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28.12.2011 | franco
was not a fascist Often wrongly clumped in with other dictators of the first half of the 20th century, Franco was not a Socialist and so not a Fascist. |
new document in the spain zone |
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22.12.2011 | the
stained glass at amiens Ranging over seven centuries and many styles, the glass at Amiens includes the bad and the mediocre, and the spectacular. |
new addition to ‘cathedral
giants - Amiens and Beauvais’ page in the france zone |
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14.11.2011 |
il
giro d’italia 2012 - the need for speed
Starting in Denmark, finishing in Milan, this year's Giro will be a growing crescendo of height and arduousness. Maps, video. |
new document in the cycling zone |
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08.11.2011 | The
Tour de France, 2012 now announced Details of next year's Greatest Show on Earth now available. Time to start planning. |
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01.11.2011 | cathedral
giants - Amiens and Beauvais Beauvais section now available: soaring yet cavernous, immense yet delicate, the highest early gothic cathedral in France is awe-inspiring. |
new additions to this cathedrals
page in the france zone |
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27.10.2011 | cathedral
giants - Amiens and Beauvais The largest (Amiens) and the tallest (Beauvais) cathedrals in France. What’s special about these meganormous structures. Heavily photo-illustrated. |
new document in the france zone |
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30.09.2011 | cathedrals
in lorraine - the three bishoprics
This north-eastern French region melds French Catholic, German Protestant and Holy Roman and Byzantine Elmpire cultures and traditions. This mix shows in the idiosycratic cathedrals of the region. Heavily photo-illustrated, with many diagrams. |
new document in the france zone |
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04.09.2011 |
oswald
mosley, britain’s very own national socialist
Mosley understood the Labour Party and its close relationship with Fascism. |
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12.08.2011 | history
of ugly stained glass Following the early richly and deeply coloured glass was centuries of church glass being merely the support for painting. Recently, stained glass art is returning to its medieval origins of colour and form, rather than just illustration. Features Auch, Bazas and Dreux. |
new document in the france zone |
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09.08.2011 | John
Maynard Keynes: selected quotations One of the most astute and influential economists of the twentieth century, often misunderstood by those desperately justification seeking for socialism. |
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30.07.2011 | a
climber’s race - this year’s vuelta a espagne
With unprecidentedly steep climbs, and lots of them, this year's race will be tough to ride and spectacular to watch. |
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08.07.2011 | Cathedrals
2b : Bazas - iconography and architectural styles A building that exemplifies cathedral architectural development, and exhibits many icons of the catholic religion in its statuary. |
new document in the france zone |
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17.06.2011 |
modern
stained glass After centuries of church glass being merely the support for painting, modern stained glass returns to its medieval origins of colour and form, rather than just illustration. |
new document in the france zone |
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15.06.2011 | the
france
zone |
a new way to find pages in the france zone | |||
14.06.2011 | A65
: the autoroute de Gascogne, from Langon to Pau
Looking at, unusually, a boring French motorway, despite being very enviromentally friendly. Photo-illustrated. |
new document in the france zone |
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22.05.2011 |
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new additions to cathedrals
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13.05.2011 | cathedral
destruction during the French revolution, subsidiary page
to Germans in France How French cathedrals have be attacked time and again in the name of secular dogma and republicanism. |
new document in the france zone |
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12.03.2011 | frédéric
bastiat—free markets Frédéric Bastiat was a 19th century political economist concerned with the right of an individual to life, liberty, and property, which could not be achieved by socialism. |
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19.02.2011 | motorway
aires: Poitou-Charente, A10 - the heart of Vendee Near Niort in west France, a large and busy motorway rest area that is the window on this region's arts and crafts. Photo-illustrated. |
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01.02.2011 | il
Giro d’Italia 2011 - Italian unity Tour
First raced in 1909, the Giro is one of the three major international three-week cycling road races. This year celebrates the 150th year of the united Italian nation state. |
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21.01.2011 | Le
Tour de France : cycling tactics Any race requires being able to outsmart the others, as well as out-cycling them. A three-week race needs even more tactics. Here is an outline. |
new document in the france zone |
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06.01.2011 | car
fuel prices updated Latest fuel prices for supermarkets, road-side petrol stations and on the motorway. They’ve risen by 14% in France during the last year. |
update to the france zone |
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