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May 2023
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Les patriotes en exil: de la prison du P...

Radio-Canada
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Après les rébellions de 1837-1838, des dizaines de Canadiens français faits prisonniers ont été envoyés en exil en Australie, qui était alors une colonie pénitentiaire de l'Empire britannique. L'historien Gilles Laporte nous éclaire sur cette histoire méconnue.

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