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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Oct 12, 2020 • 7min
43 – The Medieval Transformation Part 5: Medicine and Mythology
A short episode on early medieval myths and medicine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 10, 2020 • 1h 51min
Syria and the French Empire from WWI to Present by Patrick Higgins
Patrick Higgins details the complex & contentious history of French Syria. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 2, 2020 • 22min
42 – The Medieval Transformation Part 4: The Salic Law
The Franks most important law and the foundation of their society is discussed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 26, 2020 • 57min
Before Trans: Three Incredible Lives with Dr. Rachel Mesch
Dr. Rachel Mesch discusses three 19th century Parisian writers who transgressed against gender norms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 18, 2020 • 26min
41 – The Medieval Transformation Part 3: Daily Life
A episode exploring daily life in post-Roman Gaul. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 11, 2020 • 1h 4min
Four Royal Women’s Entangled Lives by Keira Morgan
Keira Morgan talks about four aristocratic women's remarkable lives and impact on France. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 4, 2020 • 24min
40 – Great Merovingian Women
A talk about the great Merovingian women of the Frankish kingdom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 28, 2020 • 28min
Cistercian Monks, the Albigensian Crusade, and the French Conquest of Occitania by Leland Renato Grigoli
Dr. Leland Grigoli tells the tragic story of the Albigensian Crusade & the political implications of the holy war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 7, 2020 • 26min
Navigating Paris: What’s the flâneur got to do with it?
Lauren Quigley discusses a uniquely French and Parisian type of city-dweller and how they navigate the urban landscape of the beautiful city. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 31, 2020 • 25min
Napoleon, Egypt and the Birth of Modern Egyptology with Dr. Tara Sewell-Lasater
Dr. Tara Sewell-Lasater talks Napoleon, the Rosetta Stone & the Egyptomania that gripped France, unraveled ancient secrets and created modern dilemmas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
