140 years since the Berlin Congress: The new Scramble for Africa—Part One
The conference’s proceedings, discussion and conclusions made clear that the continent’s rich resources and human labour were ...
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Nashville show looks at how the Impressionists and others depicted food production in 19th century France
The exhibition at the Frist Art Museum includes works by the likes of Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Paul Gauguin ...
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Notre-Dame: A history of Paris's beloved cathedral
Historian Robert Tombs told the BBC that during the Paris Commune revolution in 1871 some "radical anti-clericals" tried to set the building on fire but were stopped by local people. "As there ...