November 13, 2020 French ‘Corsairing’ in the Americas during the War of the Spanish Succession by Mike LaMonica It took the podcast quite a while but we finally have an episode with pirates. Today’s special episode is by Mike LaMonica, a PhD Early modern Listen
November 6, 2020 45 – The End of the Merovingian Dynasty Episode 45: The End of the Merovingian Dynasty For roughly 120 years from the ascension of Clovis I to Dagobert the scions of the medieval Listen
October 30, 2020 The Prefect’s Purse-String: Jean Moulin and the Rex Mission by David A. Foulk Gary: Today’s special episode is by David A. Foulk. David is a student at Oxford University currently completing his dissertation on the economic aspect modern, WW2 Listen
October 23, 2020 The Occupation of Northern France in WWI with Dr. James E. Connolly Gary: Today’s special episode is an interview with Dr. James E. Connolly about his new book, The Experiences of Occupation, in the Nord, 1914 Listen
October 16, 2020 44 – The Last Great Merovingian Kings Episode 44: The Last Great Merovingian Kings In 584 Queen Fredegund gave birth to her fifth male child. Her four previous sons died at medieval Listen
October 11, 2020 43 – The Medieval Transformation Part 5: Medicine and Mythology Today’s episode is a little short and because of that I will be releasing a full one this Saturday, so consider this a bonus. medieval Listen
October 9, 2020 Syria and the French Empire from WWI to Present by Patrick Higgins Gary: Today’s special episode is by Middle Eastern scholar Patrick Higgins, who gives an account of the French Empire in Syria from its earliest Empire, modern, Syria Listen
October 2, 2020 42 – The Medieval Transformation Part 4: The Salic Law Today’s episode begins with a cliché that keeps hanging over people’s collective imagining of the post-Roman world: ‘the Dark Ages.’ In the early 14th medieval Listen
September 25, 2020 Before Trans: Three Incredible Lives with Dr. Rachel Mesch Gary: Today’s special episode is an interview with Dr. Rachel Mesch. She received her BA from Yale College, her M.A. from Columbia University and modern Listen
September 18, 2020 41 – The Medieval Transformation Part 3: Daily Life This episode and the next one or two will complete the Medieval Transformation series, as I talk about how life changed from late-Antiquity under medieval Listen