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North America in the French and Indian War 1754–1763 - A Colonial War and the Roots of American Revolution
This map illustrates the course and key developments of the French and Indian War (1754–1763), the North American theater of the global Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France. It shows the territorial struggles, shifting alliances...

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Club of Patriotic French Women in a Church
A meeting of a club of patriotic women in a church during the French Revolution (1789-1799). Alongside the more famous political clubs of the era (i.e. the Jacobins, Cordeliers), some clubs were created to advocate for women's rights, most...

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Members of the French Directory
The five French Directors in their traditional garments. From left to right, the figures depicted are: Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai, Louis Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux, Paul Barras, François de Neufchâteau, and Jean-François Rewbell...

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Paul French
Paul French (born 1966) is a British author and journalist specialised in China, where he worked for many years. His books include Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China (2011), City...

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French Republican Calendar
French Republican calendar for Year III (1794-95), drawing by Philibert Louis Debucourt.
Bibliothèque nationale de France.

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French Destroyer Sinking during the Dunkirk Evacuation
The French destroyer Bourrasque sinking while carrying troops during the Dunkirk evacuation of May-June 1940. (Imperial War Museums)

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A Battle During the French and Indian War
Daniel Day-Lewis, Russell Means, and Eric Schweig in The Last of the Mohicans (1992). Photo by Morgan Creek Productions.
The movie is set in 1757 during the French and Indian War.

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French Colonial Troops, 1940
A photograph of captured French colonial troops from Africa during the Fall of France to Nazi Germany in June 1940 during the Second World War (1939-45).
Imperial War Musuems

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Priest Swearing Allegiance to the French State
A detail of a plate commemorating the 1790 Civil Constitution of the Clergy showing a priest swearing allegiance to the French state. The text translates as "I swear to maintain with all my power the Constitution". (Musée Carnavalet, Paris)

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Mohicans During the French and Indian War
Madeleine Stowe, Jodhi May, Wes Studi, and Steven Waddington in The Last of the Mohicans (1992). Image by Morgan Creek Productions.
The movie is set in 1757 during the French and Indian War.