Dr Mike Rapport tackles popular search queries and listener questions about the 19th-century conflicts that tore Europe apart and triggered seismic political changes around the globe. He speaks to Jon Bauckham about the causes of the Napoleonic wars, the pivotal battles of Trafalgar and Waterloo, and the life of Napoleon Bonaparte himself.

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Explore more content from week three of our Regency course:

War and Conflict, with Dr Lizzie Rogers – watching time 11 mins

Uncertainty and unrest: the madness of the Regency period – reading time 8 mins

Peterloo: the story of a massacre – listening time 37 mins

Reading between the lines: the real-life events that inspired Jane Austen – reading time 6 mins

1816: the year without summer – reading time 9 mins

Regency Britain: An age of war and revolution – reading time 6 mins

The Peterloo Massacre: what did it achieve? – reading time 6 mins

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Jon BauckhamProduction Editor, BBC History Magazine

Jon Bauckham is the Production Editor of BBC History Magazine and previously held the same role on BBC History Revealed. He is responsible for writing, editing and proofreading content, and ensuring that the magazine goes to press smoothly each month. When he’s not poring over pages with a red pen, he can be found recording episodes of the award-winning HistoryExtra podcast, chatting to authors about subjects ranging from Lord Kitchener to Russian pianos

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