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5 days ago · Price: £79.99. Thomas Paine, the most widely read political thinker in the late 18th century, played a notable role in the American Revolution, in the development of popular radicalism in Britain, and in the French Revolution. Many of his works appeared in both English and French, and a few in other European languages, and were widely ...
2 days ago · Norman victory, French and rebels defeated War of the Flemish succession (1070–1071) (1070–1071) Location: County of Flanders. Pro-Arnulf Flanders Kingdom of France County of Hainaut County of Boulogne Duchy of Normandy: Pro-Robert Flanders West Frisia (later County of Holland) West Frisian victory Robert the Frisian becomes Count of Flanders
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5 days ago · The association Les Amis de la Villa Louis is organizing the third edition of the Swing D-Day festival in Lion-sur-Mer and Sword Beach to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy, from June 4 to 9, 2024. The aim of this festival is to pass on and perpetuate the duty of remembrance by offering free events open to all.
2 days ago · He was the third son of Leopold I, the German-born prince who became Belgium’s first king in 1831, and his French-born wife Louise-Marie d’Orléans. As was the custom at the time, the new-born prince was given a long string of names: Philippe Eugène Ferdinand Marie Clément Baudouin Léopold Georges.
4 days ago · St. Peter Port, the chief town and capital of Guernsey, Channel Islands. Guernsey, British crown dependency and island, second largest of the Channel Islands. It is 30 miles (48 km) west of Normandy, France, and roughly triangular in shape. With Alderney, Sark, Herm, Jethou, and associated islets, it forms the Bailiwick of Guernsey.
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3 days ago · The War of the Austrian Succession [f] was a European conflict fought between 1740 and 1748, primarily in Central Europe, the Austrian Netherlands, Italy, the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Related conflicts include King George's War in North America, the War of Jenkins' Ear, the First Carnatic War, and the First and Second Silesian Wars .
6 days ago · Five people dead. As protests against French control boiled over this week in New Caledonia, the South Pacific archipelago experienced some of its most intense violence since a civil war decades ...
