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1Hundred Days — This article is about Napoleon s last period of rule. For other uses, see Hundred Days (disambiguation). Hundred Days Part of the Napoleonic Wars …
2Henri Murger — (March 27 1822 Paris, January 28, 1861) was a French novelist and poet, born at Paris.He is chiefly distinguished as the author of Scènes de la Vie de Bohème, from his own experiences as a desperately poor writer living in a Parisian attic,… …
3History of pawnbroking — This history is partially outdated for developments in the 20th century To trace the history of pawnbroking, we must go back to the earliest ages of the world, since lending money on portable security (see money and usury) is one of the most… …
4Alfred-Henri-Amand-Mame — Alfred Henri Amand Mame † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Alfred Henri Amand Mame Printer and publisher, b. at Tours, 17 Aug., 1811; d. at Tours, 12 April, 1893. The founder of the Mame firm, Charles Mame, printed two newspapers at Angers …
5The Necklace — Infobox short story | name = The Necklace title orig = La Parure translator = author = Guy de Maupassant country = France language = French series = genre = Short Story published in = publication type = publisher = media type = pub date = 1884… …
6James Moore (cyclist) — Infobox Cyclist ridername = James Moore image caption = James Moore, (right) winner of Paris Rouen 1869, Jean Eugène André Castera, (left) runner up. fullname = James Moore nickname = dateofbirth = birth date|1849|01|14 dateofdeath = death date… …
7Jousting — is a sport played by armored combatants mounted on horses. It consists of competition between two mounted knights using a variety of weapons, usually in sets of three per weapon (such as tilting with a lance, blows with the battle axe, strokes… …
8Comte de Montalembert — Comte de Montalembert † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Comte de Montalembert CHARLES FORBES RENÉ, COMTE DE MONTALEMBERT. Born in London, 15 April, 1810; died in Paris 13 March, 1870. His father, Marc René, had fought in the army of Condé …
9Jean-Louis Hamon — (May 5, 1821 ndash; May 29, 1874) was a French painter.He was born at Plouha, in today s Côtes d Armor département , in France. At an early age he was intended for the priesthood, and placed under the care of the brothers Lamennais, but his… …
10Plot of the Rue Saint-Nicaise — The plot of the Rue Saint Nicaise, also known as the Machine infernale (English: Infernal machine ) plot, was an assassination attempt on the life of the First Consul of France, Napoleon Bonaparte, in Paris on 24 December 1800. It followed the… …
