The French History Podcast
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68: Hugh Capet
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
An episode all about Carolingian women, their lives and impact upon Francia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hero of Two World Worlds with Mike Duncan
The legendary Mike Duncan talks about his book Hero of Two Worlds and the incredible life of Lafayette. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
60 – Life in the Carolingian Empire
What was life like in medieval Francia? Learn all about it for the rich, poor, powerful and powerless. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
59 – Charlemagne Junior
Charles the Bald inherits a kingdom in collapse. Yet, his indefatigueable spirit proves legendary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lament on the Division of the Empire by Florus of Lyon
A poem on the inter-Frankish violence by Louis the Pious' sons that tore apart Charlemagne's empire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Silent Village with Robert Pike
A conversation with Robert Pike about Oradour-sur-Glane, which experienced a Nazi massacre in 1944. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
58 – The Empire in Pieces
Louis the Pious' sons each fight for what is theirs, tearing apart the Frankish world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Carolingian Poetry
A dramatic reading of medieval poems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
French Mistresses with Dr.s Christine and Tracy Adams
Dr.s Christine and Tracy Adams. Christine Adams talk about the history of one of France's most important political positions: the royal mistress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
57: The First Louis
How will Louis the Pious rule the great empire left by his legendary father Charlemagne? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Glory and Defeat: The Franco-Prussian War with Jesse Alexander and Cathérine Pfauth
A conversation on the Franco-Prussian War and an exciting project to bring it life! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Poetry of Venantius Fortunatus
A dramatic readings of poems by the greatest poet of Merovingian Francia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
56: Charlemagne’s Legacy
What influence did Charlemagne have on Francia, Europe & the world? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Notre-Dame in Adaptation: Louise Bertin’s La Esmeralda by Emma Kavanagh
Dr. Emma Kavanagh discusses a disaster of a play, and the incredible woman behind it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
55: Mapping the Heavens
In the last episode on the Carolingian Renaissance I talked about how the Franks expanded their knowledge on nearly every major subject. One area I didn’t manage to get to is astronomy. At the time, calendars and general knowledge of the heavens were fairly crude. In fact, there are no surviving Merovingian works dealing with […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte by Matthew McDonald
Dr. Matthew McDonald tells the story of how one of Napoleon's generals became King of Sweden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
54: The Carolingian Renaissance
A classic episode about one of the greatest periods of learning, construction & art in European history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Political Philosophy of Terror as read by Mickey Mouse
“The Political Philosophy of Terror” a speech by Paris Deputy of the National Convention Maximilien Robespierre, delivered to the Convention 5 February 1794. Read, by Mickey Mouse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Political Crisis in Racine’s “Phèdre” by Ainan Liu
Ainan Liu details an important and historic play by the great Jean Racine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Art of Death by Dr. Kaylee Alexander
Death might be permanent, but resting places are not. Learn about the unique way French people died by Dr. Kaylee Alexander. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
53 – The Kingdom of God
Charlemagne wanted to create a righteous empire and changed Christianity forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
52 – Charlemagne’s War Machine
An episode all about Charlemagne's military. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Vaux-le-Vicomte: Power, Greed, Corruption and Versailles by Sophie Higgerson
Sophie Higgerson talks about a mansion so grand it made King Louis XIV jealous and inspired Versailles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
51 – Charlemagne: Becoming an Emperor
Charlemagne was already a king. Now he ascends still further and becomes the first emperor in the west in centuries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
French Mythmaking of King Arthur by Aaron Kestle
Aaron Kestle talks about how French mythmakers told stories of King Arthur and how he wasn't just an English hero. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
50 – Charlemagne: Conquering Europe
Charlemagne launches wars in all directions and wins them all. Mostly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
49 – Charlemagne: Becoming a King
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Dr. James E. Connolly talks about the Occupation in the Nord 1914 to 1918. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices