Mike Broers
Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall
3 episodes
Covers topics in categories such as:
French Roman CatholicsPeople excommunicated by the Catholic ChurchPersecution of ChristiansRoyal reburialsGrand Crosses of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary, Knights of the Golden Fleece of SpainFrench deistsLeaders who took power by coupCavalry chargesHistoryPolitical and cultural purges, PoliticidesPeople killed in the French RevolutionAnti-Catholicism in FrancePolitical repression in France, Terrorist incidents in FranceMonarchs who abdicatedPeople of the War of the First CoalitionPeople of the First French EmpireMonarchs taken prisoner in wartime
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Charge of the Light Brigade and its iconic status in the British historical imagination.
10 January 2008
Also featuring: Trudi Tate, Saul David
The French Revolution's Reign of Terror
Melvyn Bragg discusses the reign of terror during the French Revolution and whether it was an aberration of the revolutionary cause or its natural culmination.
26 May 2005
Also featuring: Rebecca Spang, Tim Blanning
Napoleon and Wellington
Melvyn Bragg discusses the comparative histories of Napoleon and the Duke of Wellington, two titans of nineteenth century history.
25 October 2001
Also featuring: Andrew Roberts, Belinda Beaton
HistoryFrench Roman CatholicsMonarchs who abdicatedPeople of the War of the First CoalitionRoyal reburialsPeople of the First French EmpireMonarchs taken prisoner in wartimeGrand Crosses of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary, Knights of the Golden Fleece of SpainPeople excommunicated by the Catholic ChurchFrench deistsLeaders who took power by coup