3.29- The Purge of the Girondins

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In the summer of 1793 the Revolutionaries in Paris were besieged from all sides. 

In the summer of 1793 a re-organized Committee of Public Safety began to consolidate power. 

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

Esta canción bélica nació en 1792 para animar a las tropas francesas en la guerra contra Austria. Se convirtió enseguida en himno de la Revolución y, desde 1879, de Francia. 

<p>Quoi ? Une 2ème révolution française ?! On connaît celle de 1789 mais la 2ème, c’était quand ?</p> <p>C’était en mai 1968. D’accord, le mot « révolution » est peut-être un peu exagéré... Il n’y a pas eu de révolution politique. Par contre, on a assisté à une révolution des mœu ... Show More

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss 1848, the year that saw Europe engulfed in revolution. Across the continent, from Paris to Palermo, liberals rose against conservative governments. The first stirrings of rebellion came in January, in Sicily; in February the French monarchy fel ... Show More

En mai 1958, une expression est sur toutes les lèvres : coup d'État. L'insurrection gagne l'Algérie, la Corse puis menace Paris…. Et ouvre la voie au retour du général de Gaulle au pouvoir, raconte Olivier Duhamel dans le deuxième épisode de la série originale #PassionConstitutio ... Show More

In the summer of 1944, a handpicked group of young GIs—including such future luminaries such as Bill Blass, Ellsworth Kelly, Arthur Singer, Victor Dowd, Art Kane, and Jack Masey—landed in France to conduct a secret mission. From Normandy to the Rhine, the 1,100 men of the 23rd He ... Show More