France’s prime minister likely to be ousted in no-confidence vote, deepening country’s crisis
French lawmakers will vote Wednesday on a no-confidence motion that is widely expected to oust the government of Prime ...
France’s government looks on the brink of collapse. What’s next?
A no-confidence vote is scheduled Wednesday in parliament in the wake of a divisive budget debate, with a strong chance of ...
80 Years After Killings, Senegal Wants the Facts From France
The mass slaying of West African soldiers by colonial forces at the end of World War II in Senegal remains shrouded in ...
Coronations, protests and tightrope artists: Iconic images from Notre Dame’s history ahead of reopening
The reopening of Notre Dame marks a new chapter in its long story. A look back at how this striking gothic cathedral has been ...
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Peyser Endowment for the Study of New France
The Department of History at Western Michigan University is home to the Joseph L. Peyser Endowment for the Study of New France. The endowment was created by J. Randall Peyser with a gift of ...
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The filles du roi (daughters of the king)
In the early 1670s, about 1000 young women - nicknamed the king's daughters - arrived in New France to help populate the colony. (As portrayed in Canada: A People's History) Jean-Baptiste ...
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A New History of Theatre in France
‘A New History of Theatre in France is an exciting book that brings fresh insight and ranges from the fifteenth century to the present time. Unlike previous histories of French theatre, Finburgh ...
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France Is On the Brink of a Major Crisis
It looks all but certain that France's government will collapse this week, giving it the unwanted distinction of being the ...
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The fur trade
a merchant and finally ambassador to New France's powerful native allies. (As portrayed by J.H.Gagnon in Canada: A People's History) Muskets had upset the equilibrium between nations. Chiefs ...
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The Cambridge Illustrated History of France
Ranging from prehistoric menhirs to the Pompidou Centre, from Louis XIV's Versailles to twentieth-century highrises, from Marie Antoinette to Marie Claire, The Cambridge Illustrated History of ...