Le Dix-huit Brumaire

A turbulent France teeters between exhaustion and ambition, its streets echoing with the clang of endless wars and the whisper of financial collapse. In this vivid reconstruction, the author draws listeners into the charged atmosphere of 1799, where fear of a return to monarchy collides with a restless drive to keep the Revolution alive. The narrative weaves together the restless anxieties of the governing elite, the looming specter of disorder, and the urgent search for a decisive hand to steer the nation forward.

Against that backdrop, the work examines the pivotal ideas of Emmanuel Sieyès, whose incisive slogans capture the era’s paradoxes—“Nothing, everything” for the Third Estate and later, a yearning for an “épée” to restore order. By tracing the political maneuverings, the uneasy alliances, and the simmering discontent that prompted the coup, the story brings the stakes of the 18 Brumaire to life without slipping into fictional speculation. Listeners are invited to hear history’s drama unfold, feeling the tension that made a single day reshape France’s destiny.