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Tag Archives: Arras
Canada & Europe: Remembering a Century of War
As the llth hour of the llth day of the llth month approaches, we reflect on a Century of War and visit France, Britain, … Continue reading
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Tagged Arras, bastions, Brandon, Calais, Canada, Commonwealth Air Training Plan, Concentration Camp, defences, documentary, Dover, Dover Castle, Dunkirk, Europe, France, French Resistance, Malta, Napoleon, Sicily, tourism, trenches, tunnels, Vimy Ridge, war, War Rooms, warriors, Western Front, white cliffs, WW1, WW2
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France: Interpreting architecture in Lille and Arras
The legacy of Flemish Counts, Dukes of Burgundy and Spanish Kings are revealed in the architecture of the Nord-Pas de Calais region of France … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexandre Dumas, architecture, Arras, Artois, Castles, Charles D’Artagnan, Chateau, Chateau d’Olhain, Cities, Counts, Flanders, Flemish, France, Gothic, Hainaut, Italian, Lille, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardy, Roman, Spanish, Stone carvings, Three Musketeers
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Castle-building in France: Vauban and the Sun King
In exploring the history of Nord-Pas de Calais in France we discover the story of Vauban the military engineer who built defensive fortifications for … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambleteuse, architecture, Arras, citadels, Countship, Fort Vauban, forts, France, French Revolution, Le Quesnoy, Les Miserables, Louis XlV, military engineering, Montreuil, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Robespierre, soldiers, Sun King, Vauban, Victor Hugo
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Northern France: The Unexplored Frontier
Northern France is just a hop across the English Channel and gateway from Britain to the continent. But despite thousands of travellers who pass … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbaye Ste Marie du Mont des Cats, architecture, Arras, art, Basilica, Belgium, Boulogne, Britain, Canadian, canals, Cathedral, Ceasar, Charles de Gaulle, Cote d’Opal, Countship of Flanders, culture, documentary, English Channel, Europe, fishing, Flemish, German, herring, Les Miserables, Lille, mackerel, maritime, Montreuil, museum, mussels, Napoleon, Netherlands, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Northern France, Paris, ports, soldiers, students, Trappist monks, Victor Hugo
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