War of Religions

Morgan Geiser
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War of Religions

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.

  1. 07/11/2020

    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 wage the Third War of Religion. After a month of fighting, they capture most of Western France for the Huguenots.

    24 min

  2. 07/11/2020

    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.

    24 min

  3. 07/08/2020

    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.

    19 min

  4. 06/28/2020

    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 rogue Protestant commander disobeys direct orders from Condé and fights to expel the royalists from the south of France.

    20 min

  5. 06/28/2020

    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 Montmorency near the suburb of Saint-Denis.

    22 min

  6. 06/21/2020

    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 city council, and extinguish Catholicism from their city once and for all.

    21 min

  7. 06/21/2020

    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.

    16 min

  8. 06/20/2020

    Episode 11: Far From Home

    This episode turns from the events in Europe to examine the Huguenot attempts at colonization in Brazil and Florida.

    23 min
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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.

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    Morgan Geiser
  • Years Active
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  • Episodes
    18
  • Rating
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    © Morgan Geiser
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