Showing posts with label French history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label French history. Show all posts
Thursday, April 2, 2026

The French Wars of Religion: The Catholics strike back

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Why did Protestantism never really catch on in France? (History gives us the answer) Catholics are still nearly half of the population of Fr...
Thursday, May 9, 2024

History of the European Union

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“By this Treaty, the HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES establish among themselves a EUROPEAN UNION , hereinafter called ‘the Union’, on which the Mem...
Monday, February 26, 2024

Why are certain European languages so often spoken in Africa? (Answer: History)

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“A Declaration introducing into international relations certain uniform rules with reference to future occupations on the coast of the Afric...
Friday, October 14, 2022

A review of the BBC’s “The Normans” and “The Normans: The Complete Epic Saga”

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There’s a reason that 1066 is the best remembered year in  British history . In that year, the Normans invaded England . They are the last p...
Monday, September 5, 2022

A review of “Versailles” (French documentary)

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“ L’état, c’est moi. ” (“I am the State.”) – A line attributed to King Louis XIV of France – a line that he may or may not have actually sa...
Wednesday, August 24, 2022

A review of “The Germanic Tribes”

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Warning: This blog post contains a picture of an actual human skull from centuries ago. What is this film about, and why should I care about...
Thursday, July 14, 2022

A review of Cecil Jenkins’ “A Brief History of France” (book)

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“The French people solemnly proclaim their attachment to the Rights of Man and the principles of national sovereignty as defined by the Dec...
Wednesday, November 17, 2021

A review of “Modern Marvels: The Suez Canal” (History Channel)

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Long before the  Panama Canal  was built, the Suez Canal was opened in 1869. This is the same year that America ’s  Transcontinental Railroa...
Sunday, September 6, 2020

A review of “Lafayette: The Lost Hero” (PBS)

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“If War should break out between France and Great Britain, during the continuance of the present War between the United States and England...
Monday, March 23, 2020

A review of “The Plague” (History Channel)

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The greatest outbreak of disease in recorded human history (the Black Death) … It is still the greatest outbreak of disease in recorded ...
Saturday, August 24, 2019

A review of “The Dark Ages” (History Channel)

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The term “Dark Ages” usually refers to the Early Middle Ages, if it is used at all … People once used the term “Dark Ages” to refer to ...
Wednesday, November 11, 2015

A review of “The Great War” (1964 BBC series)

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"In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely...
Monday, November 2, 2015

A review of PBS's “Marie Antoinette” movie

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" Qu'ils mangent de la brioche ." ("Let them eat cakes.") - The infamous Marie Antoinette line that Marie Antoinette...
Tuesday, July 14, 2015

A review of “The French Revolution” (History Channel)

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"There is therefore a purely civil profession of faith of which the Sovereign should fix the articles, not exactly as religious dogma...
Monday, November 17, 2014

A review of Kenneth Clark's “Civilisation”

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"Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts: the book of their deeds, the book of their words, and the book of th...
Friday, August 15, 2014

A review of PBS Empires “Napoleon”

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" Glory is fleeting , but obscurity is forever." - Napoleon Bonaparte He was the ruler of  France , but learned French as a...
Friday, June 6, 2014

A review of “The World at War” (World War Two series)

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"This morning the British Ambassador in Berlin Nevile Henderson handed the German Government a final note stating that unless we hear...