Qu'est-ce que la guerre de l'oreille de Jenki...

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C’est une image bien ancrée dans l’imaginaire collectif : celle du Romain repu, se faisant vomir entre deux plats gargantuesques pour continuer à festoyer. Mais est-ce vraiment historique… ou juste un mythe bien digéré ? Le cliché du "vomitorium"L’une des principales sources de c ...  Show more

En 1741, una imponente armada británica se lanzó a la conquista de una de las principales plazas del Imperio español en América. El enfrentamiento se preveía muy desequilibrado, pues los españoles eran muy inferiores en número. Pero ¿cómo consiguieron detener a los británicos? ¿Q ...  Show more

The Frontier Wars is a term often used to describe the more than 100 years of violent conflicts between colonial settlers and the Indigenous peoples that occurred during the British settlement of Australia. Even though Australia honours its involvement in wars fought overseas, it ...  Show more

The defeat of the Spanish Armada by the English navy is often recounted as a ‘David and Goliath’ tale in which one tiny country overcame a huge and formidable empire. It secured the continuance of Protestant rule in England and was a defining moment in the reign of Queen Elizabet ...  Show more

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the War of 1812, the conflict between America and the British Empire sometimes referred to as the second American War of Independence. In June 1812, President James Madison declared war on Britain, angered by the restrictions Britain had impose ...  Show more