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Letter to the editor: So much for the peaceful transfer of power
Gannett via AOL· 4 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 ...
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...
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...
The Paris Games' Mascot, the Olympic Phryge, Boasts a Little-Known Revolutionary Past
Smithsonian Magazine· 5 days agoOlympic Games, it didn’t go with a cartoonish animal, as many other host nations have in years past....
Why France’s nationalist revolution could be coming for Britain too
Daily Telegraph· 9 hours agoPrime minister Attal has pointed out that the man who wants his job, Jordan Bardella, is already...
The First French Communists: The Conspiracy of the Equals
Ludwig von Mises Institute· 6 days agoInspired by the works of Mably and especially Morelly, a young journalist from Picardy decided,...
Why The 2024 Summer Solstice Will Be The Earliest For 228 Years
IFLScience· 6 days agoOn June 20, 2024, the summer solstice will occur at its earliest point in 228 years – but this is...
"Trump’s emails transform him into a persecuted martyr": Daily messages prime MAGA for post-election
Salon via Yahoo News· 3 days agoUltimately, Donald Trump and his propagandists want an American version of the Terror during the ...
Retro Louisville: King Louis XVI statue
Gannett via AOL· 1 day agoMarie-Therese-Charlotte, the King’s daughter who survived the French Revolution, commissioned Achille-Joseph Valois to create this sculpture of her...
What They Wore to the Revolution
Columbia University News· 2 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...
