the bastille
101Charles V the Wise — (1338 1380) (Charles V le Sage) king of France Born in Vincennes, the son of King jean II and Bonne de Luxembourg, Charles v was king of France from 1364 to 1380. In 1350, he married jeanne of Bourbon and, during his father s captivity, he… …
102EMIGRANTS, THE — (Les Emigrés), the members of the French aristocracy and of the partisans of the ancient régime who at the time of the Revolution, after the fall of the Bastille, fled for safety to foreign lands, congregating particularly in Coblenz, where… …
103FEDERATION, THE CHAMPS-DE-MARS — a grand féte celebrated in the Champs de Mars, Paris, on July 14, 1790, the anniversary of the taking of the Bastille, at which deputies from the newly instituted departments assisted to the number of 80,000, as well as deputies from other… …
104CHARLES V, THE WISE — son of John II., king of France from 1361 to 1380; recovered from the English almost all the provinces they had conquered, successes due to his own prudent policy, and especially the heroism of Du Guesclin, De Clisson, and De Boucicaut; France …
105Man in the Iron Mask — Man in the I|ron Mask, the a man who was kept as a prisoner in the Bastille, a prison in Paris, who died there in 1703. His face was always kept hidden by a ↑mask, and some people believe that he was the brother of the French king Louis XIV, but… …
106History of the French national rugby union team — The French national rugby union team first competed at the 1900 Olympics. Early yearsRugby was introduced to the Le Havre region of France by British merchants and students in the 1870s and was subsequently spread throughout the schools and… …
107Bastille by the Bay — San Quentin prison in San Francisco Bay …
108Éléphant de la Bastille — La fontaine de l éléphant, projet d Alavoine (vers 1813 1814). Il s agit probablement de la vue exposée au Salon de 1814, ou d une lithographie en couleur de celle ci (Paris, musée Carnavalet). L’éléphant de la Bastille est un projet napoléonien… …
109Marais Bastille Hotel Paris (Paris) — Marais Bastille Hotel Paris country: France, city: Paris (Bastille Marais) Marais Bastille Hotel Paris If you want to enjoy both the calm and the atmosphere of a left bank hotel and famous living sightseeing place like de la Bastille or the… …
110Citadines Bastille Marais Hotel Paris (Paris) — Citadines Bastille Marais Hotel Paris country: France, city: Paris (Bastille Marais) Citadines Bastille Marais Hotel Paris The Citadines Bastille Marais Hotel Paris is located 5 minutes from Opera Bastille, where most of the Fashion bars and… …
