#Macron dissolves the #French parliament and calls for early legislative elections. First round will be held on June 30, second round July 6. The results of the #EuropeanElections have prompted the move, with the far right RN clinching 31,5% of the vote. #MarineLePen says the #RN is "ready to wield power if the French show their trust in the party".
Massive bet from Macron, who risks becoming a lame duck president, with the prospect of a first far right government since WWII.
"...In a high-risk political gamble, less than two months before #Paris hosts the #Olympics, he said lower house elections would be called for June 30, with a second-round vote on July 7..."
8 June 1626: The Duke of #Buckingham defends himself #otd against accusations of collusion with the #French crown against the Huguenots & of holding too many offices (NPG)
In the transfixing world of #AnaTijoux, joy and #protest are perennial lovers. For three decades, the #French born #Chilean#rapper has traveled around the world, offering #refuge for those seeking ways to sing of their #outrage and #heartbreak. At the #TinyDesk, she does the same, featuring tracks from across her catalog rich with #cultural commentary and #political critique.
I'm watching an episode of "Une Famille En Or", the #French version of #FamilyFeud, on YouTube. I'm not using subtitles as I'm trying to learn the language, which I'm much better at understanding written than spoken.
This round asks the contestants to make the sound of a farm animal. It's interesting to see how differently these onomatopoetic words are rendered in French versus English. Can you guess what animal makes each of these sounds? (No cheating if you already know French!)
To fully understand the #Atari takeover of #Intellivision, imagine a hollowed out corpse, piloted from within by a #French armadillo, devouring the dessicated remains of its former rival.
Anyway, the shitposts on Atari Age should be a sight to behold.
23 May 1660: Charles II sets sail for #England#otd from Dutch shores - having turned down #Spanish & #French invites to depart from their territories; he enters #London in triumph on his 30th birthday, 29 May (Wallace Collection) #Restoration
21 May 1420: The Treaty of Troyes ratified #otd - an agreement that Henry V of #England and his heirs would inherit the #French crown upon the death of Charles VI of France also known as the 'final peace' - which it wasn't (Archives Nationales)
21 May 1641: d. Alessandro Cesare Scaglia, who helped with Charles I's #French match, at #Antwerp#otd & was buried in the #Franciscan Recollect habit. He was agent for the decoration of the Queen's House #Greenwich, but the work was never completed. (National Gallery London)
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c. 1520–40 #French
The crown, initial F, and salamander engulfed in flames are emblematic of François I, who reigned from 1515 to 1547. Carved in wood or stone, variations on this device figured prominently in the decoration of François’s châteaux.
(Met Museum)