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Condom - What's in a name?

What an odd name! Ray takes us on a journey to discover some rather oddly named locations in France.
 France

yFrenchLife™ – MyFrenchLife.org – Maryse and Monette - Maryse Nicolas

Reportage + Société

The Resistance: Maryse and Monette - agents and life-savers

Guest Post: The French resistance comprised ordinary people doing extraordinary things, including two courageous young…
MyFrenchLife™ - MyFrenchLife.org - Jean Moulin - French Resistance - World War Two - French History - Charles de Gaulle - Poster

Reportage + Société

Jean Moulin: France's hero? Unravelling fact from fiction

Who was Jean Moulin? And was he really one of the great heroes of the…
 France
MyFrenchLife™ – MyFrenchLife.org - Jacques Chantre - war hero - prisoner of war - WW11 - portrait - Ray Johnstone

Reportage + Société

Portrait of a hero: the story of French war prisoner Jacques Chantre

From corn fields to concentration camps, Jacques Chantre’s nightmare began at the age of 23.
 France

MyFrenchLife.org - Gorges of the Ardeche - deeper-sublime-scenery-horrifying-history

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Les Crottes, Gorges de l’Ardèche: sublime scenery – horrifying history

A visit to Les Crottes prompts thought on the nature of reconciliation after the horrors…
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MyFrenchLife™ – Ray Johnstone – Snail - French women - MyFrenchLife.org

Reportage + Société

Advancing like an escargot: the representation of French women in politics

The progress of French women in politics in France has been moving at ‘snail’s pace’.…
 France
MyFrenchLife™ – Ray Johnstone – Verdun - We are the dead - MyFrenchLife.org

Reportage + Société

World War I: remembering the fallen soldiers

Why was the death toll for French soldiers so much greater in WWI than WWII?
 France

Reportage + Société

Defending Paris: bad jokes and history myths

Discover the revisionist history of French's failed attempt at defending Paris during World War II.
 Paris, France

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"Qui n'a plus d'espoir n'aura plus de regrets.Those who have no more hope will not have more regrets."

William Shakespeare. Translation

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Il a plu des cordes! It came down in buckets
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