Category: HISTORY
Odessa, the Pearl of the Black Sea at stake
5. Odessa, the Pearl of the Black Sea at stake Author: Pierre Scordia Media Coverage in Britain and France In the clashes in Odessa that killed more than 40 people (most […]
The annexation of Crimea – media coverage in Britain and France
4. The annexation of Crimea | Media coverage in Britain and France Author: Pierre Scordia Fears expressed by the British magazine The Economist regarding the fate of Crimea proved to be correct, […]
The February Revolution of 2014
BRTISH AND FRENCH MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE UKRAINIAN CRISIS THE ECONOMIST’S VIEW Author: Pierre Scordia 2. The beginning of the political crisis 3. The February Revolution of 2014 The Economist magazine was […]
Chronicle of a Revolution: Ukraine 2013-2017
1. Media coverage of the Ukrainian crisis in France and Great Britain By Pierre Scordia The Ukrainian Revolution followed by Russian aggression was in part analysed in the French and British […]
Gilles of Brittany, the anglophile prince who was murdered (1420-1450)
The murder of Gilles of Brittany had repercussions throughout the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. It dramatically changed the course of Anglo-Breton relations and moreover led to serious consequences for the Anglo-French political landscape.
Cinema: Dunkirk, Churchill and the Brexiteers
One year after the shock of Brexit, two of Britain’s best known filmmakers, Christopher Nolan and Joe Wright, released two films about one of the most tragic episodes in British history: the evacuation of the British army from Dunkirk. Could there have been a desire on the part of the two directors to convey a message about the Brexit fiasco by alluding to British resilience at a time when the country is swimming against the European tide?
HISTORY / LITERATURE / USA
From Kennedy to Hillary: the end of the myth of the American dream
Democracy seems a sham when you read two books, one by Hillary Rodman Clinton, What Happened, and the other one by Marc Dugain, Ils vont tuer Robert Kennedy (They are going to kill Robert Kennedy). These two works put into perspective the true nature of American democracy, which is governed by invisible forces.
Joan of Navarre, Duchess of Brittany & Queen of England
The life of a great, little known queen Joan of Navarre, Duchess of Brittany and Queen of England (from 1386 to 1437)