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The French History Podcast

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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.

Location:

United States

Description:

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.

Language:

English


Episodes

74 Chapter 3: The Conquest of Southern Italy and Sicily

12/12/2022
The Normans conquer Southern Italy and Sicily, creating a new country.

Duration:00:35:49

74 Chapter 2: Greater and Lesser Brothers: Establishing a presence in Southern Italy

12/3/2022
The Hauteville family conquers southern Italy, defying princes, popes and emperors.

Duration:00:37:10

Remembering the Algerian War through Hip-Hop

11/26/2022
Celine Mitchell explores how modern Algerian-French rappers recreate memory of the Algerian War and connect with France's youth.

Duration:00:20:25

74 Chapter 1: The Norman Conquest of the Mediterranean

11/19/2022
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.

Duration:00:29:59

Ranking the Carolingians with Battle Royale: French Monarchs

10/21/2022
Ben of Battle Royale: French Monarchs joins the podcast to rank the Carolingians.

Duration:01:38:45

The Strasbourg Dancing Plague of 1518

10/14/2022
A Halloween episode about a lethal dance mania in Strasbourg.

Duration:00:05:42

73: The Norman Conquest

9/23/2022
The Duke of Normandy dreams of a crown. When chaos engulfs England he seizes his chance with blood and iron.

Duration:02:45:29

Imagining Empire with Dr. Christina Carroll

8/5/2022
Dr. Christina Carroll explains the ideological underpinnings behind the Second French Empire.

Duration:00:44:24

Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen, read by Dr. Emma Kavanagh

7/29/2022
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.

Duration:00:17:07

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen – 1789

7/29/2022
A dramatic reading of one of the most important documents in modern European history.

Duration:00:07:54

Dangerous Ideas: Transatlantic Political Groups in the Age of Revolution with Dr. Micah Alpaugh

7/7/2022
Dr. Micah Alpaugh talks about the revolutionary ideas that criss-crossed the Atlantic & overturned the old Atlantic World order.

Duration:00:36:15

The Old French Language with Olivier Robichaud

6/24/2022
Olivier Robichaud returns to talk about how the Old French language came into being.

Duration:00:34:11

Imperial Connections: Syria, Lebanon and French West Africa with Dahlia El Zein

6/18/2022
Dahlia El Zein talks about how colonial peoples travelled through the French Empire, interacting and changing their world.

Duration:00:31:44

72: The Viking Conquest of Normandy

6/10/2022
The Vikings descend upon West Francia, first as raiders, then as conquerors.

Duration:02:26:47

Algerian-French Culture in post-Algerian War France with Dr. Richard Derderian

5/14/2022
Dr. Richard Derderian talks about how Algerians in France maintained and developed their culture during decades of remarkable, violent change.

Duration:00:59:57

The Innocent Women Criminal Exiles of Louisiana with Dr. Joan DeJean

5/6/2022
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.

Duration:00:44:39

Women Secret Agents in WW2 with Dr. Kate Vigurs

4/29/2022
Dr. Kate Vigurs talks about the women secret agents operating in France, their heroism, sacrifice & service in the fight against Nazi Occupation.

Duration:00:44:42

71: The Peace of God

4/22/2022
With the country in chaos, faithful ban together to bring peace to France.

Duration:00:19:13

Europeanization and the Algerian Question with Dr. Megan Brown

4/15/2022
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.

Duration:00:37:38

70: The Millennial Apocalypse

4/8/2022
The Year 1,000 approaches. Signs in the heavens signal doom. French people prepare for the end of the world.

Duration:00:20:40