Evergreen Podcasts

The French History Podcast

History EN ↓ 282 episodes

A weekly history podcast that will cover France from 3 million years ago to present. Presented by Dr. Gary Girod, with contributions by numerous scholars.

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72: The Viking Conquest of Normandy 11.06.2022 2:31:23

The Vikings descend upon West Francia, first as raiders, then as conquerors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Algerian-French Culture in post-Algerian War France with Dr. Richard Derderian 14.05.2022 1:02:29

Dr. Richard Derderian talks about how Algerians in France maintained and developed their culture during decades of remarkable, violent change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Innocent Women Criminal Exiles of Louisiana with Dr. Joan DeJean 07.05.2022 47:10

Dr. Joan DeJean talks about how climate crisis, the first economic bubble and meltdown and corrupt police forced innocent women into exile in colonial Louisiana and how they overcame incredible odds to survive and even thrive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Women Secret Agents in WW2 with Dr. Kate Vigurs 29.04.2022 47:12

Dr. Kate Vigurs talks about the women secret agents operating in France, their heroism, sacrifice & service in the fight against Nazi Occupation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

71: The Peace of God 22.04.2022 21:10

With the country in chaos, faithful ban together to bring peace to France. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Europeanization and the Algerian Question with Dr. Megan Brown 15.04.2022 40:15

Dr. Megan Brown discusses how post-independence Algeria remained a part of a pan-European project, as it existed in a legal limbo following its independence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

70: The Millennial Apocalypse 08.04.2022 22:22

The Year 1,000 approaches. Signs in the heavens signal doom. French people prepare for the end of the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Massacre at Clichy! with Dr. Chris Millington 01.04.2022 51:52

A riot breaks out between left-wing & right-wing agitators and half a dozen are killed by police. What happened? Whose fault was it? Dr. Chris Millington talks about the heated political culture of 1930s France. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sophie de Grouchy: The most interesting French Revolutionary you’ve never heard of by Dr. Kathleen McCrudden Illert 25.03.2022 41:08

Dr. Kathleen McCrudden Illert talks about one of the most fascinating revolutionaries you've probably never heard of and her impact on France. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

69: Robert II 18.03.2022 19:26

Robert II ascends to the throne. The second Capetian, he must rule a kingdom even as many of his vassals consider him an illegitimate ruler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Haitians in French Colonial Africa by Matt Robertshaw 11.03.2022 37:50

Dr. Matt Robertshaw explains how Haitians travelled through the French Empire and their impact on Africa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

68: Hugh Capet 05.03.2022 20:43

Hugh Capet inaugurates a new dynasty whose house and offshoots will rule France for 800 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marianne is Watching: The Modern French Surveillance State with Dr. Deborah Bauer 25.02.2022 1:34:22

Dr. Deborah Bauer talks about the emergence of surveillance agencies in France and the contradictions they represented in a liberal democracy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

67: Jihad in Provence 03.02.2022 49:50

Islamic forces from Iberia conquer a fortress in Provence. Taking advantage of political weakness in France, they establish a state along the coast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ranking the Merovingian Kings with Ben from Thugs and Miracles Podcast 08.01.2022 1:04:44

Benjamin Bernier of Thugs and Miracles joins the podcasts to rank the Merovingian kings, often called France's first dynasty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Festival of the Supreme Being (1793) by Maximilien Robespierre, as Read by Mickey Mouse 01.01.2022 9:49

Mickey Mouse, er Robespierre, reads a speech on reason and the Supreme Being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Louvre Audiobook and the Monuments of France 27.12.2021 18:42

An excerpt from an audiobook on France's greatest monument, exclusively for patrons! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

66 – War for the Throne Part 2 24.12.2021 41:23

Part 2 of War for the Throne sees the Carolingian House fail and a new dynasty take its place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Origins of the French Language by Olivier Robichaud 17.12.2021 34:15

Olivier Robichaud talks about the origins of the French language; how Latin was it? How Gallic? How Frankish? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

65: War for the Throne Part I 10.12.2021 45:28

The Carolingian House enters a crisis that threatens its existence in West Francia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

64: The Great Heathen Army 13.11.2021 34:19

A massive army of Odin-worshippers sail down the Seine and threaten Paris. With the Carolingians gone the Franks will have to fend for themselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

63: Humor in Gaul and Francia 06.11.2021 22:06

What made Gauls and Franks laugh? Hear some very very old jokes that made our ancestors' sides split. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Miss Dior with Justine Picardie 02.11.2021 1:07:14

Many people know about Christian Dior, but have you heard about Catherine? Resistance hero, learn all about Miss Dior. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

62: Childbirth 29.10.2021 37:23

An episode on the wonder and woes of childbirth in the medieval period. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

61: Carolingian Women: The Other Half of the Empire 23.10.2021 37:42

An episode all about Carolingian women, their lives and impact upon Francia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices