Nelson and the Napoleonic World

In this first season of Pedestals, we explore the Battle of Trafalgar, Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, and the place they have jointly taken at the centre of both the United Kingdom's capital, and its national story. In this episode, we look at the world of Napoleonic Europe, and Nelson's life and career. www.patreon.com/pedestals Contact - pedestalspodcast@gmail.com SourcesNelson, Britannia’s God of War (2005) - Andrew D. LambertNelson's Navy, the Ships, Men, and Organisation, 1793-1815 (1990) - Brian LaveryTrafalgar, The Untold Story of the Greatest Sea Battle in History (2005) - Nicholas BestTrafalgar, An Eyewitness History (2005) - Tom Pocock

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National myths, and the history behind them.

What happened at Trafalgar? Who was Boudica? Was Guy Fawkes a goodie or a baddie? ’Pedestals’ is a history podcast, diving into the world of our national myths. We are surrounded by names, dates and statues, and these have often wormed their way into our make-up, for better or for worse, without us realising it. In each series, I take listeners through the events that have left us with this plaque or that lump of bronze, and attempt to tease out what forms they might have have taken in our identities. To support, please visit www.patreon.com/pedestals Questions, corrections and queries: pedestalspodcast@gmail.com

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