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1. The French Revolution A series of revolutions have occured throughout the world during all of history. Groups of people seeing things differently have unfortunately ended in too much bloodshed. The French Revolutions is one of these wars that took a toll on many people ~...
2. The French Revolution The French Revolution was a political uprising in France that began in 1789. In 1789 the downtrodden and hungry people of France united to overthrow the rich and oppressive king and aristocrats. The monarchy was abolished and a republic took its plac...
3. Palace of Versailles Last Summer I went on a coachtrip weekend to Paris. It was Bastille Day weekend so on the Sunday we went to Versailles to get out of the busy city. I really didn't want to look around Versailles, I wanted to stay in Paris! All I knew about Versaill...
4. Lady Oscar - The Rose of Versailles A tribute lens to the great classic cartoon series "The Lady Oscar / The Rose of Versailles". Lens includes information about the creators, its history, its music, reception, pictures, photos, video clips, resources and additional links to DVDs, merc...
5. Paris High Gothic Notre Dame The Notre Dame is an active Catholic church, a place of pilgrimage, and is the most popular monument in Paris and in entire France. Notre Dame de Paris is widely considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture in the world. It is...
6. Voltaire Biographie François-Marie Arouet, dit Voltaire (1694 - 1778) "L’ombre de Voltaire plane sur le XVIIIème siècle. Philosophe, auteur dramatique, poète, historien, polémiste hors pair, l’homme incarne « l'es...
7. Antoine Laurent Lavoisier Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist, who is considered the founder of modern chemistry. Antoine Laurent Lavoisier was educated at the Collège Mazarin. He was elected a member of the Academy of Sciences in 1768. He held many public offices. He at...
8. Patrick O'Brian Patrick O'Brian  was an English author, specializing in hostorical novels that come very close to history books, as their details are very well researched. Now these great boooks are also available as downloadable audio books online: Patrick O'B...
9. Paris Early Gothic Conciergerie My passion for traveling is not a secret, and for me Paris is like first love. From an incredible amount of Paris's attractions, I like the most Gothic Architecture, especially Early, High, and Rayonnant Gothic. I'll pick up one example of each of th...
10. Museum Versailles Architecture Versailles was first and foremost a Palace, the country residence for Louis XIII, XIV, XV and Louis XVI until the 1789 Revolution when the Royal Family returned to Paris. After the French Revolution, Louis Philippe saved the Pace from abandonment. H...
11. Marie Antoinette Historical Costumes Marie Antoinette style costumes are HOT-HOT-HOT this year! These costumes are as opulent and eccentric as the court at Versailles, just perhaps showing a bit more leg! We can transform you into a Queen for a Day with our collection of Historical Hott...
12. Paris Rayonnante Gothic Saint-Chapelle The Sainte-Chapelle is a Gothic Chapel in the courtyard of the royal palace on the Île de la Cite Paris, France. It is a perfect example of the Rayonnante French Gothic architecture in13th-century. The Chapel was built from 1242 - 1248. There is a l...
13. Louvre French: Musée du Louvre) in Paris, France, is the most visited and one of the oldest, largest, and most famous art galleries and museums in the world. The Louvre has a long history of artistic and historic conservation, inaugurated in the Cape...
14. Toussaint L'Ouverture Toussaint L'Ouverture (1743-1803) was a Haitian patriot and revolutionary. He led the first successful black slave revolt against slavery in 1791. He forced the British and Spanish to withdraw from Haiti and by 1801 he gained control of Santo Doming...
15. 40-Minute French 40-Minute French - Speaking French in France: This downloadable audio file provides the opportunity to hear and practise the French language. The French phrases are kept short and simple so that by listening two or three times, you can pick up the e...
16. French Classes French Classes are a great way to learn the French language. However, not everbody can fit the fixed schedule of regular classes into his own busy life. That's why some people have found a valid alternative : Getting a good book or two that teaches...
17. Jean-Jacques Rousseau, writer Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-78) was a French-Swiss thinker and writer. His novels included Julie, or the New Heloise and was a great contribution to the Romantic movement in literature. Other great works by Rousseau included The Social Contract, Em...
18. Jean-Jacques Rousseau Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78) was a Swiss-French thinker, novelist, and social theorist. He constantly sought to promote freedom, human rights (including the rights of the common man) and democracy, and was a great inspiration to the leaders of Fr...
19. The Prophecy of Orval In 1840 the French magazine L'Oracle published a story told by the baron of Manonville in his diary. During the Revolution, in May 1793, he and some other royalists were in the abbey of Orval, that belonged to the Austrian Netherlands and was situate...
20. Joseph Priestley Joseph Priestley (1773-1804) was a British theologian and chemist who discovered several new gases, including ammonia, sulfur dioxide, and a gas which he called "dephlogistated air" and which Lavoisier named "oxygen" (the gas makes up about one-fifth...