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Referenced as one of George MacDonald Fraser's novels featuring Flashman, in the context of a quote about beards attributed to Lord Raglan that may have been invented for the book

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Dominic explicitly identifies this as 'The great Crimean War book' when discussing the Crimean War, noting that Flashman is involved in the action including the Charge of the Light Brigade

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The episode opens with a dramatic reading from this novel, which contains a fictional account of the Battle of Little Bighorn from the perspective of the character Harry Flashman.

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Mentioned as a series of novels featuring Flashman, the bully character from Tom Brown's School Days, as its hero

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Extensively discussed as having excellent narrative voice capturing Victorian cad, praised for ambiguous treatment of empire

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Referenced as a comparison for how Tom's character Gorgo appears at key historical events - 'a bit like Flashman pops up in all the key events in Victorian history' - referring to the historical fiction series.

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Referenced as having 'a great scene' depicting the burning of the Summer Palace during the Second Opium War, with the pathos of the European negotiators' treatment described as 'absolutely superbly done'

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Referenced as a comparison to Churchill's life - 'it's like Flashman, isn't it? It's like the very Flashman pops up in every major campaign going'

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Mentioned in the context of discussing Lola Montes - the speaker says 'One other famous person she has an affair with, of course, is Flashman' and 'that's how I became acquainted with Lola Montes, I have to say, is Flashman' - referring to the historical fiction series.

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Mentioned as 'the very first Flashman book' - described as how some listeners may have first encountered the First Afghan War story

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The first Flashman novel, mentioned as providing the theme about the disaster of the Afghan war

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Dominic reads a passage describing Ranavalona, the 'mad monarch of Madagascar,' from this novel. The book features the character Flashman serving as her military advisor and 'stud' at her court. Referenced multiple times during the discussion of Ranavalona.

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Dominic compares Churchill's ambivalent writing about imperial warfare to the Flashman novels, noting similar themes of adventure mixed with awareness of moral ambiguity

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Mentioned as part of the Flashman series, noting that 'Flashman has an affair with her [Lola Montez] in Royal Flash'

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Discussed in the context of an UnHerd article about the 200th anniversary of the fictional birth of Harry Flashman, describing them as 'brilliant series' about 'Britain's sort of Victorian empire'

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Referenced as a book in which the character Sir Harry Flashman meets Gordon at the burning of the Summer Palace in China. Also mentioned meeting Frederick Townsend Ward. Part of the Flashman series by George MacDonald Fraser.

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Novel published in 1990, quoted at length regarding the British Empire being acquired through various means including greed, Christianity, and policy

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Referenced as part of the Flashman book series when discussing the British expedition to Abyssinia (1867-68). The speaker notes that listeners who have read the Flashman books would recognize this as the setting of that particular novel.