French – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Wed, 16 Jul 2025 22:54:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg French – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 French Heritage Festivals and Cultural Movements That Shaped North America https://brewminate.com/french-heritage-festivals-and-cultural-movements-that-shaped-north-america/ Fri, 13 Jun 2025 14:40:37 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=255971 French settlers brought a huge range of entertainment to North America. From folk music to dance and even

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Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen in the Early French Revolution https://brewminate.com/declaration-of-the-rights-of-man-and-of-the-citizen-in-the-early-french-revolution/ Wed, 14 Sep 2022 14:07:13 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=184020 The Declaration, first adopted in August 1789, served as an affirmation of the core values of the French

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Vitis Vinifera: A History of French Wine since the 6th Century BCE https://brewminate.com/vitis-vinifera-a-history-of-french-wine-since-the-6th-century-bce/ Thu, 14 Jul 2022 14:02:53 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=179818 There is archaeological evidence to suggest that the Celts first cultivated the grape vine, Vitis vinifera, in Gaul.

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Beware Cupid’s Arrow! French Print Reveals Dangers of Romantic Mix-Ups https://brewminate.com/beware-cupids-arrow-french-print-reveals-dangers-of-romantic-mix-ups/ Thu, 14 Feb 2019 18:32:48 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=50147 The Exchange of Arrows Between Death and Cupid, ca. 1665–1701, Pierre Landry (publisher). Engraving. The Getty Research Institute,

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Gay Liberation in France: A History through the Lens of Film, 1968-1983 https://brewminate.com/gay-liberation-in-france-a-history-through-the-lens-of-film-1968-1983/ Sat, 03 Nov 2018 17:43:50 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=75062 Paris Gay Pride 1982 A selection of four films from the years of gay liberation from the 1970s

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Grandville: Visions and Dreams in 19th-Century French Art https://brewminate.com/grandville-visions-and-dreams-in-19th-century-french-art/ Sun, 14 Oct 2018 17:35:13 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=72680 The Wanderings of a Comet, from Another World, 1844 / Internet Archive With its dreamlike inversions and kaleidoscopic cast

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Edgar Quinet and the Protestant Origins of the French Revolution https://brewminate.com/edgar-quinet-and-the-protestant-origins-of-the-french-revolution/ Fri, 05 Oct 2018 17:38:03 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=72213 Portrait of Edgar Quinet by Sebastien-Melchior Cornu / National Portrait Gallery Examining the connections Quinet made between the

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The Visual Culture of the French Revolution https://brewminate.com/the-visual-culture-of-the-french-revolution/ Tue, 25 Sep 2018 17:39:21 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=71139 Liberty leads the people / Wikimedia Commons Exploring the artistic expressions of the French Revolution. Edited by Matthew

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Marianne and the Motto of the French Republic https://brewminate.com/marianne-and-the-motto-of-the-french-republic/ Fri, 31 Aug 2018 17:45:53 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=69003 Marianne is the embodiment of the French Republic. Marianne represents the permanent values that found her citizens’ attachment

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The Impact of the Napoleonic Wars in Britain https://brewminate.com/the-impact-of-the-napoleonic-wars-in-britain/ Mon, 23 Jul 2018 18:06:35 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=65490 The start of the 19th century was a time of hostility between France and England, marked by a

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