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History of Wine in France – From Antiquity to the Revolution
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History of Wine in France – From Antiquity to the Revolution

L20200236
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Where and when did the very first drops of wine pass down a thirsty throat? What could the taste of the "nectar of the gods" in Antiquity possibly have been? Some 2,600 years ago, our ancestors living on the land of present-day Marseille discovered wine with delight. Shortly afterwards, the Gaulish elites began importing it in considerable quantities. But...
LES BLANCS-SABLONS LE CONQUET 25 April 1513 – The Franco-Breton Navy Repels the Royal Navy
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LES BLANCS-SABLONS LE CONQUET 25 April 1513 – The Franco-Breton Navy Repels the Royal Navy

L20200100
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Every summer, the Blancs-Sablons beach at Le Conquet draws thousands of tourists in search of fresh air and invigorating bathing. How many know that five centuries ago, a fierce naval battle was fought off that beach, between English sailors and French and Breton sailors? And that the reddened waters of the Iroise Sea washed dozens of corpses onto the...
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