What Tom Holland has said about Napoleonic Wars
2 quotes · 1 episode · Nov 9, 2026
Tom Holland, English actor cast as Telemachus, has been quoted on Napoleonic Wars 2 times in 1 episode of The Rest Is History, most recently on November 9, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Holland says Napoleon III's main lesson from his uncle's wars was never to fight Britain, making France open to a British alliance.
“the one lesson that he's picked up from the Napoleonic Wars is never go to war with Britain”
The Rest Is History: 721. The Charge of the Light Brigade: Outbreak of The Crimean War (Part 1) (Nov 9, 2026) · Listen from 9:48
Holland argues that constant deference to Wellington's example left the British army somewhat fossilized.
“And that means, I think, that to a degree, the army has become a bit fossilized”
The Rest Is History: 721. The Charge of the Light Brigade: Outbreak of The Crimean War (Part 1) (Nov 9, 2026) · Listen from 10:58
Episodes
721. The Charge of the Light Brigade: Outbreak of The Crimean War (Part 1)The Rest Is History · Nov 9, 2026 · 1 h 10 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook open a series on the Charge of the Light Brigade, profiling Lords Cardigan and Lucan and tracing the Crimean War's origins.
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