Episodes

  • 80: Philip Augustus
    Oct 19 2024
    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 sponsored by BetterHelp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    38 mins
  • French-Canadians in America with Denis Ledoux
    Sep 21 2024
    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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    56 mins
  • 79: Louis VII "The Young"
    Sep 7 2024
    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? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • The Green Fairy and France with Dr. Nina Studer
    Aug 25 2024
    Dr. Nina Studer talks about the absinthe craze and peril in France from the 1830s to its ban in 1915. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    42 mins
  • The People's Revolution of 1789 with Dr. Micah Alpaugh
    Aug 10 2024
    Dr. Micah Alpaugh talks about how all of France and its colonies participated in the French Revolution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 mins
  • The Lost Gauguin with Dr. Stephanie Brown
    Jul 20 2024
    Dr. Stephanie Brown talks about a missing painting by the great Paul Gauguin and how it was found. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    53 mins
  • The French in Modern Haiti with David Ritter
    Jul 12 2024
    Documentarian David Ritter talks about the ethnic French population in modern Haiti. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    20 mins
  • Viking attacks on Noirmoutier with C.J. Adrien
    Jul 6 2024
    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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 mins