#OTD 4 August 1701 New France and the First Nations sign The Great Peace of Montreal. Because many chiefs could not write, the drew the symbols of their tribes.
The French History Podcast
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A podcast telling the history of France from 3 million years ago to present. https://www.thefrenchhistorypodcast.com/
Before and after: The condition of Empress Eugénie's crown following the Louvre heist
#OTD 3 August 881 Louis III of France defeats the Vikings at the Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu, an event celebrated in the poem Ludwigslied. Learn all about it and the Great Heathen Army in our episode: www.thefrenchhistorypodcast.com/64-the-great...
64: The Great Heathen Army
A massive army of Odin-worshippers sail up the Seine and threaten Paris. With the Carolingians gone the Franks will have to fend for themselves.
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#OTD 2 August 1830 Charles X of France abdicates the throne in favor of his grandson Henri. Instead, the throne went to Louis-Philippe.
#OTD 2 August 1834 Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi was born. He designed the Statue of Liberty which France gave as a gift to the United States of America. France's gift for America's centennial celebration was meant to symbolize the hope of America as a land of liberty and justice.
#OTD 2 August 1343 Jeanne de Clisson sells her estates & bought ships & the service of armed men to begin her life of pirating. She swore vengeance against the French for executing her husband. She became a pirate, killing entire crews, save 1 to tell of her fury.
New episode! Was the Maginot Line a colossal failure or an unappreciated work of genius? Dr. Kevin Passmore breaks down its history and its role in France's strange defeat. www.thefrenchhistorypodcast.com/the-maginot-...
The Maginot Line Reevaluated with Dr. Kevin Passmore
Was the Maginot Line a colossal failure or an unappreciated work of genius? Dr. Kevin Passmore breaks down its history and its role in France's strange defeat.
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#OTD 30 July 1948 Juan Moreno y Herrera–Jiménez, known professionally as Jean Reno, was born in Casablanca, Morocco to a Spanish family. At the age of 17 he moved to France & became a famous movie star.
An African-American GI jitterbugs with a French girl in a Pigalle nightclub in Paris, November 1945. Many black American soldiers chose to stay in France or emigrate there later because France was not segregated like the US. Also, French people were appreciative of their service & loved their music.
A French soldier facing a crowd of Algerian demonstrators in Algiers protesting against the French occupation, two years before Algeria gained its independence. (1960)
#OTD 28 July 1794 Maximilien Robespierre and Louis Antoine de Saint-Just are executed by guillotine in Paris, France.
The criticism came when the General Assembly voted 144-10 to renew UN human rights chief Volker Turk's term. The US joined Israel, Russia & North Korea in opposing the globally respected leader of human rights.
#OTD 27 July 1214 Philip II of France decisively defeats Imperial, English and Flemish armies at the hugely important Battle of Bouvines, effectively ending John of England's Angevin Empire.
French cuirassers watch a biplane fly by, 1916. This remarkable photo symbolizes the rapid development of military technology as mounted horsemen gazed at an airplane. World War I saw many new innovations, including advanced artillery, submarines and chemical warfare, alongside aerial combat.
#OTD 25 July 1792 The Brunswick Manifesto is issued to the population of Paris promising vengeance if the French royal family is harmed. This propaganda cartoon shows what Parisians think of the Manifesto.
New episode! Toulouse dominates Occitania but who will control Toulouse? www.thefrenchhistorypodcast.com/the-republic...
93: The Republic of Toulouse
Toulouse dominates Occitania but who will control Toulouse?
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#OTD 24 July 1967 During an official state visit to Canada, French President Charles de Gaulle declares to a crowd of over 100,000 in Montreal: Vive le Québec libre! ("Long live free Quebec!"); the statement angered the Canadian government and many Anglophone Canadians.
#OTD 24 July 1802 Alexandre Dumas was born. Son of the great general Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, Alexandre became one of the greatest authors of the 19th century, whose work The Three Musketeers & the Count of Monte Cristo remain classics.
French protester explaining his ideas to riot cops, Place de la Bastille, 28 November 2020
#OTD 22 July 1209 During the Albigensian Crusade, orthodox Catholics burned the residents of Béziers alive in the church of Saint Mary Magdalene. According to legend, the papal legate ordered the burning, declaring that, "God will know his own."
My face when I take over the Roman Empire but the Pope says it doesn't count because I don't have a penis & he makes some unwashed barbarian the 'Holy Roman Emperor.'
Radical antifascist group Red Warriors, 1980s. They were active in Paris and fought with Neo-Nazis in the streets.
#OTD 19 July 1870 France declares war on Prussia, beginning the Franco-Prussian War. France is eventually defeated, shocking Europe which had long considered France the great land power on the Continent.
Alright Mbappé, let's go: if we can't win the World Cup at least we can beat the English.
