Episode Five: The Setting Sun

Rounding out the discussion of 18th century France from episode 5. Topics include politics, the economy, diplomacy, and workin' for the King of Prussia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

Topics include: military life in the 18th century, officer culture, battles, desertion, and the life story and real adventures of the poor man of Toggenburg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

The road to the French Revolution. The Bastille, the Tennis Court Oath, the Women's March on Versailles, the Great Fear, and Lafayette (yes, that Lafayette) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

Les passionnés d'histoire évoquent dans ce numéro le règne de Louis XI, dit le mal-aimé ou le prudent. Fils de Charles VII et de Marie d'Anjou, il s'est distingué par son sens politique et son intense activité diplomatique. Il s'est également montré intraitable avec les grands se ... Show More

This 2017 episode was originally a two-parter about Marie Antoinette's hairdresser, Léonard Autié. Léonard set the styles of France during King Louis XVI's reign, and his story and his fate was tied to that of the nobility.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

A la mort de Louis XIV, en 1715, la bataille pour la succession fait rage. Le testament du roi défunt est même annulé par la Cour de cassation. Ce sera finalement un de ses petits-fils qui arrivera au pouvoir et prendra le nom de Louis XV. Avant la majorité du roi, c'est le duc d ... Show More

<p>Napoleon Bonaparte is a household name; a rare example of someone who is as well remembered by his supporters as by his enemies. His life is rich with dramatic irony. He was a key figure in the creation of the First French Republic, yet became a self-appointed Emperor. Surroun ... Show More

When we think of Europe in the 11th century, one date stands out: 1066. However, as Professor Charles West explains, this was a century of great change, and great events, across all of Europe. In conversation with David Musgrove, Charles talks about why we should perhaps be more ... Show More

Greg Jenner is joined in 16th-Century France by Dr Estelle Paranque and comedian Shaparak Khorsandi to learn all about controversial queen Catherine de’ Medici.Catherine’s life was dramatic from the moment she was born: orphaned when she was just a few weeks old, she was brought ... Show More

After three episodes exploring the life of Leonardo da Vinci, we return to the turbulent stage of the Italian Wars. In this episode, we pick up in the early 1520s, a period shaped by papal politics, dynastic rivalries, and the shifting fortunes of France and Spain.Highlights incl ... Show More

<p>Aux origines d'un bijou, on trouve bien souvent une histoire d'aventure...</p><br><p>Le voyage nous fait aller de l’Inde du Grand Moghol, aux rives du nouveau continent, du Versailles de Louis XIV aux échoppes des plus grands joailliers. C’est l’un des diamants les plus connus ... Show More

Synopsis: A Syrian man from Apamea, enslaved on the island of Sicily, renames himself King Antiochus and launches the first large-scale slave rebellion against the Roman Republic.   “The Sicilians, through the enjoyment of a long peace, grew very rich, and brought up an abundance ... Show More