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91: Occitan Society
June 19, 2026

91: Occitan Society

All about life in sunny Occitania before the Albigensian Crusade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Working together: Spain & France in the American Revolutionary War with James Giesler
June 12, 2026

Working together: Spain & France in the American Revolutionary War with James Giesler

Author James Giesler talks about Francisco de Saavedra, the man who coordinated Spain and France's joint war efforts in the American Revolutionary War.
From Public Execution to Penal Modernity by Wyatt Wiggins
June 12, 2026

From Public Execution to Penal Modernity by Wyatt Wiggins

The end of our series on violent punishment in early modern France and its empire by Wyatt Wiggins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Empire’s Edge- Exporting Pain to Colonial Spaces by Wyatt Wiggins
June 9, 2026

The Empire’s Edge- Exporting Pain to Colonial Spaces by Wyatt Wiggins

Wyatt Wiggins explores punishment and power in the French Empire.
How Punishment Changes (And Stays The Same) by Wyatt Wiggins
May 29, 2026

How Punishment Changes (And Stays The Same) by Wyatt Wiggins

The power of the state in the time of Revolution and Empire by Wyatt Wiggins.
90: Occitania’s Heartland
May 27, 2026

90: Occitania’s Heartland

Occitania: the land of courtly love, sun and poetry, before its ruin.