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Vichy laws still endure in modern-day France
Legislation introduced by the Vichy regime in World War Two is still being applied in France today, a historian who specialises in the period has pointed out
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Women given right to vote in France 80 years ago
It came a full 96 years after suffrage was extended to all men in France - and 51 years after New Zealand offered the vote to its women
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Four types of words that English adopted from French
Try looking up the etymology of English words and you will find that a lot originate from old French
In a stew over the British
THE article “Cassoulet was invented to fend off the British” (French Living, November) is historic drivel.
There were no British in France during the Hundred Years War as Great Britain did not exist. England and Scotland were two different countries and, in fact, the Scots fought on the French side.
I can only hope the writer is a better cook than historian.
AJ Burns, Rhône
Well spotted, AJ. The article has been amended online.
