French history podcast, by a Frenchman. Learn all about France’s history: Charlemagne, The Hundred Years’ War, Jeanne d’Arc, New France, Louis XIV, the Révolution, Napoléon and much more! Artwork by Lucia Ceta.
Considered by many as the first true world war, it continues to reverberate even today. Join us as we embark on a historical journey, with Louis XV, Madame de Pompadour, the Marquis de Montcalm, and general Wolfe as our guides, to examine ”the Great French Disaster.”
Introduction
04:18 – The Origins of Conflict
13:21 – From Frontier Struggle to Global War
22:12 – Downward Spiral
28:51 – The Great Disaster
37:46 – Conclusion
Music:
Marche pour la cérémonie des Turcs, composed by Jean-Baptiste Lully, arranged and performed by Jérôme Arfouche.Artwork: The death of the Marquis de Montcalm, by Juste Chevillet, National Gallery of Canada
Recommended link: ”The Life and Times of Frederick the Great” podcast by Alec Avdakov
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King Louis XIII and the Cardinal de Richelieu. These two men are quite important and deserve to be better known. The Cardinal is probably the most known of the two, because of his policies, wars and his long lasting impact on French institutions and Europe’s destiny.
Louis XIII is often perceived as the weaker of the two, the king who merely signed his minister’s recommendation. But history is never quite that straightforward, that easy. It is under these men that France will become an absolute monarchy and will begin her rise as Europe’s dominant power. Louis XIII’s son, Louis XIV will complete his father’s work and become Europe’s most powerful monarch.
Join me as I discuss the Just king and the famed red eminence, France’s dynamic duo!
Timecodes:
Introduction
04:13 – Bloodied France
09:47 – The Red Eminence
13:48 – The Phoenix Rises
19:56 – The Great Partnership
26:28 – A Reinforced Kingdom
33:40 – France and the World
38:31 – Conclusion
Music: Marche pour la cérémonie des Turcs, composed by Jean-Baptiste Lully, arranged and performed by Jérôme Arfouche.
Artwork: Louis XIII in coronation costume and Portrait of Cardinal Richelieu. Both by Philippe de Champaigne.
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