Empires, Anarchy & Other Notable Moments

This is the first episode in a two part series focused upon early mankind.  While science and religion are often at odds they have incision points where they become quite aligned.  This episode will …

Our last episode in season 3 is our final episode in a four part series focused upon the life of Toussaint Louverture.  Few know the man's history despite the fact that the Haitian led the only succe…

This is the third episode in a four part series focused upon the life of Toussaint Louverture.  Few know the man's history despite the fact that the Haitian led the only successful slave rebellion in…

This is the second episode in a four part series focused upon the life of Toussaint Louverture.  Few know the man's history despite the fact that the Haitian led the only successful slave rebellion i…

This is the first episode in a four part series focused upon the life of Toussaint Louverture.  Few know the man's history despite the fact that the Haitian led the only successful slave rebellion in…

This is the final episode in our eight part series that details the life of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.  The Emperor's exile on Elba, his comeback which culminated in the 100 days campaign, an…

This is the seventh in a series of eight episodes detailing the life of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.  At the beginning of the 19th century, Napoleon was on top of the world; little did he know …

This is the sixth in a series of eight episodes detailing the life of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.  The story picks up with the shattering of the fragile peace found between France and the Brit…

This is the fifth in a series of eight episodes detailing the life of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.  This episode begins with a recounting of the 18 Brumaire, the coup that resulted in his ascen…

This is the fourth of eight episodes in a series detailing the life of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.  The setting for this episode is Egypt as Napoleon fears the inevitable failure that would ha…

This is the third of eight episodes in a series detailing the life of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.  This edition looks at the first major campaign for Napoleon Bonaparte; one that would place h…

This is the second of eight episodes in a series detailing the life of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.  This portion of the story covers Napoleon up to the age of 26; detailing a lesser-known side…

This is the first of eight episodes in a series detailing the life of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.  We begin our story with an introduction to the island of Corsica, the birthplace of Napoleon.…

This is the fifth in a series of five episodes regarding the French Revolution. This episode looks at the battle of the factions which facilitated the rise of Maximillian Robespierre before he then i…

This is the fourth in a series of five episodes regarding the French Revolution.  This episode focuses on the rise of the Jacobin despot Maximillian Robespierre who will outmaneuver the National Conv…

This is the third in a series of five episodes regarding the French Revolution.  This episode largely deals with the central question of what to do with the deposed King Louis XVI.  We begin with his…

This is the second in a series of five episodes regarding the French Revolution.  This episode begins by looking at the relationship between King Louis XVI and the newly formed National Assembly as t…

This is the first in a series of five episodes regarding the French Revolution.  This episode picks up with the damage left behind by the Sun King's disastrous wars.  It examines how the Ancien Regim…

This is the final episode in a series regarding the life and long reign of Louis the Sun King.  This episode will trace the main reasons for the downfall of France's prestige during the last 15 years…

This is the fourth in a series of five regarding Louis the Sun King.  We begin by looking at a series of wars in the Low Countries which plagued Louis' reign.  His success brought counterbalancing fr…