12. A Whiff of Grapeshot

Come with me to the Saint Roch church and  have a look at some of the scars left on Paris. These particular ones date all the way back to the Revolution and can blamed a certain young Corsican and, in the words of historian Thomas Carlyle, a whiff of grapeshot.  Music by The OwlFind transcripts on my website Revolutionary calendarFurther reading Andrew Roberts - Napoleon the Great.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/panamepodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Paname is about Paris; the people who have lived here, the events that have taken place and the traces they’ve left behind. Come with me to explore the unusual, overlooked and unlikely stories which are often hidden in plain sight. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/panamepodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.