La Marsellesa, banda sonora de la Revolu...

En la época de la Ilustración, cada vez más personas se aficionaron a leer novelas, diarios o libros científicos y a acudir a bibliotecas. 

En el siglo XII surgieron en el sur de Francia una serie de poetas músicos que vivían en las cortes de señores y príncipes y cantaban su amor por damas de alta alcurnia, a las que soñaban conquistar. 

Inventada quizá por los árabes, la fórmula del sorbete hizo furor en toda Europa en la época de la Ilustración. 

The history of France is intimately connected with its music. Where there's revolution, resistance or riots, there are chansons, ballads, and marches. Roxanne Panchasi, a historian of French culture, spins records with songs that reveal tensions, myths, and memories of France thr ... Show More

In the spring of 1793 revolts against Paris started erupting all over France. Sponsor: lynda.com/revolutions   

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian war and the social unrest that followed, as the French capital was cut off from the rest of the country and food was scarce. When the French government surrendered Paris to the Prussians, power gravitat ... Show More

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian war and the social unrest that followed, as the French capital was cut off from the rest of the country and food was scarce. When the French government surrendered Paris to the Prussians, power gravitat ... Show More

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the treaties France entered into with the United States of America in 1778, to give open support to the USA in its revolutionary war against Britain and to promote French trade across the Atlantic. This alliance had profound consequences for all th ... Show More

During the late 18th Century, a series of political, social, cultural, and economic issues reached breaking point, exploding in what is now known as the French Revolution. This unprecedented event affected not just France, but the rest of the world - reinventing centuries-old app ... Show More

It’s simple enough to pinpoint the beginnings of the French Revolution in 1789, but far more difficult to mark its end. Following the initial outbreak of revolution, France was plunged into years of political, social and economic instability, as various new governments sought to ... Show More

In October 1789 some angry houswives changed the course of the French Revolution.  Sponsor Link: lynda.com/revolutions 

After a wave of chaos spread across France, the National Assembly abolished feudalism on the night of Aug. 4, 1789.