Monthly Archives: April 2014

René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle 1643-1687 A French explorer Born Rouen, Normandy, France, Died aged 43 present day Huntsville, Texas La Salle’s grave if there was one was never found. The most that may be said about the … Continue reading →

Québec (We Are All Quebecers In Spirit) Far above the little wooden ship towered the imposing mass of Cape Diamond. “Quel becx” exclaimed a Breton seaman, and thus, according to legend, Quebec received its name. The ship was Jacques Cartier’s, … Continue reading →

Jean de La Fontaine 1621-1695 According to Flaubert, he was the only French poet to understand and master the texture of the French language before Hugo. A set of postage stamps celebrating La Fontaine and the Fables was issued by … Continue reading →

François Rabelais 1483- 1553) Il a été l’un des principaux français Renaissance écrivain, médecin, Renaissance humaniste, moine et grec érudit. Il a toujours été considéré comme un écrivain de fantasy, la satire, le grotesque, débauche blagues et chansons. Son meilleur … Continue reading →

François Rabelais 1483–1553) He was a major French Renaissance writer, doctor, Renaissance humanist, monk and Greek scholar. He has historically been regarded as a writer of fantasy, satire, the grotesque, bawdy jokes and songs. His best known work is Gargantua … Continue reading →

Le fait pardonner du 18e siècle, la ville de Paris a été fondée en 52.B C. Paris, France, s’étend sur 10 000 ans tandis que le Chasséen la culture est le nom donné à la culture archéologique préhistorique de France … Continue reading →

The Expiates of the 18th Century The city of Paris was founded in 52.B C. Paris, France, spans over 10,000 years while the Chasséen culture is the name given to the archaeological culture of prehistoric France roughly between 4500 BC … Continue reading →