by Susan Cahill; Photographs by Marion Ranoux The story of Henri IV in Paris is best told from high on the Pont Neuf, the New Bridge, the best-loved creation of France’s most beloved king. Henri IV (1553–1610) sits here on…
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Paris Through the Eyes of Henri IV
Tagged with: Catholic, Catholic History, Catholic League, Edict of Nantes, France, French Wars of Religion, Henry IV, House of Bourbon, King Henry IV, Louvre, Margot of Valois, Marguerite de Valois, Marion Ranoux, Navarre, New Bridge, Paris, Pont Neuf, Protestant, Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre, Susan Cahill, The Streets of Paris, Wars of Religion
Posted in Contemporary History
Posted in Contemporary History
Benghabrit: The Muslim Rector who saved Jews from the Gestapo
by Susan Cahill The Grand Mosque of Paris was built between 1922 and 1926 to symbolize the eternal friendship between France and Islam. It was also meant to express gratitude to the half-million Muslims of the French Empire’s North African…
Tagged with: Benghabrit, French History, Jewish, Jewish History, Kabyles, Nazi, Paris, Susan Cahill, World War II, WWII
Posted in Contemporary History
by Susan Cahill The Grand Mosque of Paris was built between 1922 and 1926 to symbolize the eternal friendship between France and Islam. It was also meant to express gratitude to the half-million Muslims of the French Empire’s North African…
Posted in Contemporary History
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