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Battle Royale: French Monarchs

Battle Royale: French Monarchs

Di: Ben Clarke and Eliza Sommers
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Passing judgement on all the Kings and Emperors of France from Clovis to Napoleon III. Each episode, Ben recounts the story of a monarch to Eliza, then together they decide on how to score them in 5 categories. But who will they select as the crème de la crème, and who will they send to the Guillotine? Proudly inspired by the Rex Factor podcast.© 2025 Battle Royale: French Monarchs Scienze sociali
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  • 68.5 - Adélaïde d'Orléans, Part 2

    68.5 - Adélaïde d'Orléans, Part 2
    Aug 4 2026
    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? ⚜️ Visit our website ⁠for episode images, score summaries and more! Contact us by ⁠Email⁠, or follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠, our ⁠Facebook Group⁠ or ⁠BlueSky⁠. Make sure you leave us a review on ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠, ⁠Spotify⁠ or wherever you listen. You can also support the show on ⁠Patreon⁠! Join the official Angry Mob and get access to ad-free episodes and bonus content, including our exclusive spinoff series rating the Royal Mistresses. ⚜️ 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.) Battle Royale's intro/outro music is ⁠"Dansez" by Fasion⁠. Go check out more of their stuff ⁠here⁠. ⚜️ Details of our 5 categories used to rate the French Monarchs can be found ⁠on our website⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 ora e 17 min
  • 68.5 - Adélaïde d'Orléans, Part 1

    68.5 - Adélaïde d'Orléans, Part 1
    Jul 22 2026
    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". ⚜️ Visit our website ⁠for episode images, score summaries and more! Contact us by ⁠Email⁠, or follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠, our ⁠Facebook Group⁠ or ⁠BlueSky⁠. Make sure you leave us a review on ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠, ⁠Spotify⁠ or wherever you listen. You can also support the show on ⁠Patreon⁠! Join the official Angry Mob and get access to ad-free episodes and bonus content, including our exclusive spinoff series rating the Royal Mistresses. ⚜️ 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. ⚜️ Details of our 5 categories used to rate the French Monarchs can be found ⁠on our website⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    51 min
  • 68 - Louis XIX, ft. Marie-Thérèse

    68 - Louis XIX, ft. Marie-Thérèse
    Jul 5 2026
    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. ⚜️ Visit our website ⁠for episode images, score summaries and more! Contact us by ⁠Email⁠, or follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠, our ⁠Facebook Group⁠ or ⁠BlueSky⁠. Make sure you leave us a review on ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠, ⁠Spotify⁠ or wherever you listen. You can also support the show on ⁠Patreon⁠! Join the official Angry Mob and get access to ad-free episodes and bonus content, including our exclusive spinoff series rating the Royal Mistresses. ⚜️ Music used in this episode included a piano rendition of Mozart's "Lacrimosa", perfromed by Soviet pianist Maria Yudina in 1954. Battle Royale's intro/outro music is ⁠"Dansez" by Fasion⁠. Go check out more of their stuff ⁠here⁠. ⚜️ Details of our 5 categories used to rate the French Monarchs can be found ⁠on our website⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 ora e 12 min
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