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Le saviez-vous? - Le dernier duel à l'épée pour l'honneur en France View Series

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France

In centuries past, when a person's honor was offended, he would challenge the culprit to a duel. The last duel in France took place as recently as 1967, between two respected politicians!

France 3 - Minitel : l'Internet avant l'heure - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Advanced Advanced

France

Back in the 80s, nearly every French household had a Minitel. It was the first computerized directory of its kind and a precursor to the modern computer. Later on, even Google showed an interest in the Minitel archives. Find out how advanced it was in its day.

France 3 - Minitel : l'Internet avant l'heure - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Advanced Advanced

France

Have you ever heard of the Minitel? In this video, you'll discover vintage technology from the seventies and eighties. Though once state of the art, the poor Minitel is now gathering dust in people's attics...

Le Figaro - Les cinq scènes historiquement fausses du «Napoléon» de Ridley Scott - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Advanced Advanced

France

In part 2 of this review of Ridley Scott's Napoleon, we learn why Napoleon really left the island of Elba and how he dealt with the death of his wife Josephine.

Le Figaro - Les cinq scènes historiquement fausses du «Napoléon» de Ridley Scott - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Advanced Advanced

France

Director Ridley Scott's recently released movie Napoleon was never intended to be historically accurate. Find out where the movie departs from the facts.

Le Monde - Comment la Marche des Beurs a révélé la crise des banlieues - Part 3 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

France

In 1983, the murder of an Algerian immigrant on a train galvanized a massive anti-racism protest that led to significant government reforms. But racism remains a serious problem in France to this day.

Le Monde - Comment la Marche des Beurs a révélé la crise des banlieues - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

France

On October 15, 1983, a dozen people set out from Marseille to march against racism and police violence. En route to Paris, they met many people who, to their surprise, were sympathetic to their cause.

Le Monde - Comment la Marche des Beurs a révélé la crise des banlieues - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

France

In 1983, the Marche des Beurs highlighted the problem of anti-Arab racism in France. Forty years on, the country is still feeling its effects.

Professeur Joseph Melone - Les sources View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

Professor Joseph Melone stresses the importance of sources in historical research. He also makes the disputed claim that Shakespeare never existed. Whether you believe that or not, his message is clear: check your sources!

Professeur Joseph Melone - Mes recherches en histoire View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

Professor Joseph Malone share his thoughts on his research on western colonization in Africa. What he discovered was not at all what he expected.

Professeur Joseph Melone - L'origine du mot France View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

France

Professor Joseph Melone explains to us how countries got their name. He shares some very interesting insights on the origin of the name "France," coming from the word franc.

Lionel - Vaucouleurs - Part 3 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

We continue our visit to Vaucouleurs, a small town where Joan of Arc spent part of her life. Her story sparked many legends and anecdotes, one of which concerns a magical linden tree...

Lionel - Vaucouleurs - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Nathalie explains how Joan of Arc's persistence paid off. She passed through the France Gate in Vaucouleurs to meet her destiny defending her country.

Lionel - Vaucouleurs - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

We go from Domrémy, where Joan of Arc was born, to Vaucouleurs, where her story really begins. She was called to defend France even though her hometown wasn't technically part of it.

Lionel - Le musée de Jeanne d'Arc - Part 4 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

We conclude our visit to the Joan of Arc museum with a look at Joan's influence through the ages. Did you know that the company that used Joan's image the most in advertising was Laughing Cow cheese?

Lionel - Le musée de Jeanne d'Arc - Part 3 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Discover some more amazing facts about Joan of Arc. Did you know that she is the French figure about whom the most films and books have been made, surpassing even Napoleon and de Gaulle?

Lionel - Le musée de Jeanne d'Arc - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

The second room of the Joan of Arc museum is dedicated to the iconography of the saint, including a bronze sculpture by Prosper D'Épinay.

Lionel - Le musée de Jeanne d'Arc - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Lionel and Nathalie take us to the Joan of Arc Museum, where you will discover many of her portraits. Interestingly, none of these portraits were made during her lifetime and nobody knows for sure what she looked like.

Lionel - Jeanne d'Arc à Vaucouleurs View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Come to Vaucouleurs and discover the crypt where Joan of Arc used to pray during her stays. Also check out the interactive museum where Joan will bring history to life and ask you questions!

Lionel - La maison de Jeanne d'Arc - Part 3 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

We conclude our tour of Joan of Arc's birthplace with a look at the very spot where she heard divine voices for the first time. You don't want to miss this!

Lionel - La maison de Jeanne d'Arc - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

We continue our tour of Joan of Arc's childhood home in the bedroom she shared with her sister. Joan used to look out the window to contemplate the town church.

Lionel - La maison de Jeanne d'Arc - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

In this tour of Joan of Arc's childhood home in Domrémy, you'll get to see the room where the iconic figure was born.

Lionel - L'Église de Domrémy - Part 4 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

In the final part of Lionel and Roger's tour of the Domrémy basilica, you will discover a painting depicting Joan of Arc's tragic end at the stake.

Lionel - L'Église de Domrémy - Part 3 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Lionel takes us inside the Saint Joan of Arc Basilica, which contains several paintings depicting events in Joan's life.

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