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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.
77 Chapter 6: The Lords of War
We introduce the seven great lords who led the holy war.
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54:2828/08/2023
We Didn't Start The Fire: Charles de Gaulle
"The General." "The Great Asparagus." "A man with the most oversized personality." Charles de Gaulle was President of France from 1959-69, and his near-mythological status had been building up for decades before then. His debut appearance in Billy's song is because of his critical involvement in the May 1958 Crisis, which saw Algerian Nationalists rise up and, after nearly 130 years of French colonization, fight for freedom. Dr Arthur Asseraf is an expert in modern France and North Africa, and grew up in France well aware of the near-mythological status that de Gaulle still adopts today.
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45:3126/08/2023
André Malraux, the général De Gaulle, and Kylian Mbappé go to the Panthéon by Pierre Azou
Is it better to be a hero or great? What is the difference? What makes someone a hero or great in France? Pierre talks all about that and how to get into the Panthéon
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31:0226/08/2023
French Melodrama and Chinese Politics by Michelle Chun-Han Hsu
Scholar Michelle Chun-Han Hsu looks at what a Belle Époque play can tell us about France's understanding of China.
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23:4419/08/2023
77 Chapter 5: The False Holy War
The pope ordered that only soldiers should fight God's enemies. But a mystic from Amiens leads unnumbered masses to holy war and their doom.
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46:4312/08/2023
Marseille, the Mediterranean & the Sun King by Arazoo Ferozan
Arazoo Ferozan discusses how the Sun King remade the port city of the Marseille, France's gateway to the Mediterranean.
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30:3504/08/2023
77 Chapter 4: The First Massacres
Pope Urban II's call to kill the enemies of God inspires zealots across France and Germany. Yet, many see an enemy amongst them that needs addressing first.
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01:15:2328/07/2023
The Not-So-Accurate-History of France by ChatGPT
A humorous episode where we test the limits of AI creativity using French history.
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35:3624/07/2023
77 Supplemental 1: Calling the Crusade: Myth, Memory and Legend in the Accounts of Pope Urban II’s Speech at Clermont
An examination of the world-changing speech at the Council of Clermont to discover what Pope Urban II actually said.
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01:38:3714/07/2023
77 Chapter 3: Call to the Faithful
Pope Urban II calls a holy war like no other for motives that are...complex.
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45:2707/07/2023
France on Drugs: Opium, Morphine, Cocaine, Hashish, Chloroform & Ether in the 19th Century with Dr. Sara Black
Opium, morphine, ether, chloroform, cocaine and hashish. How did these drugs become popular in 19th century France, who used them & what were their effects?
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23:2301/07/2023
(Feed Drop): Gore: The Brutal History of Bullfighting by Conflicted
An episode by the podcast Conflicted, part of the Evergreen Podcast family.
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02:13:5730/06/2023
77 Chapter 2: Fall of an Empire
The Eastern Roman Empire faces an all new threat that brings it to the brink of ruin. The situation becomes so hopeless that the Emperor begs the West for aid.
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30:4023/06/2023
77 The First Crusade, Chapter 1: Holy War
The beginning of an epic saga about an Emperor, a Pope, a sacred city & a holy war that would change the course of history forever.
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35:0516/06/2023
Secrecy in the late Ancien Régime with Dr. Nicole Bauer
Dr. Bauer talks all about the lettres de cachet, conspiracies and the Bastille prison.
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01:15:5310/06/2023
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.
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19:4403/06/2023
Nighttime in the 18th century French Caribbean with Adrian van der Velde
An episode covering night time culture in the French Caribbean
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32:1127/05/2023
What happened to the French Communist Party?
We explore the spectacular rise and fall of the French Communist Party
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48:0019/05/2023
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.
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01:12:3413/05/2023
Has France ever had a civil war?
We examine what wars could be considered 'French Civil Wars'
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32:4705/05/2023
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.
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11:4428/04/2023
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?
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21:0921/04/2023
Chapter 12: Le Grand Louvre
An excerpt from our epic series on the Louvre!
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02:18:1914/04/2023
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.
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42:1807/04/2023
What happened to France’s other capitals?
An episode covering the history of all the capitals of France; it wasn't just Paris!
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24:4901/04/2023
When did the French Revolution end?
We examine possible end dates for one of the most important revolutions in human history.
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21:5724/03/2023
How many governments has France had?
France has existed for over a millenia; how many governments has it had in that time?
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38:3517/03/2023
76: Philippe I “The Amorous”
Philippe I "The Amorous" shows that all is fair in love in war.
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29:2311/03/2023
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?
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29:5003/03/2023
74: The Norman Conquest of the Mediterranean Complete
The completed series on the Norman Conquest of the Mediterranean.
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08:01:2325/02/2023
74: The World the Normans Made
Wherein we recount the incredible impact that Normans had upon the medieval Mediterranean world.
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32:1118/02/2023
74 Chapter 12: Reconquista
Most 11th-12th century Norman adventurers went to Italy, but some went south to Iberia to join the Reconquista.
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35:4910/02/2023
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.
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22:5904/02/2023
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.
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33:3827/01/2023
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.
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01:06:5621/01/2023
74 Chapter 8: Ifriqiya
The Normans conquer north-central Africa and create a new kingdom. But can it last?
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34:2813/01/2023
74 Chapter 7: The Emirate of Norman Sicily
The Normans create a kingdom in Sicily and rule as 'baptized sultans.'
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53:1405/01/2023
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?
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41:3730/12/2022
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.
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39:5923/12/2022
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?
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36:0417/12/2022
74 Chapter 3: The Conquest of Southern Italy and Sicily
The Normans conquer Southern Italy and Sicily, creating a new country.
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37:3413/12/2022
74 Chapter 2: Greater and Lesser Brothers: Establishing a presence in Southern Italy
The Hauteville family conquers southern Italy, defying princes, popes and emperors.
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38:5503/12/2022
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.
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22:0826/11/2022
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.
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31:4420/11/2022
Ranking the Carolingians with Battle Royale: French Monarchs
Ben of Battle Royale: French Monarchs joins the podcast to rank the Carolingians.
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01:41:2921/10/2022
The Strasbourg Dancing Plague of 1518
A Halloween episode about a lethal dance mania in Strasbourg.
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06:2714/10/2022
73: The Norman Conquest
The Duke of Normandy dreams of a crown. When chaos engulfs England he seizes his chance with blood and iron.
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02:49:2224/09/2022
Imagining Empire with Dr. Christina Carroll
Dr. Christina Carroll explains the ideological underpinnings behind the Second French Empire.
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46:1106/08/2022
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.
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17:5229/07/2022
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.
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08:3929/07/2022