Spring is a popular time to visit Colonial Williamsburg, not least because it’s “lambing season,” the time of year when baby lambs are born and take their first steps (which is obviously very, very cute). But small as they are, these lambs have a big baaa-ckstory (sorry) – they are part of a breed that was once guarded like a trade secret, was smuggled into ... Show More
Oct 2024
Jamestown | The Great Reforms | 4
<p>In April 1613, years of bloody warfare culminated in the kidnapping of the paramount chief Powhatan’s daughter Pocahontas. The English colonists in Jamestown offered to return her in exchange for stolen weapons, English prisoners, and corn, but their proposal was met with sile ... Show More
39m 50s
Oct 2024
Jamestown | Land of Milk and Honey | 1
<p>In December 1606, three ships carrying 104 settlers left England and set sail for Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay. Six months later, they arrived on a narrow peninsula in the James River and founded Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in mainland North America.</p><p>F ... Show More
38m 41s
Jul 2025
À la découverte de l'île-monastère Saint-Honorat, au large de Cannes
<p>Au Large de Cannes et de son agitation, se trouve un véritable havre de paix. Ce petit paradis d’une quarantaine d’hectares, c’est l’île Saint-Honorat, une des deux îles de l'archipel de Lérins. La présence de moines est attestée sur cette île depuis le Ve siècle et la communa ... Show More
29m 13s