The French History Podcast
Evergreen Podcasts
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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Feb 18, 2023 • 33min
74: The World the Normans Made
Wherein we recount the incredible impact that Normans had upon the medieval Mediterranean world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 10, 2023 • 37min
74 Chapter 12: Reconquista
Most 11th-12th century Norman adventurers went to Italy, but some went south to Iberia to join the Reconquista. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 4, 2023 • 24min
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 27, 2023 • 34min
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 21, 2023 • 1h 8min
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 13, 2023 • 35min
74 Chapter 8: Ifriqiya
The Normans conquer north-central Africa and create a new kingdom. But can it last? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 5, 2023 • 54min
74 Chapter 7: The Emirate of Norman Sicily
The Normans create a kingdom in Sicily and rule as 'baptized sultans.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 30, 2022 • 42min
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? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 23, 2022 • 41min
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 17, 2022 • 37min
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? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
