Posts – The French History Podcast

May 19, 2020

35 – The Last Saints of Gaul

Episode 35: The Last Saints of Gaul A few quick announcements before we get started. First, I did a 90-minute-long episode with History’s

ancient, Catholicism, Gaul

May 1, 2020

34 – Gaul No More

The Western Roman Empire falls. Gaul is no more, & three kingdoms vie to replace it. Antiquity ends & Clovis turns the land into

medieval, Merovingian

April 12, 2020

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.

ancient, Rome

March 27, 2020

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

ancient, Rome

March 17, 2020

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

ancient, Rome

February 21, 2020

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

Early modern, USA

February 14, 2020

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

ancient, Christianity, Rome

January 31, 2020

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,

ancient, culture, Rome

January 24, 2020

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

Africa, Early modern, Haiti, imperialism, modern, women

January 16, 2020

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

ancient, Rome

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