The 'salons' of 17th and 18th century France are sometimes called “the cradle of the French Revolution.” Salons were discussions among a group of carefully selected nobles and intellectuals, typically organized by women called salonnières.
Berthet says: "I think Vauban would have approved... and perhaps even prescribed golf lessons for soldiers' education!"
Discover the dark history of Bordeaux and its historical links to the notorious slave trade.
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