An engaging history of motherhood, demography, and infertility in twentieth-century France, Fertile expectations: The politics of involuntary childlessness in twentieth-century France (Manchester University Press, 2025) by Dr. Margaret Andersen explores fraught political and cultural meanings attached to the notion of an "ideal" family size. When statistics ... Show More
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Peter K. Andersson, "The Dandy: A People's History of Sartorial Splendour" (Oxford UP, 2025)
A history of the dandy from below, from Beau Brummell and Baudelaire to Bowie and Bolan... and beyond. The historical figure of the dandy has commonly been described as an upper-class gentleman, often exemplified by well-known men such as Beau Brummell, Charles Baudelaire, Oscar ... Show More
43m 52s
Aug 9
Megan Brown, "The Seventh Member State: Algeria, France, and the European Community" (Harvard UP, 2022)
In The Seventh Member State: Algeria, France, and the European Community (Harvard University Press, 2022), Dr. Megan Brown details the surprising story of how Algeria joined and then left the postwar European Economic Community and what its past inclusion means for extracontinent ... Show More
1h 4m
Jul 26
Julian Jackson, "De Gaulle" (Harvard UP, 2018)
Charles de Gaulle is one of the greatest figures of twentieth century history. If Sir Winston Churchill was (in the words of Harold Macmillan) the "greatest Englishman In history", then Charles de Gaulle was without a doubt, the greatest Frenchman since Napoleon Bonaparte. Why so ... Show More
1h 11m
Jul 2024
472. The Road to The Great War: Britain's Fateful Choice (Part 4)
On the 24th of July 1914, in London, the Liberal British Cabinet met to hear the Foreign Secretary, Sir Edward Grey, read them the Ultimatum handed to Serbia by the Austro-Hungarian Empire the day before. The world held its breath, awaiting Serbia’s response. With Germany determi ... Show More
55m 45s
Oct 2024
The War in the Pacific: How WWII Changed the World Forever - Dr Robert Lyman
Robert Lyman MBE is a British military historian. A former Major in the British Army, he has published over 16 books on the Second World War in Europe, North Africa and Asia. He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society, regularly appearing on TV and radio, lectures at organisa ... Show More
1h 13m
Oct 2024
504. The French Revolution: War to the Death (Part 2)
“You have shaken off the yoke of your despots, but surely this was not to bend the knee before a foreign tyrant…”It’s January 1792, and one of the largest factions in revolutionary France, the Gironde, is calling for war against Austria. The French people’s hatred of Marie Antoin ... Show More
1h 3m
Jan 2025
Élisabeth, la drôle de Reine de Belgique (2/3)
Albert 1er et Élisabeth de Belgique modernisent véritablement la fonction royale, tant sur le plan politique que communicationnel. Ce n'est plus seulement un homme qui occupe le trône, mais un couple, apportant une nouvelle dynamique à la monarchie. Leur mariage heureux est rapid ... Show More
31m 4s
Oct 2024
Pourquoi la France a-t-elle voulu conquérir l’Algérie ?
La conquête de l’Algérie par la France en 1830 s’inscrit dans un contexte de politique expansionniste, de raisons économiques, et d’enjeux politiques. À cette époque, la France sort d’une période de bouleversements avec la fin de l'Empire napoléonien et le début de la Restauratio ... Show More
2m 57s