52 – Charlemagne’s War Machine

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52 – Charlemagne’s War Machine

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Mar 15, 2021

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A weekly history podcast that will cover France from 3 million years ago to present. Presented by Gary Girod, with contributions by numerous scholars.

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10 – Destiny Meets Opportunity: A crisis in Gaul sparks a war between civilizations a millenia in the making. by The French History Podcast
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5 – The Metals Revolution and the Revolution of Ideas: The tools and minds of the early French undergo a tremendous leap forward. by The French History Podcast
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19 – New Gods, New Rulers and Togas: Augustan Gallia: How much of Celtic religion and culture remained during the Augustan reforms? Did the Romans wipe away the old Gaul? And how much did the Gauls influence Rome? All of these and more are answered in todays episode. by The French History Podcast
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3 – Civilization Before Civilization: In this episode we will examine the megalithic structures of France, which are among the oldest still-standing buildings in the world. by The French History Podcast
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France and the Silver Screen Part 1 with Lyz Renshaw: Film studies expert Lyz Renshaw takes us through the first forty years of French cinema history and gives us a list of titles to add to our Netflix queues. by The French History Podcast
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7 – Celts on the Warpath: The Sack of Rome: A lovers quarrel spirals out of control and leads to a war between Rome and the Gauls. by The French History Podcast
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9 – Gaul Before the Fall: Where we tell the story of the Gallic kingdoms before the Roman conquest. by The French History Podcast
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2 – In the Beginning There Was France: Long before there were people, France was a frozen tundra. This episode looks at France from 3 million years ago until the first humans arrived. by The French History Podcast
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4 – The Indo-European Migration: The Indo-Europeans are on the move and heading to Western Europe, bringing with them war, horses and apocalypse. by The French History Podcast
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Between Throne and Altar: French Kings Versus the Papacy with Quentin Adams: The fall of Rome meant the rise of the Vatican as Europe broke up into small feudal states. But when France emerged as a major nation its kings were done taking orders from the Papacy. What followed was centuries of on-and-off conflict to decide whether by The French History Podcast
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1 – The Journey Begins: In this first episode I introduce myself, the podcast and the fascinating journey were about to take. by The French History Podcast
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8 – The Greek Empire in Gaul: Anatolian Greeks establish an empire in Southern Gaul around Masallia, or modern-day Marseille. by The French History Podcast
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The Munitionettes of World War I: In this special episode, we examine the hardships, triumphs and transformation that women underwent in WWI while exploring why French women didnt receive the same rights as their British counterparts. by The French History Podcast
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#MeToo and Roman Rape Culture with Darah Vann Orr: Ancient historian Darah Vann Orr explains how modern feminist historians are re-evaluating Roman culture in the wake of the #MeToo era. by The French History Podcast
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Notre Dame de Paris: Ph.D candidate Gary Girod tells Notre Dames fascinating history from the first stones laid for the Roman temple to Jupiter, up until present and explains why theres hope for a complete restoration after the April 15, 2019 fire. by The French History Podcast
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12 – Belgica: Between Caesar and Germania: After conquering Celtica, Caesar engages in two years of brutal war against the Belgae who are determined to maintain their freedom. by The French History Podcast
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African American Soldiers in France with Taylor Marrow: In this very special episode I interview the man who inspired me to become a historian, Taylor Marrow. Marrow talks about African-American service in World War I and II France, how this impacted the United States, and what France means to African America by The French History Podcast
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17 – A Bitter Peace: The Gallic Wars finally ends as most of Gaul submits to Caesar in a desperate attempt to bring peace to war-torn Gaul. Yet, a few tribes have hatched one final scheme to repulse the Roman invaders that may be even more painful than Caesars brutal tactics by The French History Podcast
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6 – The Celts: The Celts are moving westward and bringing with them their culture, religion and art to France. by The French History Podcast
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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 her Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. A specialist in 19th century French Literature, Dr. Mes by The French History Podcast
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26 – The Gallic Empire: Rome is falling apart. Its being invaded along its entire northern and eastern borders. Emperors are assassinated. Usurper generals rise up every year to seize power. Plague devastates the empire. Out of this chaos a Gallic military commander decides to by The French History Podcast
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11 – The War Begins: A migrating wave of Celts from Switzerland gives Caesar the opportunity to invade Gaul. But things arent so simple; to conquer Gaul hell have to defeat a German king before he can bring over an overwhelming number of warriors. by The French History Podcast
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15 – Fate Meets Folly: Its 53 BCE and Marcus Licinius Crassus is tired of watching Pompey and Caesar take all the glory. Crassus raises an army to invade Persia, a gambit which determines Romes fate. Meanwhile, Caesars divide and conquer tactics reach new heights as he turns t by The French History Podcast
41 min listen
France and America’s Cold War with Dr. Robert Buzzanco: One of Americas leading scholars on the Vietnam War talks about how France and the US clashed during the Cold War, largely over Indochina. by The French History Podcast
68 min listen
49 – Charlemagne: Becoming a King: 49 – Charlemagne: Becoming a King   Hey kids, want to hear about Charlemagne? [Intro Music] History is speckled with important individuals who dramatically alter the course of humanity. Scientists like Louis Pasteur and Marie Curie, philosophers lik by The French History Podcast
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Marseillais Jews and Inter-Faith Commercial Relations During the Angevin Dynasty by Arazoo Ferozan: Gary: Today’s special episode is by Arazoo Ferozan, Ph.D candidate at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. Her work focuses on Mediterranean cross-cultural mercantile networks in the early modern period. Her most recent presentations have focused on t by The French History Podcast
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25 -The Ancient Superpower and its Decline: Rome ascends to unprecedented glory by the time of Antoninus Pius. Then the unthinkable happens and the ancient superpower is hit with one disaster after another. Plague, civil war and invasion bring the glorious empire to its knees. by The French History Podcast
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13 – The End of the World and Beyond: Caesar’s Invasions of Germania and Britannia: Caesars devastation of the Belgae opens up Gaul to a German invasion to the east. To the north, Britannia unsettles Gaul. To solve both problems Caesar will have to go where no Roman ever has and become more than a mere man. by The French History Podcast
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18 – Pax Gallia: Rebuilding a Roman Gaul: Caesar launches a civil war, then Octavian and Mark Antony launch another, and finally Octavian turns on Mark Antony. All the while the Roman wars leave Gaul in relative peace as the country heals. Octavian becomes the first Roman Emperor Augustus and in by The French History Podcast
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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 talk about three African women, Ourika, Sarah Baartmann and Jeanne Duval, and how each women reflecte by The French History Podcast
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52 – Charlemagne’s War Machine

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