French economic reform bill 'no revolution'

Lebrecht/ Place de Grève at the Storming of the Bastille, Jul. 14, 1789, from an 18th-century engraving by Letourmy of Orléans The moment has come to diversify our analogy portfolio History News Network This post is in partnership with the ...

Washington National Opera 's premiere of Francis Poulenc 's Dialogues of the Carmelites is set during the French Revolution, when Carmelite nuns were guillotined for refusing to renounce their faith. Sung in the composer's approved English ...

It's all go in the travel tech sector,wherea succession of startups have emerged with the goal of making the journey from A to B as seamless and as cost effective as possible. One of the latest to stake a claim in the European travel market is ...

Already, weddings under planning in Delhi are being shifted to Gurgaon and Noida, hitherto considered the badlands of partydom, for fear of Aam Aadmi reprisals Kishore Singh February 13, 2015 Last Updated at 22:26 IST Gather around me, friends, as I sing you ...

By overseeing a `French Revolution` at Newcastle United, outgoing manager Alan Pardew has had a more far-reaching impact on the club`s heritage than almost any of his immediate predecessors. While he failed to win over large sections of Newcastle`s support ...

Pantaloon or Pantaloons. During the French Revolution (1789-1799), the male citizens of France adopted a working-class costume including ankle-length trousers, or pantaloons from a Commedia dell'Arte character named Pantalone. The English novelist ...

Some of the most memorable, enduring literature has been inspired by history's bloodiest eras - the French Revolution, trench warfare in World War I, the Spanish Civil War, the Nazi killings, the partition of India and its dangerous dislocations, the ...

The Bastille used to be the star of this area, and a stop here—at the epicenter of the French Revolution—was a must. The small streets forking off Place de la Bastille still buzz at night, thanks to bars, music clubs, and the top-flight Opéra ...

Print Send this article Töpffer (1766-1847) came of age during the French Revolution and drew his inspiration from English caricaturists who were very popular in the second half of the 18 th century for their commentaries on morality and ...