The Bastille before and after 1789

The Bastille before and after 1789

Place de la Bastille, Theodor Josef Hubert Hoffbauer, 1841 The storming of the Bastille is one of the major events in our history. This is the starting point of a total and new “Revolution” which, let us remember, gives birth to our very first “...
Deadly fight in the Swamp

Deadly fight in the Swamp

Tomb of Henry II and Catherine de Medici at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint-Denis On June 26, 1574, the crowd gathered in Place de Grève to witness the beheading of one of the leaders of the Protestant clan, Gabriel de Lorges , Earl of Montgomery. It is...