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3 days ago · The English put off paying homage to Charles IV of France on 1 July 1324. It was the beginning of a series of events that culminated in the War of Saint-Sardos. This conflict, a French victory, can be viewed as a precursor of the Hundred Years War. Saint-Sardos was a village within the Duchy of Aquitaine. It fell under the jurisdiction of the ...
2 days ago · Correspondence from the 1780s between the Count of Beust, a manufacturer from the Holy Roman Empire settled in the south of France, and Philippe Frédéric de Dietrich, the king’s commissioner for the inspection of mines and furnaces, draws attention to the mining activity of an entrepreneur named “Dame Pignal,” an inhabitant of Orthez in ...
1 day ago · France, country of northwestern Europe. Historically and culturally among the most important nations in the Western world, France has also played a highly significant role in international affairs, with former colonies in every corner of the globe.
4 days ago · France - Revolution, Monarchy, Republic: Transalpine Gaul came into existence as a distinct historical entity in the middle of the 1st century BCE, through the campaigns of Julius Caesar (c. 100–44 BCE), and disappeared late in the 5th century CE.
4 days ago · Marseille, city, capital of Bouches-du-Rhône département, southern France, and also the administrative and commercial capital of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, one of France’s fastest growing régions. Located west of the French Riviera, Marseille is one of the major ports of the Mediterranean Sea.
- Marseille is the capital city of the Bouches-du-Rhône département in southern France. It is also the administrative and commercial capital of the P...
- Marseille is known for many things but primarily for its unique culture and cuisine, including the garlic- and saffron-flavoured fish stew called b...
- Marseille lies in a depression sheltered by a semicircle of limestone hills, which have inhibited the development of suburbs. Its natural harbour a...
- Marseille is well known for producing soap, an industry dating back to the 15th century. Other industrial activities in its history have included f...
5 days ago · Cattle farming, cheese making and woodwork are still alive and well and are synonymous with Alpine culture. The Alps has also been home to the Winter Olympics a number of times with Switzerland, France, Italy, Austria and Germany all hosting the event.rnrnu003cspan lang=u0022ENu0022u003eThe mountain range is divided into three sections.
3 days ago · Austria–Hungary had 568 million telephone calls in 1913; only two Western European countries had more phone calls: the German Empire and the United Kingdom. The Austro-Hungarian Empire was followed by France with 396 million telephone calls and Italy with 230 million phone calls.
