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By, Uwe Paschen. Vive la France. (14 Juillet Fete National) or should that be Vive Paris? Today as in 1680 under the war hungry King Louis the XIV of France, who once said that “Paris is France but France will... Video: Entrance to a 'Hidden Fortress' on Dover's Western Heights
The 'North Entrance' on Dover's Western Heights consists of a blocked-off road tunnel and the skeletal remains of two single-lane bridges. Hardly the stuff, one might think, to be worth risking life and limb for...The canvas is entirely covered -- FINALLY!
Prometheus, Day 9. I finally got the whole underpainting laid in. Now, while I let it dry, I have to figure out what I'm going to work on in the meantime. Definitely the Napoleon picture. Then, back to the...Happy Cinco de Mayo!
There are many Cinco de Mayo festivities happening today. Parades, street fairs, live music, good food, and drinking are just a few of the ways people will be celebrating. Today is a day of...Daughter of the West
" * LRB * 13 December 2007 * Tariq Ali more detail icon * printer icon print layout * mail icon tell a friend Daughter of the West Tariq Ali Arranged marriages can be a messy business. Designed principally as a means of accumulating wealth, circumventing...Dumped French President Falls For Femme Fatale
Fatal Attraction In Paris? Supermodel Also Known As Man-Eater My friend Monsieur Henri once remarked that you cannot be called French unless your wife has betrayed you. After all, Napoleon conquered all of...
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War and Peace: The First Book
Blah. I probably will end up finishing this book but I’m not sure I really want to anymore. Unfortunately, I have this feeling when I read a lot of the “classics.” They all write with what my middle... Code Napoléon -- Laying Down the Law in Québec, Louisiana and France
One evening, I was reading a passage from the memoirs of French author François-René de Chateaubriand (1746-1848). Though he had come to detest Napoleon Bonaparte, Chateaubriand could not deny his enemy’s... Napoleon wife`s watch sells for 1.3 million dollars
"A watch that belonged to Empress Josephine, wife of 19th century French ruler Napoleon Bonaparte, sold in Geneva for more than 1.3 million dollars Monday, more than seven times its pre-auction estimate. The watch, made in 1800 in gold and enamel and set with diamonds, went...Napoleon's sword fetches $6.8M
"An ornate, gold-encrusted sword that Napoleon used in battle 200 years ago has sold for more than $6.8 million, Parisian auction house Osenat said Sunday. An anonymous female buyer purchased the sword for her...Out Of Iraq Into Afghanistan
"The American General James Jones calling for more troops for Afghanistan, is the same General that criticized Rumsfeld for the failed war in Iraq."Napoleon alive in Jena
"October 14, 1806 marked the height of Napolean's military dominance in Europe. Two centuries later, history buffs from throughout Europe re-enacted the famous Battle of Jena, led by a Napolean with an American...`Napoleon Dynamite' town cashes in on film (AP)
" 1 hour, 17 minutes ago PRESTON, Idaho - "Napoleon Dynamite," a low-budget, feel-good comedy starring Jon Heder " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> Jon Heder , put this farm town near the Utah...Thousands Re-Enact Napoleonic Triumph - Yahoo! News
SLAVKOV U BRNA, Czech Republic - Thousands of men in 19th century uniforms, on horseback and on foot, battled on a snow-covered field in the Czech Republic on Saturday, re-enacting the Emperor Napoleon's triumph over Russia and Austria 200 years ago.
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