A Brief History of Paris

Few dates in China are as significant as May Fourth, which marks two distinct revolutionary periods in modern Chinese history. On May 4th, 1919, student protests erupted in China in response to the country’s outrage over being ignored at the Paris Peace Conference. This event bec ...  Show more

525 days ago, I began looking at the state of the world every century, then every fifty years, and finally every twenty-five years as the pace of change accelerated. After almost a year and a half, we have finally reached the present….or at least the world as it was three weeks a ...  Show more

In episode six of this new series exploring the sights and stories of Europe’s most beautiful, intriguing and historic cities, travel journalist Paul Bloomfield is joined by historian and author Professor Colin Jones for a jaunt around Paris. Together they stroll along boulevards ...  Show more

From Azzedine Alaïa to the oldest haberdashery in Paris, April and Cassidy recap Dressed's very first fashion history tour of "the city of light." Paris Recommendations: Like Minds Travel: https://www.likemindstravel.com/dressed-podcast-tour-of-paris/ Duvelleroy: https://www.e ...  Show more

Mes chers camarades, bien le bonjour !

Ah Paris ! Ville lumière, capitale de la France, certes, mais aussi de l’amour et de la Révolution. Paris et ses immeubles haussmanniens, ses ponts, ses cafés trop chers et l’odeur de ses souterrains, ses pigeons gris et moches qui ...

History Daily is your regular introduction to major events and stories. Every weekday, new stories arrive on topics ranging from war and fashion, culture and politics, religion and technology. Episodes run 18-20 minutes on average, providing a bite-sized exploration to major topi ...  Show more