Charlemagne vs. Napoleon Bonaparte

Liberty Dies With Thunderous Applause: Dictators of History - A podcast by World History Broadcasts

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In this episode the hosts unravel the lives and legacies of French rulers Charlemagne and Napoleon Bonaparte The hosts discuss Charlemagne's family's rise to power, his conquests throughout western Europe, the forced Christian conversion of subjects and the massacre of Verden.   They also discuss Napoleon's rise to Emperor from humble beginnings, his genuine military genius, his clever use of propaganda, rigged elections and his eventual downfall at Waterloo. These two dictators battle it out in Round 11 of the knock-out tournament to determine the single greatest dictator of all time. One of these two dictators will be eliminated from the tournament and the other will remain in contention to be crowned history's biggest dictator.