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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Jul 14, 2023 • 1h 39min
77 Supplemental 1: Calling the Crusade: Myth, Memory and Legend in the Accounts of Pope Urban II’s Speech at Clermont
An examination of the world-changing speech at the Council of Clermont to discover what Pope Urban II actually said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 7, 2023 • 46min
77 Chapter 3: Call to the Faithful
Pope Urban II calls a holy war like no other for motives that are...complex. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 1, 2023 • 24min
France on Drugs: Opium, Morphine, Cocaine, Hashish, Chloroform & Ether in the 19th Century with Dr. Sara Black
Opium, morphine, ether, chloroform, cocaine and hashish. How did these drugs become popular in 19th century France, who used them & what were their effects? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 30, 2023 • 2h 15min
(Feed Drop): Gore: The Brutal History of Bullfighting by Conflicted
An episode by the podcast Conflicted, part of the Evergreen Podcast family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 23, 2023 • 31min
77 Chapter 2: Fall of an Empire
The Eastern Roman Empire faces an all new threat that brings it to the brink of ruin. The situation becomes so hopeless that the Emperor begs the West for aid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 16, 2023 • 36min
77 The First Crusade, Chapter 1: Holy War
The beginning of an epic saga about an Emperor, a Pope, a sacred city & a holy war that would change the course of history forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 10, 2023 • 1h 17min
Secrecy in the late Ancien Régime with Dr. Nicole Bauer
Dr. Bauer talks all about the lettres de cachet, conspiracies and the Bastille prison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 3, 2023 • 20min
Industrial Shipbuilding in Normandy with Dr. Mathieu Bidaux
The story of industrial seafaring ships, the men who made them, the World Wars and the decline of their garden city. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 27, 2023 • 33min
Nighttime in the 18th century French Caribbean with Adrian van der Velde
An episode covering night time culture in the French Caribbean Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 19, 2023 • 49min
What happened to the French Communist Party?
We explore the spectacular rise and fall of the French Communist Party Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
