Life of Napoleon (Episode 1) - The Troublemaker
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- You've gotta start somewhere...
This episode covers events from 1769 to 1792
All images from Wikipedia Creative Commons
Sources/References
- A Social History of France (2004) - Peter McPhee
- The Campaigns of Napoleon (1966) - David Chandler
- The French Revolution (1980) - Christopher Hibbert
- In the Words of Napoleon (2002)- Philip Haythornwaithe & R.M. Johnston
- Napoleon (2015) - Andrew Roberts
- Naploleon's Wars (2006) - Charles Esdaile
When you mentioned he learned Italian as a child it immediately caused me to wonder whether he ever made use of it during his Italian campaigns, speaking with locals or the various Italian nobility and liberals he wined and dined with. Another excellent episode!
Ironically enough it might've been a disadvantage. Napoleon's Italian was Corsican, so would've sounded very odd to Italian high society. Even then, he hadn't had to use it for a long time and the Italians nobles spoke perfect French anyway. Maybe with Italian locals it might've been useful, but that's what translators are for. Funnily enough French was a major spoken language in North-Western Italy for centuries (Piedmonte, Savoia) so no trouble in 1796, 97 when he's down there
This is absolutely an underrated channel!
Eh, doesn't matter. So long as people enjoy the vids
@@historicallyadequate2500 Tell me you've been to France. They owe you... you'll be bringing many of us yanks and Ainglish to their shores. They should pay for a trip.
@@netizencapet No, never been to France. But mysteriously enough, I do get a cheque from the French tourism ministry each month...
I second that
So begins our look at the life of Napoleon Bonaparte. We're gonna go into a lot more detail than a typical RUclips series, so a few dozen episodes and probably a few supplementals here and there.
If you're new, then I highly recommend treating these vids like podcasts. The visuals are not the priority for me - the script and audio are. However, I will always try to have at lease somewhat relevant images for what's being said.
If you have any comments/thoughts/criticisms, anything, please feel free to share, in this video or any other. I'd love for these videos to spark that kind of discussion. Cheers!
If you covered Napoleon as deeply as this, I can imagine the evolution of this channel, "Realm of the Major Figures of Life," or something like that--covering Alexander the Great, Julius Cesar, Genghis Khan, Oda Nobunaga, and the like.
But the one that will take you forever and the greatest to cover is Jesus Christ.
Anyways, great stuff.
I am thoroughly impressed! I have many documentaries on Napoleon and this is by far the most in-depth documentary I’ve ever had the privilege of being introduced to! Thank you 🙏
High praise, thank you!
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Let me be a little more “Adequate” in the assessment of your Historical presentation here…
It is so far beyond anything out there for in-depth coverage of Bonaparte’s life, you begin to see & feel him come to life! A real person, making real decisions about family, government, military, love, loss and on it goes…
From the love letters, to his notes about the dog and his master, to how he’s the patriarch of the family. With all the information you have made available for us, at the precise times of his life you begin to (think you) understand him, a little, his actions and his possible motives?
For example, when you find out how much of a real tart Josephine was, some of the things she put him through! Wow!makes you understand just what kind of person he really was to forgive her and then even to then make her Empress? He would know what the average person would think about that, I would imagine like his mother did and why she refused to attend his coronation? Can’t put a silk hat on a pig… so definitely shouldn’t put a crown on one then either!Wow! Then Napoleon has the painter include his mother front and centre because it’s the two most important people in his life!
All the Documentaries you read or watch come from 2 & 1/2 places…
1. Napoleons Generalship
2.Napoleon’s Tyrannical, power hungry side
& the 1/2… the War Monger! The Anti-Christ! the blood thirsty butcher!
Which of course he was not! Otherwise how did we get practically 4-5 years of peace from 1800sh-1805?
If you take out Spain you get 1807-1809 & 1809-1812
Of course nobody talks about the fact that almost every war he was involved in was a declaration of war against him!
Had the great powers not pushed war upon the French Empire & the Emperor he would never have gained his huge Empire to begin with! I also love how a Duchy like Bavaria, uses Napoleon to massively expand their fiefdom to a rather large kingdom and then when he really needs friends and allies they all switch on him to keep their dirty little gains for their dirty little kingdoms! Bernadotte and Murat too!… makes them both Marshals, let’s Bernadotte accept the Swedish Crown and then becomes a part of the 6th coalition. Upsetting but not unexpected from Bernadotte. Murat on the other hand… is allowed the hand in marriage of Napoleon’s youngest sister, then is made a Marshal, a Duke, then the King of Naples. Only to betray Napoleon! Calls him a War addict! Then joins the 6th Coalition too!… unforgivable! Murat & Caroline!😢… can you imagine how painful that was for him? Looks out for friends and especially family members and then they shit all over you! Only it would have been worse than that!
"Some assembly required" that was hilarious!!! Been waiting on this one, especially since I finally understand the French Revolution thanks to you. Greatly looking forwards to your future work 👍
Too kind, thank you!
I just like to say thank you for not bland boring stock music that many other history youtube channels do.
Appreciate this, thank you! I did consider doing a single bit of music for the whole series but couldn't choose one i liked
i cannot express how good this channel is ive watched your life of napoleon and is very well put together for a channel with only 700 subs the amount of time put in is incredible
Too kind, thanks! The backbone of the channel is the research and script, that's where the effort is, and I can't stand the idea of doing a bad job on either
@@historicallyadequate2500 also blackadder as your pfp makes you more legit
Gotta rep the man himself
Great video, can’t wait to watch the rest of this series
Cheers mate! Gonna return the favour, your stuff is great too
Incredible History
Amazing Presentation
Great Fluent Oration and Beautiful Images per the Story
Good Work
Thank You
I am 5 minutes into the first episode and can already say this is exactly the sort of documentary I've been looking for about Napoleon for a long time. I hate re-enactments, I just want in-depth history, good narration with art, portraits, architecture, maps to help bring the past to life! I'll comment further as I go and am looking forward to the rest
First episode is great! The tempo is ideal and the information is INTERESTING. I will be happily continuing this series
Thank you, happy to hear you like! The rest of the content is pretty similar so enjoy
well researched well told in all a excellent video if the rest are to this standard I look forward to enjoying them
Thanks mate. Yes, the rest will be similarly in-depth. I'm gonna try something new with Episode 3 as well
You deserve more attention
Best episode 1 since Lost season 1 episode 1. Subscriber #591!
Well I'm aiming for a better ending than them, thanks for the support!
Lost is an underrated series.
Felicitaciones! sumamente interesante. Bien administrados los gráficos y una narración agradable. y recién es el primero, y va por la época de la revolución. gran trabajo.
I understood just enough to know you liked the video. Gracias!
Great to see you new series, you could possibly also make podcasts on culture, economy, religion of late 18th century France after this.
Thank you!
I certainly will do those sorts of topics. There's certainly plenty more to look at/talk about with pre-Revolutionary France
Excellent video with outstanding and in depth information.
Thanks mate, really appreciate it!
Hey, um, change of plans. Historically Adequate is now a Podcast too. It's literally just going to be the audio from the videos, so no changes to the RUclips schedule.
Here's the links:
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6ZUdt7PY54HR5teHxrMsJs
Anchor: spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/DevF2T6leub
More to come, possibly, maybe, if they don't charge.
Yooo just discovered the channel and I'm already in love. Thank you so much for the hard work you put in.
All good, really is my pleasure
Thank you very nice videos
Cheers, glad you like!
Napoleon time! I'm going to try and get through this series before I go and see the new movie about him. So I'm taking a pause on the French revolution series, along with basically everything else I do with my free time.
I hope the new movie brings your channel more attention! You deserve it!
Good stuff. I'll go watch the movie too, hopefully this weekend. Will probably just make a quick review too since I'm sure I'll get asked what I thought of it
Go watch it!
I enjoyed the film, Ignore irrelevant criticisms about the ages of the actors compared to the actual characters they play on the screen, it all fits in well enough, after all they are actors, acting.
Joaquin Phoenix portrays Napoleon in his thirties & early forties brilliantly. These "critics" that go around knit picking silly holes in feature films like Napoleon are a sad lot & its us they seem to portray as fools when they have to point out that one Arab extra at the battle of the Nile was sporting a vintage Casio on his left wrist or that an Aide-de-camp charging along like a lunatic beside Ney at Waterloo shouldnt of been wearing a pair of Ray Bans, it happens
I'll make one point & say no more, not wishing to spoil the film for you or anybody else, as I mentioned I really did enjoy the film, but... I'd put this RUclips series on pause just for a short time & go back to the series on the French Revolution (my next binge watch) until you've been to the cinema...
The least you "actually" know about Napoleon the more you will enjoy the film.
As for this series (I've just finished watching episode 20) I seriously recommend it.
I've been reading about the Napoleonic & Revolutionary wars for decades & couldn't begin to tell you how many books on & about Napoleon I've gone through, scores.
As for actual biographies my recommendations Vincent Cronin's & Adam Zamoyski's "Napoleon" let you see the actual character & personality of the man himself.
Robert Ashley's two volume work is brilliant & for the battles etc Andrew Robert's Napoleon the great is a phenomenal read & its an easy to read...
So I like to think I know a bit about the subject however I've still learnt things that Ive never come across before by watching this series its a really professional job & I certainly hope there's more to come.
The research etc thats gone into this RUclips series is amazing, all the detail & minutiae about Napoleons life all so well put together, it certainly the very best I've ever watched, its brilliant.
Sorry to waffle on, im old & don't sleep so well.
OH! Mon Dieu! I made it!
All caught up!
I really love learning about napoleons education. I also told my mom that I wanted to start reading the same books Napoleon read like Plutarch lives in which he found his idols like Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar and Hannibal. I also started to join an artillery branch in the us army like my idol napoleon. Looks like I would follow in his footsteps. Especially when the us is about to go to war with russia china North Korea Iran and Venezuela.
Seems you both share a love for the Queen of the battlefield
Lol true
I also compared paoli to Simon bolivar since I’m a Colombian. Bolivar and paoli are similar since bolivar freed Colombia from the Spanish and paoli freed Corsica from genoese but the only difference the french invaded Corsica but the United States signed the Monroe doctrine saying the spanish and other European nations can’t colonize Latin America. So basically I live in the us so that’s why. I forgot to mention.
Good stuff, You'll be happy to know I've got plenty of Bolivar stuff planned for down the road? Jose San Martin too
That’s amazing
I was sent here by the Despot of Antrim. Where do I sign in? 😆
At the front desk. Enjoy the show!
Masterful techniqe, and much respect from Chicago Bear.
Thanks for the compliment!
Not to be pushy, but: please tell us you have episode 2 ready:D:D
Soon™
Will be up in a few days, but Ep.3 will be a longer wait (maybe 2 weeks)
@@historicallyadequate2500 awesome! it's worth the wait.
Thank you.
You're very welcome, ta!
💪❤️🤘
Maybe Napoleon was short due to the lack of nutrition as he was growing during his childhood and puberty
Absolutely. Very much a normal thing for most people to be malnourished before the latter half of the 20th century
Napoleon was probably closer to 5'6” or 5'7” (1.68 or 1.7 meters). How is that small?
I'm 6,4 so you're all short to me
Was not short.
9:04
Napoleon had grown tall and lanky? Lanky maybe but certainly not tall.
Tall for his age
this wouldve been perfect had one actually been able to keep up with the narrator
There's playback speed options, faster or slower
I play back ALL historical videos on .75 speed,..It's not easy to talk as slowly as i necessary for acute retention in a natual manner typically~
@@historicallyadequate2500 Soo happy you made this video,. Indebted : )
@@historicallyadequate2500maybe but you’d satisfy a broader audience by slowing down than having to tell everyone to play back slower.
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