The Siècle history podcast
@thesiecle.com
A history podcast by @dhmontgomery.com covering France's overlooked century between Napoleon and World War I. Annotated transcripts at thesiecle.com!
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@thesiecle.com
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Hello!
The Siècle is a narrative history podcast by @dhmontgomery.com, covering French history 1814-1914, mostly in order.
I also post full transcripts of every episode on the podcast website, including footnotes, pictures & custom maps.
Get started with the show at the link below!
The Siècle is a narrative history podcast by @dhmontgomery.com, covering French history 1814-1914, mostly in order.
I also post full transcripts of every episode on the podcast website, including footnotes, pictures & custom maps.
Get started with the show at the link below!
Henri V of France, the sole legitimate heir to France’s Bourbon dynasty, will return in Avengers: Doomsday (but he’s got some stipulations about the logo).
January 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Henri V of France, the sole legitimate heir to France’s Bourbon dynasty, will return in Avengers: Doomsday (but he’s got some stipulations about the logo).
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As someone born in Argentina, it was so interesting to learn from @dhmontgomery.com at @thesiecle.com about an important original driving force behind the Monroe Doctrine.
thesiecle.com/episode19/
thesiecle.com/episode19/
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January 3, 2026 at 5:34 PM
As someone born in Argentina, it was so interesting to learn from @dhmontgomery.com at @thesiecle.com about an important original driving force behind the Monroe Doctrine.
thesiecle.com/episode19/
thesiecle.com/episode19/
I currently have 51 Google Translate tabs open related to my forthcoming episode, why does my browser keep crashing?
December 30, 2025 at 5:08 AM
I currently have 51 Google Translate tabs open related to my forthcoming episode, why does my browser keep crashing?
Today's challenge: Find a way to accurately describe the August 1830 death of the Duc de Bourbon without getting my podcast slapped with an Explicit tag...
December 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Today's challenge: Find a way to accurately describe the August 1830 death of the Duc de Bourbon without getting my podcast slapped with an Explicit tag...
Okay, rude.
December 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Okay, rude.
Throwing this out for anyone who might be able to help!
I am trying to track down the woman mentioned in these documents, the memoirs of the Comte de Semallé (1772-1863), and in this 1829 report on former colonists from Saint-Domingue/Haiti.
Claims made about her in these sources (cont):
I am trying to track down the woman mentioned in these documents, the memoirs of the Comte de Semallé (1772-1863), and in this 1829 report on former colonists from Saint-Domingue/Haiti.
Claims made about her in these sources (cont):
December 20, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Throwing this out for anyone who might be able to help!
I am trying to track down the woman mentioned in these documents, the memoirs of the Comte de Semallé (1772-1863), and in this 1829 report on former colonists from Saint-Domingue/Haiti.
Claims made about her in these sources (cont):
I am trying to track down the woman mentioned in these documents, the memoirs of the Comte de Semallé (1772-1863), and in this 1829 report on former colonists from Saint-Domingue/Haiti.
Claims made about her in these sources (cont):
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A teaser trailer for the next episode of The Siècle (featuring guest narration from @lafayettepodcast.com!):
December 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
A teaser trailer for the next episode of The Siècle (featuring guest narration from @lafayettepodcast.com!):
A teaser trailer for the next episode of The Siècle (featuring guest narration from @lafayettepodcast.com!):
December 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
A teaser trailer for the next episode of The Siècle (featuring guest narration from @lafayettepodcast.com!):
Very grateful, when browsing the French history section at my local bookstore, to find a book that doesn’t make me read the back cover or inside flap to decide if I should buy it.
December 14, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Very grateful, when browsing the French history section at my local bookstore, to find a book that doesn’t make me read the back cover or inside flap to decide if I should buy it.
It's remarkable how many amazing resources there are for 19th Century French history, freely available online. (And one day, perhaps, a vintage copy on my shelves...)
December 13, 2025 at 4:29 AM
It's remarkable how many amazing resources there are for 19th Century French history, freely available online. (And one day, perhaps, a vintage copy on my shelves...)
If you haven't already, you should subscribe to The Siècle on YouTube:
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A scripted, serialized history podcast covering France's tumultuous century 1814-1914. Listen here or wherever you get podcasts, or read full annotated transcripts at thesiecle.com.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
If you haven't already, you should subscribe to The Siècle on YouTube:
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1/ Studying 19th Century France, you quickly learn that many people think "Les Misérables" is set in the French Revolution. (It's not.)
For @today.yougov.com, I polled Americans about when they think it's set.
Lots of Not Sures. But 2/3 of those with an opinion say it IS in the French Revolution:
For @today.yougov.com, I polled Americans about when they think it's set.
Lots of Not Sures. But 2/3 of those with an opinion say it IS in the French Revolution:
![A stacked bar chart of YouGov polling data with the headline: "Many Americans — including those who read it — wrongly say Les Misérables is set during the French Revolution."
The chart has the sub-headline: "As far as you know, are the following books set during the French Revolution? [Les Misérables by Victor Hugo] (%)See the data as a share of respondents with an opinion about each book.."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3pbwguskoq5efzi67w3npq2z/bafkreih4bmsinu2x2vaouet3odbwkpm2mrum4dm2rjpkfvktpdkm2rijiu@jpeg)
December 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
1/ Studying 19th Century France, you quickly learn that many people think "Les Misérables" is set in the French Revolution. (It's not.)
For @today.yougov.com, I polled Americans about when they think it's set.
Lots of Not Sures. But 2/3 of those with an opinion say it IS in the French Revolution:
For @today.yougov.com, I polled Americans about when they think it's set.
Lots of Not Sures. But 2/3 of those with an opinion say it IS in the French Revolution:
ICYMI, new episode!
NEW EPISODE: After the July Revolution of 1830, France has a new king. And Louis-Philippe wants everyone to know he's not like a regular king, he's a cool king.
thesiecle.com/episode48/
thesiecle.com/episode48/
November 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
ICYMI, new episode!
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A fascinating and compelling portrait (the podcast not the doodle 🍐) Looking forward to more great episodes!
King Louis-Philippe I was conscientious and hard-working. So it's a little unfortunate — but extremely funny — that the defining image of him became a caricature drawing his jowly face as a pear.
Find out more in my latest episode!
thesiecle.com/episode48/
Find out more in my latest episode!
thesiecle.com/episode48/
November 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
A fascinating and compelling portrait (the podcast not the doodle 🍐) Looking forward to more great episodes!
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can't be denied philipon got his ass
November 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
can't be denied philipon got his ass
How do you do, Fellow Citoyens?
November 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
How do you do, Fellow Citoyens?
King Louis-Philippe I was conscientious and hard-working. So it's a little unfortunate — but extremely funny — that the defining image of him became a caricature drawing his jowly face as a pear.
Find out more in my latest episode!
thesiecle.com/episode48/
Find out more in my latest episode!
thesiecle.com/episode48/
November 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
King Louis-Philippe I was conscientious and hard-working. So it's a little unfortunate — but extremely funny — that the defining image of him became a caricature drawing his jowly face as a pear.
Find out more in my latest episode!
thesiecle.com/episode48/
Find out more in my latest episode!
thesiecle.com/episode48/
NEW EPISODE: After the July Revolution of 1830, France has a new king. And Louis-Philippe wants everyone to know he's not like a regular king, he's a cool king.
thesiecle.com/episode48/
thesiecle.com/episode48/
November 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
NEW EPISODE: After the July Revolution of 1830, France has a new king. And Louis-Philippe wants everyone to know he's not like a regular king, he's a cool king.
thesiecle.com/episode48/
thesiecle.com/episode48/
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Surprise! @jeanettepatrick.bsky.social and I have teamed up with @lynnprobbins.bsky.social and @patricklong.bsky.social at Primary Source Media to bring you Revolutions in Retrospect, a podcast that explores the histories of the revolutions that remade the Atlantic world.
November 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Surprise! @jeanettepatrick.bsky.social and I have teamed up with @lynnprobbins.bsky.social and @patricklong.bsky.social at Primary Source Media to bring you Revolutions in Retrospect, a podcast that explores the histories of the revolutions that remade the Atlantic world.
Folks might want to set aside half an hour of listening time on Thursday. No reason in particular…
November 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Folks might want to set aside half an hour of listening time on Thursday. No reason in particular…
LLMs have tons of accuracy issues but I must note as an expert that 19th Century *human* historians were also very capable of confidently hallucinating “facts,” extrapolating wild nonsense based on a single misunderstanding.
November 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
LLMs have tons of accuracy issues but I must note as an expert that 19th Century *human* historians were also very capable of confidently hallucinating “facts,” extrapolating wild nonsense based on a single misunderstanding.
I encounter more DNS errors trying to visit Gallica than any other site on the Internet…
November 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I encounter more DNS errors trying to visit Gallica than any other site on the Internet…
“Soult was no more a party politician than [Marshal Étienne] Gérard, yet he was a strong believer in discipline and order, and this he imposed [as War Minister] with an efficiency he had not always shown on the battlefield.” — Hugh Collingham
November 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
“Soult was no more a party politician than [Marshal Étienne] Gérard, yet he was a strong believer in discipline and order, and this he imposed [as War Minister] with an efficiency he had not always shown on the battlefield.” — Hugh Collingham
Pretty good haul for a neighborhood used bookstore!
November 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Pretty good haul for a neighborhood used bookstore!