Comments on: 1894 Introduction from Stoddard’s “Napoleon: From Corsica to St. Helena” http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/02/08/1894-introduction-from-stoddards-napoleon-from-corsica-to-st-helena/ Everything you ever wanted to know about Napoleon Bonaparte. Fri, 5 Dec 2008 08:39:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Tim Van Dyck http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/02/08/1894-introduction-from-stoddards-napoleon-from-corsica-to-st-helena/#comment-9963 Tim Van Dyck Fri, 09 Feb 2007 17:09:19 +0000 http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/02/08/1894-introduction-from-stoddards-napoleon-from-corsica-to-st-helena/#comment-9963 Dear Cameron, David and all the listeners, Hello Christopher, The 31th of May, Great-Britain declared war on France, I will look up if France declared it already before, but I stress that this was not the France with Napoleon as head of state, because he never declared a single war and only went to war when he was forced to. Wasn't Napoleon's imperial France a form of constitutional monarchy? Britain and the other powers remained hostile because he was just in their view, 'Boney, the usurper' and he wasn't (again in their view) legitimate... With people like mister Fox of the Whig party in power their would have been peace... I send you my best regards, Tim Belgium Dear Cameron, David and all the listeners,

Hello Christopher,

The 31th of May, Great-Britain declared war on France, I will look up if France declared it already before, but I stress that this was not the France with Napoleon as head of state, because he never declared a single war and only went to war when he was forced to.

Wasn’t Napoleon’s imperial France a form of constitutional monarchy? Britain and the other powers remained hostile because he was just in their view, ‘Boney, the usurper’ and he wasn’t (again in their view) legitimate…

With people like mister Fox of the Whig party in power their would have been peace…

I send you my best regards,

Tim
Belgium

]]> By: Christopher from Perth, Australia http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/02/08/1894-introduction-from-stoddards-napoleon-from-corsica-to-st-helena/#comment-9931 Christopher from Perth, Australia Fri, 09 Feb 2007 11:20:53 +0000 http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/02/08/1894-introduction-from-stoddards-napoleon-from-corsica-to-st-helena/#comment-9931 Hello, Tim, I have it that revolutionary France declared war on Britain first on Feb 1st 1793, and that Britain declared war as soon as the news reached London. I could be wrong. I agree, the execution of the King was a huge mistake. Do you think that Britain would have been so hostile to France if they had adopted a constitutional monarchy along Anglo/Dutch lines? Kind regards, Chris Hello, Tim,

I have it that revolutionary France declared war on Britain first on Feb 1st 1793, and that Britain declared war as soon as the news reached London. I could be wrong.

I agree, the execution of the King was a huge mistake. Do you think that Britain would have been so hostile to France if they had adopted a constitutional monarchy along Anglo/Dutch lines?

Kind regards,

Chris

]]> By: Tim Van Dyck http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/02/08/1894-introduction-from-stoddards-napoleon-from-corsica-to-st-helena/#comment-9842 Tim Van Dyck Thu, 08 Feb 2007 21:13:43 +0000 http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/02/08/1894-introduction-from-stoddards-napoleon-from-corsica-to-st-helena/#comment-9842 Dear Cameron, David and all the listeners, Concerning the text, it is a fantastic one...Cameron I am really jalous that you got the book...I am certainly willing to wait 3 times and several months to obtain such a book! Best Regards for you all, Tim Van Dyck Dear Cameron, David and all the listeners,

Concerning the text, it is a fantastic one…Cameron I am really jalous that you got the book…I am certainly willing to wait 3 times and several months to obtain such a book!

Best Regards for you all,

Tim Van Dyck

]]> By: Tim Van Dyck http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/02/08/1894-introduction-from-stoddards-napoleon-from-corsica-to-st-helena/#comment-9836 Tim Van Dyck Thu, 08 Feb 2007 20:29:56 +0000 http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/02/08/1894-introduction-from-stoddards-napoleon-from-corsica-to-st-helena/#comment-9836 Dear Cameron, David and all the listeners, Great-Britain organised the first coalition against France (and Great-Britain declared war), and declared war, it wasn't Napoleon the First Consul or Emperor at that time, it was the year of Toulon, when he would be appointed general in the army... I wouldn't call Pitt an 'appeaser'...even the english liberals (the Whigs) called him the enemy of the human race... And to be clear, Napoleon really hated the terror and he was firmly opposed to the execution of King Louis the 16th...but the rest of Europe saw him just as the 'revolution, concentrated in one man'... Dear Cameron, David and all the listeners,

Great-Britain organised the first coalition against France (and Great-Britain declared war), and declared war, it wasn’t Napoleon the First Consul or Emperor at that time, it was the year of Toulon, when he would be appointed general in the army…

I wouldn’t call Pitt an ‘appeaser’…even the english liberals (the Whigs) called him the enemy of the human race…

And to be clear, Napoleon really hated the terror and he was firmly opposed to the execution of King Louis the 16th…but the rest of Europe saw him just as the ‘revolution, concentrated in one man’…

]]> By: Cameron http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/02/08/1894-introduction-from-stoddards-napoleon-from-corsica-to-st-helena/#comment-9799 Cameron Thu, 08 Feb 2007 15:10:43 +0000 http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/02/08/1894-introduction-from-stoddards-napoleon-from-corsica-to-st-helena/#comment-9799 Great Britian joined the First Coalition in 1793 after the execution of Louis XVI. St Paul's Cathedral has 200 crypts and lots of famous Brits are interred there. Stoddard said Wellington's grave is "comparatively unknown". Here's a simple test. I searched Flickr for "Wellington's tomb" and "Napoleon's tomb". Wellington returned ZERO results. Napoleon returned 1,622 results. I'd say that's a "comparatively" different order of magnitude. Great Britian joined the First Coalition in 1793 after the execution of Louis XVI.

St Paul’s Cathedral has 200 crypts and lots of famous Brits are interred there. Stoddard said Wellington’s grave is “comparatively unknown”. Here’s a simple test. I searched Flickr for “Wellington’s tomb” and “Napoleon’s tomb”.

Wellington returned ZERO results.

Napoleon returned 1,622 results.

I’d say that’s a “comparatively” different order of magnitude.

]]> By: Christopher from Perth, Australia http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/02/08/1894-introduction-from-stoddards-napoleon-from-corsica-to-st-helena/#comment-9793 Christopher from Perth, Australia Thu, 08 Feb 2007 14:00:45 +0000 http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/02/08/1894-introduction-from-stoddards-napoleon-from-corsica-to-st-helena/#comment-9793 "Before the young Napoleon had ever drawn his sword, all Europe was in arms against Re Republican France. The allied kings, in terror lest their thrones should fall, as that of Louis 16th had done, combined to crush out that audacious spirit of Democracy." I have a problem with this bit. Pitt, who wasn't a King, by the way - didn't think war with revolutionary France was a good idea. Some even called him an appeaser. Indeed many of the intellectual elite in Britain welcomed the revolution, it was only when the mass murder started that Pitt lost is chance of "peace in our time" and war became inevitable. While we're at it. When was war declared between Britain and France? And who declared war first? Just more of the same as far as I'm concerned. P.S. St. Paul's Cathedral is unknown? “Before the young Napoleon had ever drawn his sword, all Europe was in arms against Re Republican France. The allied kings, in terror lest their thrones should fall, as that of Louis 16th had done, combined to crush out that audacious spirit of Democracy.”

I have a problem with this bit.

Pitt, who wasn’t a King, by the way - didn’t think war with revolutionary France was a good idea. Some even called him an appeaser. Indeed many of the intellectual elite in Britain welcomed the revolution, it was only when the mass murder started that Pitt lost is chance of “peace in our time” and war became inevitable.

While we’re at it.

When was war declared between Britain and France? And who declared war first?

Just more of the same as far as I’m concerned.

P.S. St. Paul’s Cathedral is unknown?

]]> By: Cameron http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/02/08/1894-introduction-from-stoddards-napoleon-from-corsica-to-st-helena/#comment-9790 Cameron Thu, 08 Feb 2007 13:48:46 +0000 http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/02/08/1894-introduction-from-stoddards-napoleon-from-corsica-to-st-helena/#comment-9790 Joshua, yeah the first time he sent it, he mis-wrote the address. The second time, he left out the postcode. I think the third time was the charm. :-) Joshua, yeah the first time he sent it, he mis-wrote the address. The second time, he left out the postcode. I think the third time was the charm. :-)

]]> By: Joshua http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/02/08/1894-introduction-from-stoddards-napoleon-from-corsica-to-st-helena/#comment-9786 Joshua Thu, 08 Feb 2007 12:34:26 +0000 http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/2007/02/08/1894-introduction-from-stoddards-napoleon-from-corsica-to-st-helena/#comment-9786 A nice summary of why Napoleon's life seems so mythical and so epic, beyond even that of fiction. Its a pity a lot of the population still has so little understanding of his life and could describe him only as a "little Hitler". Of course this superb podcast helps with that :D Any idea why Australia Post kept rejecting the book Cameron? Seems very strange. A nice summary of why Napoleon’s life seems so mythical and so epic, beyond even that of fiction. Its a pity a lot of the population still has so little understanding of his life and could describe him only as a “little Hitler”. Of course this superb podcast helps with that :D

Any idea why Australia Post kept rejecting the book Cameron? Seems very strange.

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