In the late 1700s, France became the first European nation tooverthrowits king and establish a democracy in what was called the French Revolution. Unfortunately democracy did not start off well and many people were killed, as many different parties fought for power. However, the French Revolution...
France did not follow up on its initial explorations of the Australian coast and missed the chance to establish colonies in Australia in the late 1700s and early 1800s. Lack of colonies, however, did not prohibit Frenchmen from migrating to the English colonies on the continent, nor stop the...
But it’s central in the founding of New France — French explorer Jacques Cartier made landfall in the early 1500s and colonists settled coastal hamlets in the late 1700s. FromSeattle Times Some view the institution as the personification of Britain’s conquest of New France in the 18th cent...
In the late 1700s a French midwife, Madame du Coudray, invented an obstetric simulator which she used to teach midwifery to more than 4,000 peasant women. Appointed in August 1767 by King Louis XV to teach midwifery "throughout the whole extent of the Realm," she faced the challenge of ...
In the late 1700s, Guillaumot worked on the project of reinforcing the quarries because a city street had collapsed. At this time, the Cemetery of Innocent Saints, located whereForum Les Hallesnow exists, was a burgeoning cemetery. Graves stacked upon graves since the fourth century pushed thr...
It’s not hard to imagine theAuberge du Bon Laboureurand the village of Chenonceaux as it might have been back in the late 1700s. In those days, this Loire Valley hotel was a postal relay station, where the mail man could get a meal, a rest and fresh horses before continuing the jou...
Jean Pierre David dit Saint Michelwas a master blacksmith for the King of France, Louis XV, at the Fortress of Louisbourg from the early 1720's to the late 1750's. He was born between 1699 and 1700 in the Parish of Saint Nazaire, Diocese of Nantes, Lorie-Inférieure, Bretagne, France...
In his work, Jennings states that the French... J Kulwicki - 《Journal of Social History》 被引量: 0发表: 2008年 Bottled Water, Spas, and Early Years of Water Chemistry" Although hot springs have been used and enjoyed for thousands of years, it was not until the late 1700s that they...
In 1646, Nicolas V de Villeroy became the young king's tutor. Louis XIV became friends with Villeroy's young children, particularly François de Villeroy, and divided his time between the Palais-Royal and the nearby Hotel de Villeroy. Minority and the Fronde This section needs additional ...
A survey of French Fashion History from the late 17th Century to the early 21st Century. Throughout the semester you will learn : to be familiar with the main lines of fashion history (styles, personalities, designers?) to be familiar with the history of Paris as a fashion industry ...