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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49 – Charlemagne: Becoming a King 30.01.2021 20:29

Charlemagne and his brother vie for power, but only one will become a legend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The French Far Right in the 1920-1930s with Dr. Chris Millington 23.01.2021 1:13:40

Dr. Chris Millington talks about the rise of the far-right in France during the 1920s-1930s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

48 – Between Giants 16.01.2021 31:30

Pepin the short seizes the throne and founds a new dynasty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marseillais Jews and Inter-Faith Commercial Relations During the Angevin Dynasty by Arazoo Ferozan 09.01.2021 35:47

Arazoo Ferozan talks about Jewish merchant networks based in medieval Marseille. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

47 – The Battle of Poitiers 02.01.2021 1:02:59

What really happened at The Battle of Poitiers. Was it the cataclysm so many people think it was? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

France and its Empire during World War 2 with Dr. Chris Millington 13.12.2020 57:52

Dr. Chris Millington talks about the French Empire in WW2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

46 – France’s First Dynasty 21.11.2020 23:00

A retrospective on France's 'First Dynasty.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

French ‘Corsairing’ in the Americas during the War of the Spanish Succession by Mike LaMonica 14.11.2020 25:46

Mike LaMonica talks all about French naval adventure-seekers in the 17th-18th centuries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

45 – The End of the Merovingian Dynasty 07.11.2020 42:43

The House of Merovech ends with a whimper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Prefect’s Purse-String: Jean Moulin and the Rex Mission by David A. Foulk 30.10.2020 14:52

David A. Foulk tells the story of resistance hero Jean Moulin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Occupation of Northern France in WWI with Dr. James E. Connolly 24.10.2020 1:13:14

Dr. James E. Connolly talks about the Occupation in the Nord 1914 to 1918. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

44 – The Last Great Merovingian Kings 17.10.2020 21:38

Clothar II and Dagobert I rule as the last great kings of Merovingian Francia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

43 – The Medieval Transformation Part 5: Medicine and Mythology 12.10.2020 7:22

A short episode on early medieval myths and medicine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Syria and the French Empire from WWI to Present by Patrick Higgins 10.10.2020 1:51:21

Patrick Higgins details the complex & contentious history of French Syria. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

42 – The Medieval Transformation Part 4: The Salic Law 02.10.2020 22:12

The Franks most important law and the foundation of their society is discussed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before Trans: Three Incredible Lives with Dr. Rachel Mesch 26.09.2020 57:00

Dr. Rachel Mesch discusses three 19th century Parisian writers who transgressed against gender norms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

41 – The Medieval Transformation Part 3: Daily Life 18.09.2020 26:02

A episode exploring daily life in post-Roman Gaul. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Four Royal Women’s Entangled Lives by Keira Morgan 11.09.2020 1:03:51

Keira Morgan talks about four aristocratic women's remarkable lives and impact on France. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

40 – Great Merovingian Women 04.09.2020 24:20

A talk about the great Merovingian women of the Frankish kingdom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cistercian Monks, the Albigensian Crusade, and the French Conquest of Occitania by Leland Renato Grigoli 28.08.2020 28:19

Dr. Leland Grigoli tells the tragic story of the Albigensian Crusade & the political implications of the holy war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Navigating Paris: What’s the flâneur got to do with it? 07.08.2020 26:24

Lauren Quigley discusses a uniquely French and Parisian type of city-dweller and how they navigate the urban landscape of the beautiful city. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Napoleon, Egypt and the Birth of Modern Egyptology with Dr. Tara Sewell-Lasater 31.07.2020 24:33

Dr. Tara Sewell-Lasater talks Napoleon, the Rosetta Stone & the Egyptomania that gripped France, unraveled ancient secrets and created modern dilemmas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

39 – The Epic of Brunhilda 29.07.2020 1:03:02

Two rival queens fight a 50-year war that tears apart the Frankish world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

French History Myths with the Fake History Hunter, Jo Teeuwisse 18.07.2020 1:24:15

The Fake History Hunter and I smash myths about French history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

38 – The Long-haired Kings 10.07.2020 40:22

The sons of Clovis vie for supremacy, threatening the kingom their father left to them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices