Normandy Portraits The Lost Era of Legends and Stone
The article surveys Norman history from Richard the Fearless to the Conqueror era, noting English occupation and the region's pull between France and its past. It describes Honfleur Caen Bayeux Mont Saint Michel and rural life with Percheron horses, vs rapid modernization and fading medieval costume, urging preservation of monuments and character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Normandy
Richard the Fearless
France
Henry V
Isabel
Daubigny
Richard Sans Peur
le Hellequin
Scotland
Sicily
Honfleur
Cairo
Havre
Fleur’s Harbor
Abbaye Aux Hommes
Dives-Dives
William
Madame de Sevigne
England
Savoy
Dives
Saint Valery
Rouen
Caudebee
Mont Saint Michel
Saint Michel
Saint Aubert
Trouville
Deauville
Dieppe
Colon
Caen
You Can If You Think You Can by D J Walsh
A wife recounts learning to drive with her husband’s teasing and a Latin motto. She gains confidence, overcomes nerves driving through city traffic, and finally earns her driver’s license. Her husband’s role shifts as she discovers she can succeed if she believes.
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Jimmy
George
Polly
Main Street
Bolton Street
Mayberry Avenue
Boston
Silk Stripes and Silks Lead Summer Fashion
Fashionable ensembles blend silk jackets and skirts with stripes in a range from Parisian inspired tailored suits to three and four piece costumes. The era highlights stripe blouses, georgette skirts, and the new taj cashmere silk weave, with Laura La Plante featured in rose and gray silk.
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Laura la Plante
Miss la Plante
Heavy Burden Taken From English Bishop
In historic shifts, Farnham Castle remains the last bishop’s residence in the Winchester see, funded now by the southern province of the Church of England. The 64 room fortress requires a ton of coal daily for heat and features two miles of carpeted corridors, with its roof spanning an acre. Its earliest records trace to 860 under Bishop Swithin granted by King Ethelbald.
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Lisieux
Henry I
Eleanor
Thomas A Becket
Falaise
Robert
Hiesnes
Ater Robert the Magnificent
Robert le Diable
Arlette
Conqueror
Caen
Saint Etienne
Hotel de la Monnaie
Etienne du Val
Sieur de Mondrainville
Metz
England
Farnham Castle
Winchester
Church of England
Ethelbald
Farnham
Swithin
Detroit News
Red Color and Appetite and Action
The article explains how red enhances appetite in dining rooms, stirring enthusiasm and influence on behavior. It cites Garibaldi's use of red shirts as a psychological booster for followers and notes red as a symbol in revolutionary sentiment. It mentions football players under red influence performing differently when opponents wore white.
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Garibaldi
Italy
Lloyd George daughter at ball mocks Victoria scene
The daughter of Britain's wartime prime minister attended a fancy dress ball as Queen Victoria and smoked a cigarette. When reminded of Victoria's home life she smashed the cigarette and declared I will be good.
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Britain
Queen Victoria
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Beau Brummel
Froissart
D. J. Walsh
Mendon
Julia Bottomley
Western Newspaper Union
Red
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