Battle Royale: French Monarchs

Born as "the Miracle Child" who saved the royal family from extinction, Henri's abortive 7-day reign as a young boy was followed by a life of exile and uncertainty.

We will also get into his mother Madame de Berry's scandalous attempted coup.

There's a lot to admire about this guy, but did he really have to die on THAT hill?

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This episode samples "Radetsky's March" by Johann Strauss Sr, performed by Herbert von Karajan and the Berliner Philharmoniker (℗ 1981 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin)

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As a king installed by a revolution, Louis Philippe's reign is full of contradictions and difficult choices. With his wise sister Adélaïde gone, will Louis Philippe be able to survive the calamitous year of 1848?

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Adélaïde’s continued work behind the scenes will quietly shape French history from 1830 through to 1847, and yet history seems to have tried to erase her contribution.

Does she deserve to sit alongside the great matriarchs of French history that came before her?

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This episode features a musical excerpt from the ballet "La fille mal gardée" by Lanchbery Hérold, performed by Barry Wordsworth and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (℗ A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1983 Parlophone Records Ltd.)

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This unassuming spinster who "won the throne for her house" through sheer tenacity and courage. This episode, we cover the House of Orléans's history, and Adélaïde's long and often tragic life up to the heady days of the July Revolution, when she vowed to "share the fate of the Parisians".

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Battle Royale's intro music is ⁠"Dansez" by Fasion⁠. Go check out more of their stuff ⁠here⁠.

Today's outro music is an excerpt from François-Adrien Boieldieu's "Concerto for Harp and Orchestra in C: 3. Rondo (Allegro agitato)", performed by harpist Marisa Robles and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, released 1990. ℗ Decca Music Group Limited.

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The Duke and Duchess of Angoulême finally take centre stage... for possibly the shortest reign in world history. As the last surviving Bourbons of their generation, these mismatched cousins struggled to be the power couple the nation needed.

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Music used in this episode included a piano rendition of Mozart's "Lacrimosa", perfromed by Soviet pianist Maria Yudina in 1954.

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