Episodes
Rival Empresses: Eugénie and Elisabeth with Nancy Goldstone
Nancy Goldstone talks all about two rival empresses and how they reshaped Europe. Click here for Adventure Travel inspiration from our friends at Explore Worldwide . Don’t Just Travel, Explore.
Slavery & Freedom in the French Indian Ocean World with Dr. Sue Peabo…
Dr. Sue Peabody tells the incredible story of a man who spent decades fighting for his freedom in France's Indian Ocean World. Click here for Adventure Travel inspiration from our friends at Explore Worldwide . Don’t Just Tra...
83: Destroying an Empire, Uniting a Kingdom
Philippe II goes to war with England's King John, uniting France and destroying the Angevin Empire. Click here for Adventure Travel inspiration from our friends at Explore Worldwide . Don’t Just Travel, Explore.
82: Grappling with a Lion
Philippe II wars with Richard the Lionheart for control of France. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp.
81: The King's Crusade
Philippe II and Richard the Lionheart go on Crusade, though they might spend more time fighting each other than the enemies of God.
80: Philip Augustus
Philippe Auguste ascends to the throne of France. Half of his kingdom was in the hands of the Angevins. From humble beginnings, Philippe becomes the greatest of all the Capetian monarchs. The French History Podcast is sponsor...
French-Canadians in America with Denis Ledoux
Denis Ledoux talks all about the trasnformation of French settlers of Canada from French to French-Canadians, then French-Americans with anecdotes from his own life as a Frenchie.
79: Louis VII "The Young"
A prince groomed for the church ends up on the throne. Louis VII will war across France and lead the Second Crusade, but is he up to the challenge?
The Green Fairy and France with Dr. Nina Studer
Dr. Nina Studer talks about the absinthe craze and peril in France from the 1830s to its ban in 1915.
The People's Revolution of 1789 with Dr. Micah Alpaugh
Dr. Micah Alpaugh talks about how all of France and its colonies participated in the French Revolution.
The Lost Gauguin with Dr. Stephanie Brown
Dr. Stephanie Brown talks about a missing painting connected to the great Paul Gauguin and how it was found.
The French in Modern Haiti with David Ritter
Documentarian David Ritter talks about the ethnic French population in modern Haiti.
Viking attacks on Noirmoutier with C.J. Adrien
Scholar and popular author C.J. Adrien talks about a little-known island off the coast of West France & how it remade the Viking world.
78: Louis VI “The Fat”
Louis VI defies a king, an emperor and his barbaric vassals to assert his right to rule.
Beur & Banlieue Cinema by Kévin Drif
A look at 20th century cinema by Arab immigrants to France.
Mass Surveillance in France & Britain: The Age of the Individual
Terrorists, anarchists and Irishmen! Government surveillance transitions from the masses to subversive individuals.
Mass Surveillance in France & Britain: The Age of the Masses
The history of mass surveillance in France and Britain from the French Revolution until the 1880s.
Mass Surveillance in France & Britain: The Aristocratic Age
Part 1 of 3 looking at the history of government surveillance in France and Britain from the Norman Conquest to World War I
77 The First Crusade Complete
An epic 9-hour long history of the First Crusade
77 Epilogue: How the First Crusade Changed the World
A retrospective on an event that changed human history.
77 Chapter 15: Remaking the Holy Land
The Holy War conquers the Holy Land. Caught between an empire and a caliphate, the lords forge their own path.
77 Chapter 14: The Holiest of Holies
The holy war finally reaches its destination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Napoleon's Library with Louis Sarkozy
Louis Sarkozy discusses Napoleon's little-known obsession with literature.
Madame Tussaud and the French Revolution by Dr. Gavin Whitehead
Gavin Whitehead talks all about Madame Tussaud, the French Revolution and the oddities that ensue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices