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Devil's Fury

GILLES DE RAIS was born in Machecoul, France in 1404. He was christened Gilles de Laval by birth. He was a scion of a noble family who lived in a castle. From 1427 up to 1435, he served as Commander of the...

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Battle of Orleans (1428-1429 AD)

There were a number of momentum shifts during the course of the Hundred Years War. Edward III's victories at Sluys and Crecy gave England the early advantage, but during the middle part of the fourteenth...

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Cathedrals Beyond Paris: Reims

There are a number of destinations just outside of Paris that are well worth the day trip. Milestones of European and French history are found in the cathedrals and chateaux of the rough countryside of...

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Famous Serial Killers: Gilles de Rais

Gilles de Rais was a Breton knight and the companion in arms of Joan of Arc, he is best known however as a prolific serial killer of children. From 1427 to 1435 de Rias had served as a commander in the French...

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The Supernatural Voice

This subject is not a “ghost story” or about a “ghost voice” or a “paranormal voice”...nothing to do with voices of deceased persons...voice recordings along those lines. This is about a Supernatural Voice spontaneously heard on three separate occasions that had to do with three different matters.

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Major Events in French History

“The history of France can be used as a blueprint defining the historical, cultural and social development of what we now recognise as modern European States....” Er..., I guess. Alternatively,...

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Ingrid Bergman, A Natural Talent

 Ingrid Bergman was a Swedish actress who became one of the top stars of Hollywood's golden age. She had a unique, natural beauty and displayed an emotional intensity and sincerity on screen that audiences...

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How to be brilliantly disruptive

Being a "good girl" is not any more the way to succeed. I once saw in Spain a holidaymaker with a T-shirt that said: "Good girls go to heaven... bad girls have fun"I think, there is no discussion,...

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