History

There are characters in the history of France, which persists on the fate and the recognition was only much later. Such is the fate of Joan of France (1464-1505), daughter of King but deformed girl, woman refused, Queen of France disowned, nicknamed the Cripple, who has shown dedication, courage and a exemplary dedication throughout his life. Beatified and canonized recently, she became Saint Joan of France ...

In ancient Greece, there were records that had the support of papyrus. These records were used for administrative, political, and sometimes even to historians of the time. Unfortunately these records no longer exist. They were destroyed. Today, we can study the inscriptions of the era are still visible today, both in fragments. On stone, marble or other materials, the Greeks were writing in a specific style. These entries can be very well preserved by us and it is the role of epigraphy that study them. Thus we can define epigraphy as the science that studies the inscriptions. We outline some aspects of this science which experts are epigraphists.

In the collective imagination, the Civil War remains the conflict of "Blues" (the Yankees) against the "gray" (Southerners), referring to the color of the uniforms worn by soldiers on both sides. This vision is the contemporary meaning of the concept of uniform, in which standardization is still the main feature. The result for the conflict before us the impression of a certain poverty, especially in comparison with the flamboyant and varied uniforms of the Napoleonic wars - which in some military units (the Hussars, for example), there were no two regiments of the same army who wore the same outfit. But if you look closely, the uniforms of the Civil War are in reality much more diverse than it appears, although this variety tends to fade over the conflict for reasons practices.

King of England from 1509 to 1547, Henry VIII is best known for his complicated relationship with his wives, since he has run two, and that the cancellation of his first marriage is the cause of the schism with Rome! However, Henry VIII was also the King of England who had the desire to pose as arbiter in the struggle between Charles V and Francis I in the context, decisive for Europe of the Reformation. Finally, the crisis with Rome would lead to the creation of Anglicanism, ratified during the reign of Henry VIII's daughter, Elizabeth I.

That says "Attic" think Jules Hardouin-Mansart! yes and no. This little mystery will be explained later, but first we look on this "big boss of the architecture of the Sun King," of course vilified by St. Simon, but the cause of administrative buildings like the facade of the Hotel Lyon City, castles such as that of Dampierre, religious buildings like the church Saint Roch in Paris and Versailles, of course.