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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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!
I'm one of the guest voices here recording a story from 15th Century Burgundy, about a soldier who insisted that the straps for attaching armor on a prisoner's shirt constituted "weapons," and was therefore forced by an angry noble to fight a duel with only buckle-straps for weapons.
If you didn't get enough about illicit affairs in there, check out Supplemental 13: Stories from the Burgundian Court where we'll be reading some of the tales from the Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles. granddukesofthewest.com/2026/02/02/s...
Supplemental 13: Stories from the Burgundian Court
Story the First – The Reverse of the MedalStory the Fifth – The Duel with the Buckle StrapStory the Sixth – The Drunkard in ParadiseStory the Fifteenth – The Clever NunStory…
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February 2, 2026 at 6:43 PM
I'm one of the guest voices here recording a story from 15th Century Burgundy, about a soldier who insisted that the straps for attaching armor on a prisoner's shirt constituted "weapons," and was therefore forced by an angry noble to fight a duel with only buckle-straps for weapons.
ICYMI: new episode!
NEW EPISODE: The July Revolution is done, but Paris isn't sure if it's done with revolution. Protests and riots, treason trials and lynch mobs, suspicious deaths and epic betrayals — it's all here in Episode 49: The Trial.
thesiecle.com/episode49/
thesiecle.com/episode49/
January 27, 2026 at 9:19 PM
ICYMI: new episode!
In 1830, France's king and his ministers suspended the constitution. But the people of Paris resisted and overthrew the regime.
Now crowds are chanting "Death to the ministers." The ex-ministers are on trial — but so is France's new regime.
NEW EPISODE: thesiecle.com/episode49/
Now crowds are chanting "Death to the ministers." The ex-ministers are on trial — but so is France's new regime.
NEW EPISODE: thesiecle.com/episode49/
January 26, 2026 at 9:39 PM
In 1830, France's king and his ministers suspended the constitution. But the people of Paris resisted and overthrew the regime.
Now crowds are chanting "Death to the ministers." The ex-ministers are on trial — but so is France's new regime.
NEW EPISODE: thesiecle.com/episode49/
Now crowds are chanting "Death to the ministers." The ex-ministers are on trial — but so is France's new regime.
NEW EPISODE: thesiecle.com/episode49/
Someone I know once jokingly described the Marquis de Lafayette as "a golden retriever in human form" and he doesn't exactly do a great job disproving the allegations here.
NEW EPISODE: The July Revolution is done, but Paris isn't sure if it's done with revolution. Protests and riots, treason trials and lynch mobs, suspicious deaths and epic betrayals — it's all here in Episode 49: The Trial.
thesiecle.com/episode49/
thesiecle.com/episode49/
January 26, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Someone I know once jokingly described the Marquis de Lafayette as "a golden retriever in human form" and he doesn't exactly do a great job disproving the allegations here.
NEW EPISODE: The July Revolution is done, but Paris isn't sure if it's done with revolution. Protests and riots, treason trials and lynch mobs, suspicious deaths and epic betrayals — it's all here in Episode 49: The Trial.
thesiecle.com/episode49/
thesiecle.com/episode49/
January 26, 2026 at 3:16 PM
NEW EPISODE: The July Revolution is done, but Paris isn't sure if it's done with revolution. Protests and riots, treason trials and lynch mobs, suspicious deaths and epic betrayals — it's all here in Episode 49: The Trial.
thesiecle.com/episode49/
thesiecle.com/episode49/
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Graviera stuffed aubergine leaves in tomato sauce
Podcast Episode · The Delicious Legacy · 25/01/2026 · Bonus · 15m
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January 26, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Hello! Are we listening to the latest gastro-adventure?
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#πodcast #food #greekfood #greekcheese #greekrecipes
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#πodcast #food #greekfood #greekcheese #greekrecipes
Merry Sièclemas!
January 26, 2026 at 5:54 AM
Merry Sièclemas!
A little oiseau just told me to listen for something new tomorrow... 😉
January 25, 2026 at 9:24 PM
A little oiseau just told me to listen for something new tomorrow... 😉
I get a lot of spam on my podcast email, usually people offering to SEO my YouTube videos or whatever.
But the ~weirdest~ spam is this Italian pergola manufacturer, whose mailing list I have been unable to get off of for YEARS.
But the ~weirdest~ spam is this Italian pergola manufacturer, whose mailing list I have been unable to get off of for YEARS.
January 23, 2026 at 3:36 PM
I get a lot of spam on my podcast email, usually people offering to SEO my YouTube videos or whatever.
But the ~weirdest~ spam is this Italian pergola manufacturer, whose mailing list I have been unable to get off of for YEARS.
But the ~weirdest~ spam is this Italian pergola manufacturer, whose mailing list I have been unable to get off of for YEARS.
There are few types of paragraphs I enjoy writing more than "Here's a new person, but actually, he's been in the background for half a dozen episodes and I'm only properly introducing him now."
January 20, 2026 at 2:15 AM
There are few types of paragraphs I enjoy writing more than "Here's a new person, but actually, he's been in the background for half a dozen episodes and I'm only properly introducing him now."
France's Bourbon Restoration seemed like it might last forever, before being swept away in three days in 1830.
How that happened is fascinating, and to understand it better I want (in this thread) to focus on the Restoration's opposition politicians. 1/
How that happened is fascinating, and to understand it better I want (in this thread) to focus on the Restoration's opposition politicians. 1/
January 17, 2026 at 1:36 AM
France's Bourbon Restoration seemed like it might last forever, before being swept away in three days in 1830.
How that happened is fascinating, and to understand it better I want (in this thread) to focus on the Restoration's opposition politicians. 1/
How that happened is fascinating, and to understand it better I want (in this thread) to focus on the Restoration's opposition politicians. 1/
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It's morning on Monday, July 26, 1830, and the Duchesse de Gontaut, royal governess, brings King Charles X his grandchildren. He asks if she's read today's Moniteur. "No, Sire, it is stupid, & no one gets anything out of it." "I fancy it will not bore you today!" #julyrevlive
July 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
It's morning on Monday, July 26, 1830, and the Duchesse de Gontaut, royal governess, brings King Charles X his grandchildren. He asks if she's read today's Moniteur. "No, Sire, it is stupid, & no one gets anything out of it." "I fancy it will not bore you today!" #julyrevlive
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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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: