Legacy

Introducing…Legacy

Legacy lands Wednesday 15th November. Afua Hirsch and Peter Frankopan tell the wild stories of some of the most extraordinary men and women ever to have lived – and ask whether they have the rep they deserve.Amazon Prime members can binge entire seasons early on Amazon Music. Wondery+ subscribers can binge full seasons early in the Wondery App or on Apple Podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Napoleon | Vive La Revolution | 1

A Corsican boy, an outsider, seizes his chance to make a name for himself when France is turned upside down by a long and bloody revolution. He’s relentless in his pursuit of power, and in the pursuit of one woman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Napoleon | Charlemagne's Crown | 2

It’s not enough for Napoleon to dominate France. He fights right across Europe before sweeping into Notre Dame, Josephine at his side, to claim an imperial crown, watched by Europe’s elite. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Napoleon | Clash of Empires | 3

Napoleon’s military success has cowed a continent but, in Russia, he meets almost unimaginable horror. He was defeated, he says, not by the Tsar, but by winter. His subjects aren’t so sure. And his enemies see an opportunity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Napoleon | The Emperor & The Duke | 4

After escaping exile on Elba, Napoleon marches back to power. But the British Duke of Wellington is on his way to Waterloo to end the Napoleonic era. When the battle subsides, what’s left of Napoleon’s legacy? And what is his legacy today? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.