Early modern – The French History Podcast

October 14, 2022

The Strasbourg Dancing Plague of 1518

*Canned Heat by Jamiroqoui plays* There ain’t no dance party like a medieval dance party because a medieval dance party don’t stop. Ever *scary

Early modern

May 6, 2022

The Innocent Women Criminal Exiles of Louisiana with Dr. Joan DeJean

Gary: Today’s special episode is an interview with Dr. Joan DeJean on her new book Mutinous Women: How French Convicts Became Founding Mothers of

Early modern

April 8, 2021

Political Crisis in Racine’s “Phèdre” by Ainan Liu

Gary: Today’s special episode is by Ainan Liu. Ainan is a PhD candidate from the French and Italian Department at Princeton University. His research

culture, Early modern

March 6, 2021

Vaux-le-Vicomte: Power, Greed, Corruption and Versailles by Sophie Higgerson

Gary: Today’s special episode is by Sophie Higgerson. Sophie is a PhD student in the History of Art and Architecture at Brown University. Her

Early modern

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

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

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

October 12, 2019

France, Haiti and the American Civil War with Dr. Matthew Clavin

The Haitian Revolution has often been described as an oddity that had little impact on the world. Since then, historians have challenged this narrative

America, Early modern, Haiti, slavery

April 20, 2019

Notre Dame de Paris

Ph.D candidate Gary Girod tells Notre Dame’s fascinating history from the first stones laid for the Roman temple to Jupiter, up until present and

ancient, Early modern, medieval, modern

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