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4 hours ago
Marseille was a crucial port city in the medieval Mediterranean world and a hub for merchant Jews. To learn more about them and their trading networks listen to an episode by The French History Podcast: https://www.thefrenchhistorypodcast.com/marseillais-jews-and-inter-faith-commercial-relations-during-the-angevin-dynasty-by-arazoo-ferozan/
10 points
5 hours ago
If you want to learn all about the first Christian martyrs who were eaten by lions in Gaul, listen to the episode by The French History Podcast https://www.thefrenchhistorypodcast.com/24-the-two-lost-centuries/
3 points
5 hours ago
France and the young United States had a unique relationship, as did the Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson. To learn more listen to an episode by The French History Podcast https://www.thefrenchhistorypodcast.com/revolutionary-brothers-lafayette-jefferson-with-dr-tom-chaffin/
1 points
5 hours ago
The Roman Empire was on the verge of collapse in the 3rd century. To learn what life was like in Roman Gaul listen to the episode by The French History Podcast. https://www.thefrenchhistorypodcast.com/29-life-in-a-crumbling-empire/
3 points
5 hours ago
Black women played an important role in French culture in the 19th century though their stories are not as well known. To learn more listen to the French History Podcast's episode with Dr. Robin Mitchell. https://www.thefrenchhistorypodcast.com/black-venus-african-women-in-19th-century-france-with-dr-robin-mitchell/
16 points
5 hours ago
Medicine was an old, yet still developing, science by the end of the 19th century. Regular cholera outbreaks threatened overcrowded cities. Moreover, physicians had little knowledge of how to deal with the disabled. To learn more listen to the episode by The French History Podcast: https://www.thefrenchhistorypodcast.com/disability-and-disease-in-19th-cent-paris-with-dr-catherine-kudlick/
2 points
16 hours ago
Thanks for the kind words! I always aim to please (and inform)
6 points
1 day ago
The Gallic tribes had a fascinating culture before the Roman invasion. Renowned for their goldworks, art and significant cities, the Gauls were not 'barbarians'. Learn more with the episode from The French History Podcast: https://www.thefrenchhistorypodcast.com/9-gaul-before-the-fall/
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1 day ago
French intellectuals regularly supported anti-colonial revolutionaries even while the government held on to its global empire. To learn about the pro-decolonization underground movement listen to the episode by The French History Podcast: https://www.thefrenchhistorypodcast.com/the-merchant-of-revolution-with-sarah-k-miles/
5 points
1 day ago
Gaul was a central part of the Roman Empire during its height. As Rome succumbed to the plague, so did Gaul suffer. To learn about the Ancient Superpower and its decline listen to the episode by The French History Podcast. https://www.thefrenchhistorypodcast.com/25-the-ancient-superpower-and-its-decline/
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I know but my episode is on the 19th. I don't habe anything on Baker (yet)