Josephine requesting that she not bathe before he got home. Is this true? If not, how’d the rumor get started?

Steven Bredberg

You've mentioned Napoleon's bizarre sleeping habits before. Can you explain those to us?

Scott Miller

I'm curious about the French language at this point in history. Did Napoleon's administration make efforts at codifying a 'true' French language and discouraging non-Parisian dialects? Were the different dialects largely intelligible at that point or were there soldiers in the army that were both from 'France', but had difficulty understanding each other?

Henry Hausmann

Is the price of music at the end used as the opening to Epic Histiry’s series on the Marshalls? If not they sound similar.

David Versace

I’m about as hostile to the transgender concept as it gets, and I thought your handling of it was superb and humanistic. It inspired me to read her Wikipedia page if nothing else. She was a very fine and admirable individual that I think most of us could look up to and want to be more like her. If her decisions were good enough for the Tsar, I think the rest of us should cut her some slack.

Maxime Delafosse-Brown

I don’t have a specific question but I do wonder if you could speak more on the Basque Country? Or if they’ll come up because we’re currently in Iberia. There’s an interesting tension at the heart of the French Revolution between the centralizing of the French state and the rise of nationalism. I’m a French Basque so this topic is very interesting to me!

Iann Singer

Love the Eggmont Overture

Utenedor

I love the way you and this show handles the narrative and difficult questions to a modern audience, such as sex, gender, and transgender topics. The academic approach is something I, and many listeners I am sure, enjoy about this show. Keep up the good work!

Lord-Admiral of the Pyrenees
>>144253527

He handled it well I do think some people attempt to use the concept of transgender and apply it to people in the past. They ignore other motivations for wanting to dress as man and try to shoehorn the concept in and present it as the driving motivation of the individual in question.

Deane

Everett - what was it like to be occupied by the French army and did they commit many war crimes, rape etc. We’re the French any better or worse than the coalition? How were enemy prisoners treated by French and British forces?

John

At the start of the gender question I was thinking "well it's very difficult to assign a gender identity to any specific historical figure". After learning about them "still difficult in general, but that was a guy though"

Brian Cristante

What was the role of maps in Napoleonic warfare? I'm curious what level of detail maps of this era would have, how reliable they were, and whether any of the Great Powers held an advantage when it came to cartography.

Cole

Hello, will you be doing a sub/mini series dedicated to the US throughout this period in the same way you tackled Haiti? It’s a little odd since besides the undeclared naval wars I don’t think the US was directly involved with European affairs until the War of 1812, which will be almost at the end of the story. But its connections to both Britain and France, (and its status as an independent republic) and the way those connections played out in politics would be interesting to see. Love the show, keep up the good work 👍

Rob Brucato

I wish some of our politicians today could discuss the transgender issue as eloquently as you did.

Brian Bennett

I, and I imagine many listeners, am a teacher. Recently my 3rd grade Drama students performed our slapstick version of the infernal machine plot. Everyone wanted to play the little girl. So I would like to hear about the education system. When you said Napoleon chose every principal, it made me curious about how he expanded and altered education in the empire. Was it always as bad as Brienne? Did education become more accessible, and did anyone care? How did education change when it passed out of Church hands? Did France create an Enlightenment-based curriculum? Cheers ~ Brian.

Aaron M

Hello, I was wondering what life was like for French soldiers who lived in garrison towns across Europe. What were their duties? What did they do with their time? And I know you’ve previously discussed some of what life was like for civilians in these conditions, I’d love to hear you expand more wherever possible.

Jon M
>>144648929

Agreed. The disclaimer you added about what comments are welcomed, should just be the standard template for internet forum participation

Matt Hanly

Is there a single military technology that you consider seminal in the transition away from the Napoleonic era? That is to say, when did the style of volleys give way to skirmishing? Thanks!

Anton Hviid Olsen

Hello. Long time listener, new patron. I was very interested in one of the earlier episodes, when you talked about Murat having a nervous breakdown. Therefore, i would like to hear more about the mental states of the marshalls, who must have always been under tremendous pressure. Were there other instances of the Marhalls having mental issues?

Nicolas Jouan

Could you give us an overview of the reforms of the territorial administration under Napoleon? I'm particularly interested in the development of departments and their impact on the way taxes and troops were raised. Thanks! A long time listener

Adam H

How did armies of this era organize themselves to rest at night when they were on the march? Did they stick together in one large mass or split off into smaller camps, and did they arrange themselves in any particular way to defend against threats like night ambushes?

Teravidi

trans listener. my respect and fondness for you grew three sizes with this dispatch

QueerCoyote
>>144648929

As a trans person it very much warmed my heart to hear someone discuss trans topics frankly, fairly, and respectfully; not just hitting buzz words.

QueerCoyote

Thank you so much for coving my question! I played it out for my partner (who doesn’t listen to the show) and we both loved it. Thank you especially for handling the question so decently, respectfully, and scholarly. Thats how this whole show is, but on this topic it just warmed my heart.

Kevin Xu

whoa so THIS was the song that Epic History TV used for their Marshalls of Napoleon videos? Have you seen it? For me it's a great youtube series that got me into Napoleonic History!

Britt Cleaver

Thanks for a great episode! I liked your approach to talking about trans people in history. I imagine many of the mentioned people were cis women who simply wanted adventure or to fight for their country, and dressing as men was simply the only option. Of course, in cases where one assigned-female might use male language for themselves and regularly wear mens clothing, it's strong evidence they could today be called a trans man :)