The French History Podcast

Will Clark leads us through the sites of the French Revolution, highlighting some underserved areas in his exciting new tour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Genealogist Nicole Gallant-Nunes talks about her work tracking the lost Acadians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fourteen bizarre and incredible facts about French history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scholar Marie Robin investigates military brothels in the French empire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Explorer Jacques Cartier's voyages into the unknown mapped parts of the New World, but were also rooted in European geopolitics. Scholar Elvira Viktória Tamus explains Cartier's place in exploration, war and power. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When there's nothing left to eat, the French begin eating each other: a special episode on cannibalism by Amanda Coate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

C.J. Adrien, a popular author and scholar specializing in historical fiction and chivalry, dives deep into the fascinating origins and evolution of the chivalric code. He discusses the cultural influences that shaped chivalry, spotlighting the striking contrast between warfare philosophies during the Battle of Poitiers. Adrien also explores the unexpected leadership dynamics of the First Crusade, the adaptation of chivalric ideals through literature, and the decline of chivalry marked by the innovations of the longbow in warfare.

A story about the tumultuous marriage of two royal figures by scholar Lance Pederson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A quickie on the plan going forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Authors Petie Kladstrup & Evelyne Resnick discuss how important Eugénie de Montijo's life and legacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices