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77 Chapter 3: Call to the Faithful
Pope Urban II calls a holy war like no other for motives that are...complex.
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2 years, 10 months ago
France on Drugs: Opium, Morphine, Cocaine, Hashish, Chloroform & Ether in the 19th Century with Dr. Sara Black
Opium, morphine, ether, chloroform, cocaine and hashish. How did these drugs become popular in 19th century France, who used them & what were their e…
2 years, 10 months ago
(Feed Drop): Gore: The Brutal History of Bullfighting by Conflicted
An episode by the podcast Conflicted, part of the Evergreen Podcast family.
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2 years, 10 months ago
77 Chapter 2: Fall of an Empire
The Eastern Roman Empire faces an all new threat that brings it to the brink of ruin. The situation becomes so hopeless that the Emperor begs the Wes…
2 years, 10 months ago
77 The First Crusade, Chapter 1: Holy War
The beginning of an epic saga about an Emperor, a Pope, a sacred city & a holy war that would change the course of history forever.
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2 years, 10 months ago
Secrecy in the late Ancien Régime with Dr. Nicole Bauer
Dr. Bauer talks all about the lettres de cachet, conspiracies and the Bastille prison.
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2 years, 11 months ago
Industrial Shipbuilding in Normandy with Dr. Mathieu Bidaux
The story of industrial seafaring ships, the men who made them, the World Wars and the decline of their garden city.
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2 years, 11 months ago
Nighttime in the 18th century French Caribbean with Adrian van der Velde
An episode covering night time culture in the French Caribbean
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2 years, 11 months ago
What happened to the French Communist Party?
We explore the spectacular rise and fall of the French Communist Party
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2 years, 11 months ago
How many wars have France and England fought against each other?
We list every war between France and England (then Britain) and judge each whether it was a win, loss or tie for France.
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2 years, 11 months ago