Episode 48: Citizen-King

France has a new king after the July Revolution of 1830, and Louis-Philippe wants everyone to know he's not like a regular king — he's a cool king. See a full annotated transcript of this episode here . Like the show? Help spread the word by posting reviews on social media and tagging The Siècle . The show is active on Bluesky , X , Facebook , and Instagram . (Apologies if these timestamps don't work — this is a work in progress) (00:00:00) Ad (00:02:15) Cold Open (00:04:15) Introduction (00:07:07) What’s in a name? (00:11:36) The King as politician (00:15:04) The King as citizen (00:22:30) The King as man (00:26:25) Courage to the sticking place (00:30:39) Teaser Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .