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#OTD 1677 The French army captured the town of Cambrai in the Spanish Netherlands, held by Spanish troops. This and other victories under Louis XIV expanded French borders northward.

It's okay; the English and French fight like siblings because we're so similar.

There's no better way to get through quarantine than with French history!

Josephine Baker in Paris, 1920s. #fashion #history

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard (1749-1803) was a French painter. She was an advocate for women to receive equal opportunities. She was one of the first women to become a member of the Royal Academy & the first allowed to set up a studio for her students at the Louvre #WomensHistoryMonth

Herrad of Landsberg was a 12th century Alsatian nun of Hohenburg Abbey & authored the pictorial encyclopedia Hortus deliciarum (The Garden of Delights). These illustrations are reproductions since the library of Strasbourg was destroyed during Franco-Prussian War. #WomensHistory

Since it's #BlackHistoryMonth, I wanted to highlight General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie. He commanded 53,000 troops in the French Revolutionary Wars where he smashed the Austrians. At the Eisack River he beat an entire cavalry squadron singlehandedly!

It's #BlackHistoryMonth in the USA so check out our episodes with world-renowned scholars on Africans, African-Americans & France!

Dr. Clavin & Haiti's impact on France/US Civil War https://t.co/e1IEefJjQi

Dr. Robin Mitchell: Black women in 1800s France https://t.co/O9LFS882z2

The Haitian Revolution sent shockwaves throughout the world, though its impact isn't widely-known by many. Learn about its effect on France & the US by listening to my conversation with Dr. Matthew Clavin. https://t.co/e1IEefJjQi

I hope everyone was good this Christmas so Santa brings them their heart's desire!