Tag: Story
Cabinet of curiosities: the strange fashion of radioactive dishes…
In this new chapter of Cabinet of curiosities, we release our most beautiful tea set, our anti-radiation suit and our Geiger counter. Make yourself a nice cup of tea, turn…
History: the division of Africa by the Europeans
At a time when colonization was not yet considered an end in itself, the Berlin Conference (1884-1885) was seen as the moment when the European colonial powers came together to…
a new suspect accused of having denounced the family in 1944
On August 1, 1944, an SS non-commissioned officer, German and Dutch police discovered behind a shelf the entrance to the rooms where Anne Frank and her family had been hiding…
Tierno Monénembo, in memory of the victims of Camp Boiro in Guinea
Born July 21, 1947 in Guinea, Tierno Monénembo went into exile in 1969 and lived successively in Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire before moving to France in 1973 to continue his…
What is the Holy Roman Empire?
Born on the ruins of the Carolingian Empire in 962, with the coronation of Othon Ier, the Empire is said to be “Saint” from the middle of the 12the century,…
is the TF1 series inspired by a true story?
THE UNDOING TF1. Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant embody the protagonists of the series The Undoing broadcast on TF1. But is the plot inspired by a true story? Summary [Mis…
Stéphane Audeguy, the empire of metamorphoses
Stéphane Audeguy’s new novel strolls through a century of Japanese history. A kaleidoscope of intersecting women’s destinies, in a Japan torn between tradition and modernity. A young American bride who…
Malika Rahal, the conquest of Arabic
She is an obsessive historian. Dixit Malika Rahal. An obsessive man who walks through drawers, cupboards, alleys, chapels, archives, passageways. In his dictionary of life, there are multiple skies (French,…
Cabinet of curiosities: the heliograph, a device that “records” sunlight without electricity
In this new chapter of Cabinet of curiositieswe forget the gray for a moment to set off to discover a strange instrument: the heliograph. Put on your sunglasses, make yourself…
Epiphany 2022: what is the story of the Three Kings?
[EPIPHANIE]. This Catholic holiday is celebrated this Thursday, January 6. What is the origin of Epiphany? Who are the three wise men and why do we eat a galette des…