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Letter to the editor: So much for the peaceful transfer of power
Gannett via AOL· 16 hours agoAs we all learned in school, Maximilien Robespierre was a key figure during the French Revolution. He became a leading member of the Committee of Public ...
Review: LES MISERABLES at The Muny is a an Exquisite Production Filled with World-Class Vocal Talent
Broadway World· 4 days agoMisérables based on Victor Hugo’s 1862 novel. It tells the story of Jean Valjean, and his promise to...
Gigi Hadid Closes Vogue World 2024 in Paris Wearing Custom Balmain
Vogue· 6 hours agoTasked with creating a finale dress that matched the splendor of the fashion-filled show, creative...
2024 Paris Olympic Games mascot explained: Phrygian caps
KING5 Seattle· 2 days agoThe 2024 Olympic Games mascot is a notable French accessory, symbolizing freedom. The Olympic Phryge...
Pierre Olivier Joseph Coomans -
Mountain View Telegraph· 4 days agoPierre Olivier Joseph Coomans was a Belgian painter, illustrator and engraver. Student of Pierre de Hasselaere at the Academy of Gand and then of Nicaise de Keyser and of the Baron Wappers at ...
The Paris Games' Mascot, the Olympic Phryge, Boasts a Little-Known Revolutionary Past
Smithsonian Magazine· 6 days agoOlympic Games, it didn’t go with a cartoonish animal, as many other host nations have in years past....
Revolutionary War Books: 7 Tales That Will Transport You
Woman's World via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoAn astonishing, empowering tale. What readers are saying: "I absolutely loved this book! Spanning...
The First French Communists: The Conspiracy of the Equals
Ludwig von Mises Institute· 7 days agoInspired by the works of Mably and especially Morelly, a young journalist from Picardy decided,...
A French betrayal: Macron government’s action isolates and demonizes Jews
The Washington Times· 4 days agoThrough a steady demonization of Jews, increasingly virulent measures were imposed on members of the Jewish community that slowly whittled away at the rights that had been granted to Jews in ...
What They Wore to the Revolution
Columbia University News· 3 days agoAnne Higonnet’s new book profiles three historic French women who led a fashion upheaval. In 2017, Anne Higonnet, Barbara Novak Professor of Art History...
