Category Archives: French History

Political Assassinations in Paris

Posted on January 10, 2013 by briansandberg

Three Kurdish women were murdered in Paris yesterday in the offices of the Kurdish Institute. The women were all political activists affiliated with the PKK, a Kurdish nationalist group active in Turkey and Iraq. Sakine Cansiz, one of the co-founders … Continue reading →

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Forensic Science and French History

Posted on January 1, 2013 by briansandberg

CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) meets French history. DNA testing is being used to examine historical evidence in new ways. A recent study brings techniques of forensic science to examine the alleged remains of French King Henri IV. Scientists studied an … Continue reading →

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Notre Dame de Paris Celebrates 850th Anniversary

Posted on December 20, 2012 by briansandberg

Église Notre Dame de Paris kicked off its 850th Anniversary celebration recently with a mass and procession. This is the first part of a year-long jubilee celebration of the construction of the church, which was begun in 1163 and continued … Continue reading →

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Interview with Hervé Drévillon

Posted on December 5, 2012 by briansandberg

Historian Hervé Drévillon has launched a new Institut des Études sur la Guerre et la Paix (Institute for the Study of War and Peace) at Université de Paris I. Research centers and institutes at major universities are engines for original research … Continue reading →

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Reenactment of Austerlitz

Posted on December 4, 2012 by briansandberg

Austerlitz has been fought once again. The anniversary of the battle of Austerlitz was 2 December and historical reenactors once again took to the battlefield to commemorate one of the most celebrated victories of Napoleon. Emperor Napoleon’s Grand Armée fought … Continue reading →

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Napoleon’s Letter on Destroying the Kremlin in 1812

Posted on December 3, 2012 by briansandberg

During Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812, the French emperor came to the realization that he would have to abandon Moscow and order the retreat of his Grand Armée. In a coded letter to his foreign minister, he announced that … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival Research, Early Modern Europe, Empires and Imperialism, European History, French History, French Revolution and Napoleon, Strategy and International Politics, War, Culture, and Society | Leave a comment

Study Abroad in Southern France – Meeting at NIU

Posted on November 18, 2012 by briansandberg

Study Abroad in Southern France in Summer 2013 Meeting on Monday, November 26 from 4-6 pm in Watson 110 Northern Illinois University is launching a Study Abroad Program in Southern France, based in Bordeaux, in Summer 2013. The program in … Continue reading →

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Armistice Day in France

Posted on November 11, 2012 by briansandberg

This past Sunday was Armistice Day, marking the end of the First World War in 1918. France celebrates 11 November each year with a series of ceremonies commemorating the dead of La Grande Guerre, as the First World War is … Continue reading →

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Ecole des Chartes Fellowship

Posted on November 1, 2012 by briansandberg

École Nationale des Chartes Fellowship Application deadline: December 1, 2012 This fellowship, which has existed since 1979, provides auditor tuition and a portion of living expenses for an American or Canadian graduate student who has advanced to PhD candidacy to … Continue reading →

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US Elections Viewed from France

Posted on October 27, 2012 by briansandberg

The 2012 United States Presidential Election is being closely followed in France, where I am currently doing archival research. Daily radio and television news broadcasts are filled with the latest U.S. political news, tracking opinion polls and each major twist … Continue reading →

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