15 May 1513: Charles Brandon, later Duke of #Suffolk and husband to Mary Tudor, Queen of #France, is created Viscount Lisle #otd (Parliamentary Art Collection)
Nadine #Morano : "La #France vit un chaos sans précédent d'insécurité et de violence"
Sur la Nouvelle-Calédonie, l'eurodéputée estime qu""il n'y a eu aucune anticipation en matière de sécurité (...) C'est encore une défaillance du gouvernement (...) La force régalienne n'est plus en situation d'apporter (...) la sécurité".
In Search of Lost Time (book 1: Swann’s Way), by Marcel Proust.
You are thinking a lot about your (late 18th century) childhood, in an astounding amount of detail, where love of various kinds happens all around you, but to your recollection not satisfactorily for you, at least per your memories. @bookstodon#bookstodon#books#reading#france#madelaines
France will deliver an unspecified number of air defense missiles, as well as additional military aid, over the coming days and weeks, Reuters reported on May 14.
It's a sign of the times that whenever something like this happens, one of my first thoughts is always "I wonder what, if any, role #Russia and/or #China played in fomenting this?"
These European larch are an exception among their kind. They shed their needles in autumn, which turn yellow, red and brown before dropping. It is the only conifer in Europe to do this.
It is sometimes called the mountain oak, because of the exceptional wood it produces. Slow-growing, it is the most durable and strongest of the coniferous woods.
Rot-proof, it is used for boat design, roofing frames, shingles and railway sleepers.
We're in Le Havre today, resting our feet in a craft ale bar (surprise!) after walking around for several hours with no firm plans. We've seen some very nice sights and great architecture but none nicer than the Église Saint-Joseph designed by the mentor of Le Corbusier, Auguste Perret. It is absolutely incredible and really difficult to describe, sorry.
Reuters: France to deliver additional air defense missiles, military aid shortly (kyivindependent.com)
France will deliver an unspecified number of air defense missiles, as well as additional military aid, over the coming days and weeks, Reuters reported on May 14.