Episode 18: The Rally to La Rochelle
With the failure of the edict of toleration, Admiral Coligny and the Prince of Condé are forced to flee to the safety of La Rochelle, from which they ...
War of Religions
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The period in French history from 1562-1598 is known as the French Wars of Religion, in which the country was torn by civil war and struggles for power between Catholics and Protestants. This podcast seeks to follow the conflict from its origins in the reigns of King Francis I and King Henry II, to its conclusion with the Edict of Nantes.
Episode 17: Broken Promises
After the second war, the royal ministry almost immediately turns their backs on the edict of toleration as the kingdom descends into chaos once again...
Episode 16: The Siege of Chartres
In the final act of the Second War of Religion, the Prince of Condé lays siege to Chartres while the two sides hammer out a peace agreement.
Episode 15: The Winter War
After the Battle of Saint-Denis, the Prince of Condé flees east to meet up with German mercenaries in Lorraine as his armies consolidate. Meanwhile, a...
Episode 14: The Enemy at the Gates
In this episode, we return to Paris where the fate of the city is left to a brutal fight between the armies of the Prince of Condé and Anne de Montmor...
Episode 13: The Michelade
At the same time while the Huguenots conspired to capture the king at Meaux, a group of Protestants in the city of Nîmes rise up to overthrow their ci...
Episode 12: The Surprise at Meaux
The Protestants, fed up with the lack of enforcement of the edict of toleration, take it upon themselves to kidnap King Charles IX.
Episode 11: Far From Home
This episode turns from the events in Europe to examine the Huguenot attempts at colonization in Brazil and Florida.
Episode 10: The Armed Peace
After the peace, Huguenots and Catholics unite to drive the English from France. Afterwards, King Charles IX comes of age and celebrates with a royal ...
Episode 9: The Road to Peace
After the Battle of Dreux, the Duke of Guise leads his army to Orléans for a final siege to end the war. Catherine and Condé negotiate a peace, but no...