In this third and final part of the JDM collab, we spill the final beans on Napoleon Bonaparte and ask the final, most pressing questions of all. We are of course so proud to have J David Markham on the show, and it cannot be stated enough how grateful I am to him personally for helping us out here, and helping in the process to make history thrive, as well as make a certain history friend's pipe dream a reality. I had an absolute blast, and I would be remiss if I failed to mention J David Markham's initial foray into Napoleon for the final time too - remember check out:
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So what's in this final box then? Well in this third and final part of the collab David and I examine the following issues: whether JDM thinks that Boney pushed Europe too far; whether Europe simply wasn't ready for someone like him or whether such issues can be explained by other means. We examine the candidates for who we think the best ally of Napoleon was, as well as the opposite end of the scale, where we investigate those that betrayed Napoleon after getting close to him - can it all be answered by looking at Talleyrand, or did it go deeper than that? We dabble in alternative history, as I ask that question which had always puzzled and intrigued me - if Napoleon had won at Waterloo, would it have made any real difference, or would history have progressed as it did regardless. The answer may surprise you! Finally, we do our best to answer the question, of how important a figure, if we had to measure, Napoleon was for our modern world, and whether we think there should be a greater awareness of his contribution to our society. Tune in for these and so many more issues, as J David Markham even finds time to sing the theme tune from Game of Thrones!
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