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Napoleon III Part 2: The Power of Lust

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As promised in part 1 we started the podcast by talking about some of Napoleon III’s many mistresses. Women like Harriet Howard, the Brighton bootmaker’s daughter, Virginia de Castiglione, sent by the Italians to seduce and spy on him (and welcomed with open arms!), Marguerite Bellanger and Louise de Mercy-Argenteau. His wife hated his infidelities but at least in the case of Louise she took comfort that she was a proper aristocrat!

Moving on from the scandalous we talked about Napoleon III’s solid achievements. Not least his success in the Crimean War which led to an alliance with the British and bringing France in from the diplomatic cold. And domestically the economy thrived and Paris was rebuilt.

The great tragedy of Napoleon III’s reign was that he was up against Bismark. Suffering from various illnesses (bladder stones in particular) his judgement was possibly affected. And Bismark tricks him into declaring war - with predictable results.

His son survived him and oddly ended up fighting with the British Army in South Africa. If you don’t know the story this alone makes the podcast more than worth the time.

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Chapters

1. Setting The Stage: Part Two (00:00:00)

2. Parisian Courtesans And Power (00:00:20)

3. Harriet Howard: Partner And Payout (00:02:44)

4. Castiglione: Pillow Talk Diplomacy (00:07:32)

5. Scandals, Trains, And Titles (00:12:54)

6. Marguerite Bellanger And Outrage (00:17:17)

7. Seductions And The Court As Stage (00:22:50)

8. Eugenie, Heir, And Private Rift (00:25:46)

9. Crimean War And French Prestige (00:28:26)

10. Italy 1859: Magenta To Solferino (00:34:05)

11. Haussmann’s Paris And Growth (00:39:16)

12. Prussia Rises, Bismarck Moves (00:45:08)

13. Mexico, Missteps, And Drift (00:52:16)

14. Liberal Empire And Plebiscite (00:58:28)

15. Hohenzollern Candidacy Crisis (01:03:08)

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