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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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81: The King's Crusade

81: The King's Crusade

Philippe II and Richard the Lionheart go on Crusade, though they might spend more time fighting each other than the enemies of God. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
27:1013/11/2024
You Might Also Like: takin' a walk

You Might Also Like: takin' a walk

Introducing Joel Smallbone: Faith, Family, and for King & Country from takin' a walk.Follow the show: takin' a walkJoin @thebuzzknight for this episode of "takin ' a walk" with Joel Smallbone from For King & Country. They are a Christian Pop Duo made up of Joel and his brother Luke and Joel discusses their new Christmas movie, album and tour, their future plans for recording and touring and the healing power of music. For comments or suggestions write [email protected] Find Buzz on Twitter @thebuzzknight and Instagram @takinawalkpodcast. Like this show? Share with your friends and leave us a review here. ReviewSupport the show: https://takinawalk.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to [email protected].
00:0013/11/2024
80: Philip Augustus

80: Philip Augustus

Philippe Auguste ascends to the throne of France. Half of his kingdom was in the hands of the Angevins. From humble beginnings, Philippe becomes the greatest of all the Capetian monarchs. The French History Podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
38:0319/10/2024
French-Canadians in America with Denis Ledoux

French-Canadians in America with Denis Ledoux

Denis Ledoux talks all about the trasnformation of French settlers of Canada from French to French-Canadians, then French-Americans with anecdotes from his own life as a Frenchie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
55:5821/09/2024
79: Louis VII "The Young"

79: Louis VII "The Young"

A prince groomed for the church ends up on the throne. Louis VII will war across France and lead the Second Crusade, but is he up to the challenge? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
01:22:2807/09/2024
The Green Fairy and France with Dr. Nina Studer

The Green Fairy and France with Dr. Nina Studer

Dr. Nina Studer talks about the absinthe craze and peril in France from the 1830s to its ban in 1915. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
42:2425/08/2024
The People's Revolution of 1789 with Dr. Micah Alpaugh

The People's Revolution of 1789 with Dr. Micah Alpaugh

Dr. Micah Alpaugh talks about how all of France and its colonies participated in the French Revolution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
23:5910/08/2024
The Lost Gauguin with Dr. Stephanie Brown

The Lost Gauguin with Dr. Stephanie Brown

Dr. Stephanie Brown talks about a missing painting by the great Paul Gauguin and how it was found. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
52:4820/07/2024
The French in Modern Haiti with David Ritter

The French in Modern Haiti with David Ritter

Documentarian David Ritter talks about the ethnic French population in modern Haiti. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
20:1712/07/2024
Viking attacks on Noirmoutier with C.J. Adrien

Viking attacks on Noirmoutier with C.J. Adrien

Scholar and popular author C.J. Adrien talks about a little-known island off the coast of West France & how it remade the Viking world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
35:3606/07/2024
78: Louis VI “The Fat”

78: Louis VI “The Fat”

Louis VI defies a king, and emperor and his barbaric vassals to assert his right to rule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
44:4628/06/2024
Beur & Banlieue Cinema by Kévin Drif

Beur & Banlieue Cinema by Kévin Drif

A look at 20th century cinema by Arab immigrants to France. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
20:5222/06/2024
Mass Surveillance in France & Britain: The Age of the Individual

Mass Surveillance in France & Britain: The Age of the Individual

Terrorists, anarchists and Irishmen! Government surveillance transitions from the masses to subversive individuals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
51:1615/06/2024
Mass Surveillance in France & Britain: The Age of the Masses

Mass Surveillance in France & Britain: The Age of the Masses

The history of mass surveillance in France and Britain from the French Revolution until the 1880s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
56:0708/06/2024
Mass Surveillance in France & Britain: The Aristocratic Age

Mass Surveillance in France & Britain: The Aristocratic Age

Part 1 of 3 looking at the history of government surveillance in France and Britain from the Norman Conquest to World War I Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
01:04:0631/05/2024
77 The First Crusade Complete

77 The First Crusade Complete

An epic 9-hour long history of the First Crusade Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
09:18:1825/05/2024
77 Epilogue: How the First Crusade Changed the World

77 Epilogue: How the First Crusade Changed the World

A retrospective on an event that changed human history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
28:1325/05/2024
77 Chapter 15: Remaking the Holy Land

77 Chapter 15: Remaking the Holy Land

The Holy War conquers the Holy Land. Caught between an empire and a caliphate, the lords forge their own path. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
28:2417/05/2024
77 Chapter 14: The Holiest of Holies

77 Chapter 14: The Holiest of Holies

The holy war finally reaches its destination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
30:0511/05/2024
Napoleon's Library with Louis Sarkozy

Napoleon's Library with Louis Sarkozy

Louis Sarkozy discusses Napoleon's little-known obsession with literature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
01:00:1103/05/2024
Madame Tussaud and the French Revolution by Dr. Gavin Whitehead

Madame Tussaud and the French Revolution by Dr. Gavin Whitehead

Gavin Whitehead talks all about Madame Tussaud, the French Revolution and the oddities that ensue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
58:3614/04/2024
History of the Louvre Chapter 10: The Louvre under Siege

History of the Louvre Chapter 10: The Louvre under Siege

WW2 threatens the destruction of the Louvre and its masterpieces Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
58:5902/04/2024
77 Chapter 13: The Battle of Antioch

77 Chapter 13: The Battle of Antioch

The holy war is starved and trapped by an army twice its size. Only a miracle can save the Western armies from dying thousands of miles from their home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
32:0519/03/2024
Occitania

Occitania

A special episode about the land and language of southern France Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
17:5611/03/2024
The Desecration of Saint-Denis by Everything, Everywhere Daily

The Desecration of Saint-Denis by Everything, Everywhere Daily

Everything, Everywhere, Daily talks about the French Revolutionaries' attack on one of France's most historic churches. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12:0906/03/2024
Breton Werewolves by Carlos A. González

Breton Werewolves by Carlos A. González

Scholar Carlos A. González tells the story of a poem about monsters from Brittany. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19:0628/02/2024
The Unseen Kingdom, France & Cambodia with Dr. Matthew Jagel

The Unseen Kingdom, France & Cambodia with Dr. Matthew Jagel

Dr. Matthew Jagel discusses the colonization of Cambodia, it's place in WW2 and the decolonial struggle against France. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
40:1316/02/2024
77 Chapter 12: The Siege of Antioch

77 Chapter 12: The Siege of Antioch

The Iron Men face their greatest challenge yet: an impregnable fortress on the way to Jerusalem. Meanwhile, Turks raise army after army to throw at the First Crusade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
46:4410/02/2024
Feed Drop: Philippe Petit Walks Between The Twin Towers by History Daily

Feed Drop: Philippe Petit Walks Between The Twin Towers by History Daily

History Daily tells us all about the Man on Wire who in 1974 walked between the Twin Towers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
22:1915/01/2024
77 Chapter 11: The Eastern Prince and the Bandit Lord

77 Chapter 11: The Eastern Prince and the Bandit Lord

Two Western lords are already trying to make themselves masters of the East; but the Eastern Roman Empire looms over all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
21:1423/12/2023
The forgotten star: Kiki de Montparnasse with Dr. Mark Braude

The forgotten star: Kiki de Montparnasse with Dr. Mark Braude

Kiki was 'Queen of Montparnasse,' a superstar of her time. Who was she and why has she been forgotten? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
39:1016/12/2023
77 Chapter 10: The Battle of Dorylaeum

77 Chapter 10: The Battle of Dorylaeum

The Sword-Lion launches a trap that catches God's warriors off-guard. They will emerge as Iron-Men Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19:2510/12/2023
77 Chapter 9: The Siege of Nicaea

77 Chapter 9: The Siege of Nicaea

After over a year of preparation and marching the Crusaders finally meet their foe. But the greatest enemy of the holy war may be its own leaders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
22:0602/12/2023
Fake History! with THE Fake History Hunter

Fake History! with THE Fake History Hunter

The Fake History Hunter talks about things that never happened. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
58:1525/11/2023
77 Chapter 8: The Emperor's Gamble

77 Chapter 8: The Emperor's Gamble

Seven lords and an emperor vie for control of the holy war before it begins its conquests. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
30:0318/11/2023
Terrorism in France with Dr. Chris Millington

Terrorism in France with Dr. Chris Millington

A history of terrorism in France from the late 19th century to present. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
45:4111/11/2023
Feed Drop: The Fench Revolution Podcast by Grey History: The Three Estates

Feed Drop: The Fench Revolution Podcast by Grey History: The Three Estates

The first episode of an incredible podcast on the French Revolution Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
41:5010/11/2023
How France turned the Forbidden Fruit into an Apple with Dr. Azzan Yadin-Israel

How France turned the Forbidden Fruit into an Apple with Dr. Azzan Yadin-Israel

Dr. Azzan Yadin-Israel explains the incredible story of how medieval French artists turned the Biblical Forbidden Fruit into an apple in Western iconography. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
55:2304/11/2023
War Angel Valérie André with Charles Morgan Evans

War Angel Valérie André with Charles Morgan Evans

A talk about France's first female helicopter pilot, her many dangerous missions in the First Indochina War and the legacy she created. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
36:3728/10/2023
77 Chapter 7: Race to Constantinople

77 Chapter 7: Race to Constantinople

Seven armies trek across Europe to Constantinople, facing the storms, brigands and hostile forces to get there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
34:3321/10/2023
The French History Podcast & Fabulously Delicious talk France & Food

The French History Podcast & Fabulously Delicious talk France & Food

A conversation between two Francophiles on the finer things in life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
01:06:4214/10/2023
The Story Of James Hemings with Fabulously Delicious

The Story Of James Hemings with Fabulously Delicious

A collaboration with Fabulously Delicious about how French cuisine came to the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
20:1107/10/2023
Thomas Jefferson's Paris

Thomas Jefferson's Paris

A look into Paris as seen through the eyes of Thomas Jefferson during his 5-year stay just before the Revolution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
34:3529/09/2023
Imagined Realities: The 2010s Refugee Crisis in Fiction by Sara Rani Reddy

Imagined Realities: The 2010s Refugee Crisis in Fiction by Sara Rani Reddy

Fiction and reality come together in a modern crisis afflicting the Middle East and Europe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
25:0529/09/2023
Update on 77 Chapter 7 and other exciting things

Update on 77 Chapter 7 and other exciting things

A short update on what's been going on with the FHP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11:5627/09/2023
French imperialism, Roman ruins & Algeria with Dr. Bonnie Effros

French imperialism, Roman ruins & Algeria with Dr. Bonnie Effros

Dr. Bonnie Effros explains how French soldiers & scholars uncovered & destroyed Roman ruins in Algeria as part of their civilizing mission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
54:4922/09/2023
[Feed Drop] Warriors in their own Words: Richard Coombs: Crawling Through the Sands of Omaha

[Feed Drop] Warriors in their own Words: Richard Coombs: Crawling Through the Sands of Omaha

Warriors in their own Words kindly shares an episode of their podcast following a soldier in the Normandy landings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
32:0418/09/2023
A brief history of modern Parisian literature from Baudelaire to Bellanger by Dr. Lauren Quigley

A brief history of modern Parisian literature from Baudelaire to Bellanger by Dr. Lauren Quigley

Dr. Lauren Quigley talks about modern interpretations of the City of Lights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
31:2516/09/2023
Rediscovering Georges de Peyrebrune by Marie Martine

Rediscovering Georges de Peyrebrune by Marie Martine

Scholar Marie Martine talks about one of the most popular woman authors of the Belle Époque. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
24:3108/09/2023
From Les Damnés de la Terre to “Par les Damnées de la Terre’’ by Melek Chekili

From Les Damnés de la Terre to “Par les Damnées de la Terre’’ by Melek Chekili

Melek Chekili talks about the reinterpretation of Frantz Fanon's ideas in the post-Algerian War by one of Algeria's most famous writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
34:1601/09/2023