Napoleonic Qs #3: On Ridley Scott, slavery, and a very special sword

This third edition of 'Napoleonic Qs', our listener Q&A format, was recorded on 19 November 2023. Thanks to all those who have commented or left questions! Introductory section: Charles Esdaile and Alexander Mikaberidze offer their thoughts on director Ridley Scott's attacks on historians. [13:30] - On abusive language targeting Prof Esdaile [23:47] - Mystery guest @liamgauci13 pops up to share some exciting news about this auction lot: https://www.auction.fr/lot/lempire-1-collection-jean-louis-noisiez-74470974?utm_source=alertes&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-Fri-2023-11-03 [35:32] - why the British (probably) made the fabric used for French uniforms [39:07] - books! [50:50] - the diplomatic lay of the land in the Nordic countries during the period [1:00:25] - moral relativism, 18thC 'war crimes' and modern connections to historic slavery [1:08:23] - why no French scholars on the podcast? [1:10:42] - nice words about the Napoleonic Quarterly - including some nice words of our own about The Napoleonic Wars Podcast's Zack White.