Grey History: The French Revolution & Napoleon Podcast
1) 1.01 Introduction & The Three Estates
'The Three Estates', explores the social hierarchy of the Old Regime. Having maintained the medieval divisions of feudalism, French society was littered with social and economic grievances that existe...Show More
2) 1.99 English & French Revolutions with History of England Part I
Two kings, two revolutions, and two podcasters ready to unpack it all! In this collaboration with David Crowther of The History of England, we explore the English and French Revolutions. Part I exami...Show More
3) 1.98 Vendée with Jean-Clément Martin
From monsters to myths, this episode unpacks the Vendée with Professor Jean-Clément Martin. One of the foremost authorities on the civil war, Martin shows how factional politics transformed local u...Show More
4) 1.97 Vendée: Extermination
From the mass drownings to hell columns, this episode charts the Republic’s campaign to exterminate the western rebellion. Uncover the rivalries and atrocities that turned victory into massacre, and t...Show More
5) 1.96 Vendée: The March to Hell
Searching for salvation, the royalists found hell. Retreat became catastrophe, and battles turned to massacres. This episode explores the rise of ultra-radical commanders and the Convention’s embrace ...Show More
6) Members Update July 2025
Episode 97: Vendée Extermination Coming August 15, this landmark episode will explore the Republic’s campaign of extermination in the Vendée. It will unpack the secret drownings in Nantes, the hell c...Show More
7) 1.95 Vendée: Nantes or Nothing
As the royalists surged through western France, the Republic’s response was pitiful. But when the time came to strike at Paris itself, the insurgents chose Nantes instead. This episode charts the defi...Show More
8) 1.94 Vendée: Made in Paris (Bonus)
Baptised and weaponised in the capital’s factional struggles, this episode explores how Parisian politics created “the Vendée.” What began as scattered unrest became a manufactured menace: the ultimat...Show More
9) 1.93.1 Hills, Hedges, and Humble Clerics
Unpack a royalist's account on the importance of religion in the Vendée, and why the topography of the Vendée was so beneficial to the defending insurrectionists! The Grey History Community Help kee...Show More
10) 1.93 Vendée: Civil War (Recap)
The inferno ignites. Arguably the most divisive theatre of the French Revolution, it’s time to return to the west. This episode is a repost of Episode 1.55 Civil War in the Vendée, exploring the dram...Show More