Episodes
Working together: Spain & France in the American Revolutionary War wi…
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
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
Wyatt Wiggins explores punishment and power in the French Empire.
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
Occitania: the land of courtly love, sun and poetry, before its ruin.
France on the High Seas with Dr.s Christopher Hodson & Brett Rushforth
Dr.s Christopher Hodson & Brett Rushforth discuss their magnum opus which took them 15 years to write: the history of French conquerors, explorers, adventurers & pirates on the high seas.
Women Talking: Advice Columnists in 20th century France with Dr. Sara…
Dr. Sarah Fishman discusses two popular women columnists who reshaped French society in the 1950s-onward.
Assassinating a King in Marseille, 1934 with Dr. Chris Millington
Dr. Chris Millington talks all about how Eastern European terrorists asssassinated the King of Yugoslavia in 1934 Marseille. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Burning Flesh in the French Empire by Wyatt Wiggins
Wyatt Wiggins talks about how French imperial agents branded human beings as a demonstration of power. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Becoming a Terrorist with Dr. Jeff Horn
Dr. Jeff Horn talks about how a young idealist spread The Terror in Revolutionary France.
Making Friends with Germany, 1925-1963 with Dr. Elana Passman
Dr. Elana Passman talks about the French and Germans who tried to bring peace to both countries in 1925-1963. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
89: Provence Part 2
Provence suffers civil war, invasion and imperial intrigue but somehow still experiences a miniature golden age under the Counts of Barcelona. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nouvelle Cuisine with Luke Barr
Best-selling author Luke Barr talks all about the French craze that revolutionized what's on your plate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
De Gaulle's Shadow with Craig Willy
Political expert and researcher Craig Willy discusses the history of Gaullism and its influence on modern French geopolitics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Victor Hugo's Shipwreck Lighthouse Cycle by Peter Russella
Scholar Peter Russella talks about lights in the dark and how Hugo depicted them.
89: Provence Part 1
Time to head south to a sunnier climate and a far different history from the north!
88: The Medieval Tour de France
We're starting a whole new journey, looking beyond 'France' to all the parts of it that made it, well, France!
Retracing the French Revolution with Will Clark of Grey History
Will Clark leads us through the sites of the French Revolution, highlighting some underserved areas in his exciting new tour.
The Acadians Then & Now with Nicole Gallant-Nunes
Genealogist Nicole Gallant-Nunes talks about her work tracking the lost Acadians.
Fourteen Fun French Facts
Fourteen bizarre and incredible facts about French history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sex & Empire: Colonial Brothels by Marie Robin
Scholar Marie Robin investigates military brothels in the French empire.
Jacques Cartier and France’s Atlantic Horizons by Elvira Viktória Tam…
Explorer Jacques Cartier's voyages into the unknown mapped parts of the New World, but were also rooted in European geopolitics. Scholar Elvira Viktória Tamus explains Cartier's place in exploration, war and power.
Cannibalism at the Siege of Sancerre with Amanda Coate
When there's nothing left to eat, the French begin eating each other: a special episode on cannibalism by Amanda Coate.
The Flower of Chivalry with C.J. Adrien
Popular author and scholar C.J. Adrien talks about the origins of the chivalric code.