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Heather Rose: ‘My ancestors escaped the French Revolution – that really got me, even as a child’

The Tasmanian author reflects on the dramatic family stories that have shaped her new novel, on a reviving bushwalk to her favourite tree

The Guardian - AU

Podcast: Gazans in France, saving and spending habits, the Republican calendar

France recognises Palestinian statehood but evacuations from Gaza are still suspended. French savings are at an all-time high, reflecting uncertainty about the future. And the story of the ten-day week put in place after the French Revolution.

Radio France Internationale

Marie Antoinette Style review: Forget the seedy sex addict slurs – and meet the real classy, sassy queen

From smallpox headgear to fairytale gowns and self-modelled ‘breast cups’, this lavish show reveals a very different person from the one depicted in the libellous fantasies of the French revolutionary press

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Photos show Bastille Day celebrations in France

France celebrates Bastille Day on Monday with parades, fireworks, and festivities nationwide. The holiday marks the 1789 storming of the Bastille prison, a pivotal moment in the French Revolution.

The Independent UK

France celebrates Bastille Day with annual military parade in Paris

Bastille Day is France's biggest holiday, celebrated annually on 14 July to commemorate the Storming of the Bastille in 1789 that sparked the French Revolution.

Euronews

How Andor created a ‘French’ planet in the Star Wars universe

The planet Ghorman draws upon history from the French revolution and World War II

The Independent UK

Ian Hamilton Finlay review – under the classical veneer, this artist was an idiot

Finlay was a defiantly archaic figure with a fondness for plinths and marble. But this show’s glorification of the guillotine proves he had a shallow, adolescent mind

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500 years ago, German peasants revolted – but their faith that the Protestant Reformation stood for freedom was dashed by Martin Luther and the nobility

Five hundred years ago, in the winter of 1524-1525, bands of peasants roamed the German countryside seeking recruits. It was the start of the German Peasants’ War, the largest uprising in Europe before the French Revolution. The peasants’ goal was to overturn serfdom and create a fairer society grounded on…

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These 16 nuns were guillotined in the French Revolution. Now the Pope has declared them saints

The Martyrs of Compiègne, a group of 16 Discalced Carmelite nuns executed during the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution, were canonised by Pope Francis on December 18.

The Conversation

Poem of the week: The Rights of Woman by Anna Laetitia Barbauld

This vision of liberation by a supporter of the French Revolution is rather less straightforwardly feminist than Mary Wollstonecraft’s

The Guardian - UK

10 Years Later, Assassin’s Creed’s Most Underrated Entry Deserves More Credit

Assassin's Creedy Unity was rightly lambasted for the rough state it launched in, but ten years later it deserves a reappraisal.

Inverse

Olympics Opening Ceremony Celebrates French Revolution With Spectacular Display

Experience the powerful and symbolic portrayal of the French Revolution in the recent Olympics opening ceremony, blending history with modern interpretations.

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Palace of Versailles evacuated after fire at Paris tourist attraction

The Palace was the main royal residence until the French Revolution and the overthrow of the monarchy in 1789

The Independent UK

The Rising Down by Alexandra Harris review – the joy of Sussex

Returning to her native soil, the historian unearths stories from the second world war, the days of the French revolution and the prehistoric era

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How the Eiffel Tower became silent cinema's icon

27 December 2023 marks the centenary of the death of the French civil engineer, Gustave Eiffel. Many studies have looked at the way in which the tower that bears his name has inspired painters (Bonnard, Chagall, Delaunay, De Staël, etc.) and poets (Apollinaire, Cendrars, Cocteau, Queneau, etc.) since it was…

Zenger

“Napoleon” To Stream On AppleTV+

The film reveals the dark past and motives of the French revolutionary.

Reason

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Moot beaches, sparking the French Revolution, and cash-bail advocacy.

France 24

Bastille Day: A brief history of France’s July 14 national holiday

France celebrates its fête nationale every year with fireworks, concerts and an extravagant military parade down the Champs-Élysées in the presence of the president, a bevy of politicians and often a foreign head of state as an honoured guest. The July 14 date of the fête commemorates two important events…

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The French Revolution executed royals and nobles, yes – but most people killed were commoners

For a lot of people, mention of the French Revolution conjures up images of wealthy nobles being led to the guillotine. Thanks to countless movies, books and half-remembered history lessons, many have been left with the impression the revolution was chiefly about chopping off the heads of kings, queens, dukes…

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Quick Fix: Roast Beef and Blue Cheese Tartine perfect for Bastille Day (or anytime)

July 14 is Bastille Day, the day in 1789 when the Bastille prison in Paris was stormed, and the French Revolution began. With this in mind, I thought about making a French-inspired supper and decided to make a tartine. The word "tartine" means slice of bread with spreadable ingredients in…

The Hindu

‘Chevalier’ movie review: A charming Kelvin Harrison Jr. leads a wavering story on Chevalier de Saint-Georges

A review of Chevalier (2023), a historical fiction drama based on the life of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-George

The Guardian - UK

‘What makes you angry?’ How we made Three Colours: Red

A snooping judge, a dog smacked by a car, a model in crisis … the creators of the final film in Krzysztof Kieślowski’s classic trilogy, inspired by the ideals of the French revolution, look back

WhatToWatch

Chevalier review: Kelvin Harrison Jr. demands your attention in historical drama

Kelvin Harrison Jr. stars in Chevalier, a historical drama about the gifted Black French composer that lived during the French Revolution.

France 24

The many lives of French abbeys

Once important seats of Christian worship, and now treasures of the country's heritage, French abbeys often have surprising histories. That’s the case of Fontevraud abbey, in the former duchy of Anjou. Run by a woman during its heyday, the abbey was turned into a prison after the French Revolution. In…

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