Franco-Friendly: A Marché Through French History

About Franco-Friendly: A Marché Through French History

Host AJ Abdel-Rahman is here to guide you through all of France's (known) history or waste a lot of time trying! Tune in to hear about figures ranging from Vercingetorix to De Gaul and learn why Marie Antoinette *really* got beheaded. Follow us on social media for regular updates, miscellaneous additional content, and whatever else we decide to do. FACEBOOK: facebook.com/francofriendly INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/franco_friendly/ REDDIT: reddit.com/r/FrancoFriendly/

Publisher

A.J.

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 May 2020

Latest episode

7 Jan 2022

Latest episodes

7 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Jan 2022

   Episode 7: A Tale of Two Rois

   In this episode, we discuss the dual-kings Louis and Carloman, as well as their untimely demises. In the process, key players of future episodes will get the chance to be introduced YouTube link: https://youtube.com/channel/UCdU0x0iGmLPKTopeQKe1OlA

2. 

   13 Aug 2020

   Episode 6: A House Divided

   After a brief hiatus, host AJ returns to discuss the children (and grandchildren) of late emperor Louis the Pious as a way of finishing his time covering the Carolingian Empire in Depth

3. 

   29 Jun 2020

   Episode 5: The Heirs of Rome

   In today's installment of Franco-Friendly, we continue with the lineage of Charlemagne, exploring the lives of his son and heir Louis as well as Louis' own children.

4. 

   24 Jun 2020

   Episode 4: Charlemagne, Emperor of the Romans

   In today's episode of Franco-Friendly, we discuss the rise of the Franks and the kingdoms of Clovis and Karl the Great, or Charlemagne.

5. 

   15 Jun 2020

   Episode 3: Roman Gaul; a Day in the Life

   In this episode of Franco-Friendly, we explore the life of a Roman blacksmith in provincial Gaul and go through a mock itinerary of his day.

6. 

   31 May 2020

   Episode 2: Caesar's Prize

   In this episode of Franco-Friendly, our host describes Roman relations with Gaul and Julius Caesar's conquest of the Gaulic people. In addition, failed attempts at rebellion by Ambiorix and Vercingetorix are described.

7. 

   27 May 2020

   Episode 1: Early Gaul

   On the flagship episode of Franco-Friendly, Early Gaul is discussed in detail along with Greek colonization in the Archaic period.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

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