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New France had child slaves, and they were Indigenous, studies reveal
Between 1632 and 1760, records show that 734 Indigenous children were enslaved in France's North American colony, historian ...
At Paris Fashion Week, accessories were more personal than anything else
On the runway and off, we saw accessories first and everything else second: the practical, the purely aesthetic, the ...
She ditched New York for Paris at the age of 79 and says it’s the best decision she’s ever made
After falling in love with Paris in her 20s, American Mary Jane Wilkie finally relocated the French capital at the age of 79.
Tourists leave potatoes on Frederick the Great's grave. They're perpetuating a German myth
Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. The legend is this: King Frederick ...
Many Germans believe Frederick the Great brought potatoes to the country. It’s not true
Many Germans believe Frederick the Great brought potatoes to the country. It’s not true - The potato is part of the German ...
Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought potatoes to Germany. It’s a myth
Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. The legend is this: King Frederick ...
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Who Was the Black Figure in This 17th-Century Portrait? A Rare Letter Holds Answers
A 1699 letter from an enslaved boy portrayed in a 17th-century painting sheds light on Black identity and agency in early ...
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An 18th-century rebellion for liberty, equality and freedom − not in France or the United States, but Ireland - Religion News Service
An 18th-century rebellion for liberty, equality and freedom − not in France or the United States, but Ireland (The Conversation) — The 1798 rebellion aimed at creating a secular state with ...
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including a stunning 18th century mansion house - The Sun
But the building itself is a historic 18th century former house in the middle of Whitewebbs Park in Enfield. Built in the 1790s in a French style, it was eve rumoured to have been a safe house ...
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RFK Jr.’s 18th-Century Idea About Mental Health - The Atlantic
Only 25 percent of patients, one study estimates, stuck to their treatment plan, and most people treated at federal narcotic farms, according to a 1957 study, used drugs after they left.
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A Montreal salon proves a gathering of minds is not just for the 18th century
The word “salon” has always conjured 18th-century France and the philosophes who gathered in the living rooms of aristocratic women to toss around the ideas that would become the French ...