The French History Podcast
271 episodes — Page 3 of 6
Secrecy in the late Ancien Régime with Dr. Nicole Bauer
Dr. Bauer talks all about the lettres de cachet, conspiracies and the Bastille prison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Industrial Shipbuilding in Normandy with Dr. Mathieu Bidaux
The story of industrial seafaring ships, the men who made them, the World Wars and the decline of their garden city. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nighttime in the 18th century French Caribbean with Adrian van der Velde
An episode covering night time culture in the French Caribbean Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What happened to the French Communist Party?
We explore the spectacular rise and fall of the French Communist Party Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How many wars have France and England fought against each other?
We list every war between France and England (then Britain) and judge each whether it was a win, loss or tie for France. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Has France ever had a civil war?
We examine what wars could be considered 'French Civil Wars' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why were so many French kings named ‘Louis’?
Find out where 'Louis' came from and why there were so many kings who bore that name. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why did the Second Republic only last for 4 years?
Why did the Second Republic only last four years and was it doomed to fail? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chapter 12: Le Grand Louvre
An excerpt from our epic series on the Louvre! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Phoenix Queen with Leanda de Lisle
Best-selling author Leanda de Lisle talks about the princess from France who was also queen of England during its Civil War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What happened to France’s other capitals?
An episode covering the history of all the capitals of France; it wasn't just Paris! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
When did the French Revolution end?
We examine possible end dates for one of the most important revolutions in human history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How many governments has France had?
France has existed for over a millenia; how many governments has it had in that time? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
76: Philippe I “The Amorous”
Philippe I "The Amorous" shows that all is fair in love in war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
75: Henri I: The Monarchy’s Lowest Point?
Henri I is known as the French monarchy's lowest point. But was he such a bad king? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
74: The Norman Conquest of the Mediterranean Complete
The completed series on the Norman Conquest of the Mediterranean. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
74: The World the Normans Made
Wherein we recount the incredible impact that Normans had upon the medieval Mediterranean world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
74 Chapter 12: Reconquista
Most 11th-12th century Norman adventurers went to Italy, but some went south to Iberia to join the Reconquista. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
74 Chapter 11: Eden’s End
Guillaume II dies, plunging Sicily into chaos. Norman rule gives way to German overlordship. The great kingdom declines but survives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
74 Chapter 10: The Golden Age of Norman Italy
Norman Sicily enters its golden age and becomes one of the greatest kingdoms in medieval Europe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
74 Chapter 9: Hidden Knives in Every Hand
Queen Marguerite of Navarre rules the Norman Kingdom of Sicily, but she faces constant conspiracies that threaten to overthrow the realm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
74 Chapter 8: Ifriqiya
The Normans conquer north-central Africa and create a new kingdom. But can it last? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
74 Chapter 7: The Emirate of Norman Sicily
The Normans create a kingdom in Sicily and rule as 'baptized sultans.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
74 Chapter 6: God’s Goliath
Bohemond, the giant from Apulia, leads the armies of Christ eastward. But is it for God or his own glory for which he fights? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
74 Chapter 5: The Western Invasion of the Eastern Roman Empire
The Normans invade Byzantium as Robert Guiscard wants to leave his son Bohemond with an empire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
74 Chapter 4: Breaking Byzantium
Norman mercenaries serve the Eastern Roman Empire against the Turks, but will they be Byzantium's salvation or its worst enemy? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
74 Chapter 3: The Conquest of Southern Italy and Sicily
The Normans conquer Southern Italy and Sicily, creating a new country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
74 Chapter 2: Greater and Lesser Brothers: Establishing a presence in Southern Italy
The Hauteville family conquers southern Italy, defying princes, popes and emperors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Remembering the Algerian War through Hip-Hop
Celine Mitchell explores how modern Algerian-French rappers recreate memory of the Algerian War and connect with France's youth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
74 Chapter 1: The Norman Conquest of the Mediterranean
Norman mercenaries travel to Italy for a better life. Soon they turn from swords-for-hire to conquerors who would rule states across the Mediterranean World. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ranking the Carolingians with Battle Royale: French Monarchs
Ben of Battle Royale: French Monarchs joins the podcast to rank the Carolingians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Strasbourg Dancing Plague of 1518
A Halloween episode about a lethal dance mania in Strasbourg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
73: The Norman Conquest
The Duke of Normandy dreams of a crown. When chaos engulfs England he seizes his chance with blood and iron. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Imagining Empire with Dr. Christina Carroll
Dr. Christina Carroll explains the ideological underpinnings behind the Second French Empire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen, read by Dr. Emma Kavanagh
Dr. Emma Kavanagh reads Olympe de Gouges' 'The Declaration of the Rights of Woman (September 1791),' a classic feminist document and critique of the RIghts of Man and of the Citizen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen – 1789
A dramatic reading of one of the most important documents in modern European history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dangerous Ideas: Transatlantic Political Groups in the Age of Revolution with Dr. Micah Alpaugh
Dr. Micah Alpaugh talks about the revolutionary ideas that criss-crossed the Atlantic & overturned the old Atlantic World order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Old French Language with Olivier Robichaud
Olivier Robichaud returns to talk about how the Old French language came into being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Imperial Connections: Syria, Lebanon and French West Africa with Dahlia El Zein
Dahlia El Zein talks about how colonial peoples travelled through the French Empire, interacting and changing their world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
72: The Viking Conquest of Normandy
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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