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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Apr 12, 2020 • 36min
33 – The Battle of the Catalaunian Plains
The Scourge of God descends upon Gaul. Aetius must rally what remains of Western Rome and unite with his nemesis Theodoric of the Visigoths. Together, they will fight Western Rome’s last great battle against Attila and his Huns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 28, 2020 • 23min
32 – Barbaria
Gaul is a battleground & Rome is on the retreat. The Visigoths, Burgundians and Franks vie for supremacy while Gauls are trapped in between them...yet maybe 'Barbaria' isn't as bad as it seems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 17, 2020 • 35min
31 – The Long War: Rome and Francia
The Huns march westward, pushing uncountable numbers of Germans towards Rome. The Romanized Franks have to defend Gaul while the empire crumbles. But the more successful the Franks are the more they realize Rome needs them more than they need it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 22, 2020 • 35min
Revolutionary Brothers: Lafayette & Jefferson with Dr. Tom Chaffin
In this interview with Dr. Tom Chaffin, we discuss his new book Revolutionary Brothers: Thomas Jefferson, the Marquis de Lafayette, and the Friendship that Helped Forge Two Nations. We talk about Lafayette and Jefferson's work in founding America, writing the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen, and their long friendship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 15, 2020 • 24min
30 – God and the Gauls
Christianity finally comes center-stage! During the 2nd-3rd centuries Gaul gets a host of saints and miracles and becomes an important part of the Christian world. But state persecutions and heresy threaten the faithful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 1, 2020 • 41min
29 – Life in a Crumbling Empire
What was life like for ordinary people in 4th century Gallia? In this episode we're covering men, women, children, the family, culture, entertainment, language, medicine, the environment, food, barbarians & everything else that made up the lives of the Gauls during the Late Roman Empire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 25, 2020 • 51min
Black Venus: African Women in 19th Century France with Dr. Robin Mitchell
In this special episode, I interview Dr. Robin Mitchell on her new book Vénus Noire: Black Women and Colonial Fantasies in Nineteenth-Century France. We talk about three African women, Ourika, Sarah Baartmann and Jeanne Duval, and how each women reflected and embodied different anxieties felt by France in its tumultuous 19th century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 16, 2020 • 35min
28 – In This Sign You Shall Conquer
Galerius rules from the East and Constantine fears for his life. One night the young man flees to Gaul to rejoin his father in the west. When Constantius dies his son becomes emperor. In the chaos that follows the ambitious man looks to the heavens and receives divine revelation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 3, 2020 • 48min
27 – The Empire Strikes Back
The year is 285. Diocletian is the undisputed master of a Roman world in tatters. Gaul has fallen completely apart as its own people ravage the land looking for food while German hordes poor in. Diocleatian sends two emperors to save Gaul, but even if they can bring peace it will never be the same as Celtic Gaul declines and the Franks rise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 30, 2019 • 28min
26 – The Gallic Empire
Rome is falling apart. It's being invaded along its entire northern and eastern borders. Emperors are assassinated. Usurper generals rise up every year to seize power. Plague devastates the empire. Out of this chaos a Gallic military commander decides to create a new Celtic empire and revive a free Gaul. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
