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"Decades later, the massacre still has no name; it is known simply as October 17 and it exemplifies the Republic’s failure to reckon with its colonial history."

#17octobre1961 #EnCeJour #OTD #NuitNoire #histFr #FrenchHistory #AlgerianWar #Algeria #policeViolence #colonialViolence #stateCrimes

Delighted that my book, The Soldier's Reward, won the American Historical Association's Gershoy Award !
#skyhistorians, #Frenchhistory #AmericanHistoricalAssociation

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Listening to #Afropean by @johnypitts.bsky.social - first time I’ve heard of #blanchiment whereby the black soldiers who liberated France were replaced by whites soldiers so that the liberation could be presented as being driven by whites soldiers! #BlackHistoryMonth #FrenchHistory

After a few months away, L’Étranger is back! 🇫🇷🎙️

How did one of history's most formidable military powers become synonymous with surrender?

From Napoleon & Yorktown to Verdun and Dunkirk, Ep 6 takes on the myth of the “cheese-eating surrender monkeys”.

Coming soon!

#FrenchHistory #History

✊🏽 On this day in 1789: French Revolution: The Women's March on Versailles effectively terminates royal authority.

📝 Article by Harrison W. Mark.
📷 Image 1 by the National Library of France.

#France #FrenchRevolution #WomensMarchOnVersailles #History #FrenchHistory #LouisXVI #OnThisDay

DID YOU KNOW?
The Eiffel Tower was supposed to be temporary...
It was built for the 1889 World's Fair with a permit of about 20 years, and it was kept partly because it turned out to be useful as a radio antenna. #history #france #frenchhistory #eiffeltower #parishistory #didyouknow

I am realistic. No one in France will ever look seriously at my theory that Louis XIV was the child of a surrogate mother who conspired with Queen Anne of Austria because Anne and France were in for a lot of pain and bloodshed if no dauphin could be naturally produced. #frenchhistory

econopass.com · Marco Bellinari

Her name was not Joan. It was not Arc. She never called herself by either. She was not French in any way that the word would have meant anything to a …

#joanofarc #culture #frenchhistory #medievalhistory #hundredyearswar #forgottenhistory #trending

Prince Albert II's French Trip: Unveiling Grimaldi History! #shorts: A two-day royal journey unearths historical Grimaldi family roots across picturesque French communities. Discover ancient ties and heritage. #PrinceAlbertII #GrimaldiFamily #FrenchHistory #RoyalJourney #Heritage

The history of the woman who fought for France, saw visions and was burned at the stakes youtu.be/OJSVDKcm2Xo #JoanofArc #FrenchHistory

Our next #FrenchHistory speaker will be Dr. Kelly Presutti (History of Art and Visual Studies, Cornell), presenting a talk entitled "Fail Ahead: Object Narratives of French Naval Redemption." Mark your calendars for Fri. Oct. 23, 4-6p, at Munk Ctr. room 108N. 🗃️

"The Real Story of the French Revolution" is an examination of the beliefs and assumptions about the French Revolution which have become popularized in films and novels.

💻: https://tinyurl.com/ymemv299

#FrenchRevolution #FrenchHistory #LiteratureAndHistory #HistoricalAnalysis

Archaeologists have uncovered a massive wall that may be the first physical evidence of the Gaulish settlement of Lutetia described by Julius Caesar. www.culture.gouv.fr/regions/drac... #frenchhistory #historynews #discover

What year did the French Revolution start? 🧠 Comment your guess! Full quiz in bio 🔗

#trivia #quiz #historyquiz #frenchhistory