MessageToEagle.com – Did you know that in the distant past, France was covered by a dense tropical and wet rainforest full of exotic trees, plants and animals that
MessageToEagle.com – On September 17, 1577, the Treaty of Bergerac, which was signed at Bergerac on 14 September 1577, was ratified by the Edict of Poitiers. It was
MessageToEagle.com – On August 29, 1475, the Treaty of Picquigny was signed that ended a brief war between England and France. It was an important peace treaty that
Ellen Lloyd – MessageToEagle.com – Did an ancient, unknown civilization once inhabit the French forest of Fontainebleau? Who made the strange carvings discovered on the walls in the narrowest
MessageToEagle.com – On July 31, 1451, Jacques Cœur was arrested by order of Charles VII of France. This historical scandal occurred in medieval France on this day, when
MessageToEagle.com – On July 28, 1794, Maximilien Robespierre, a leading figure of the French Revolution, was sent to the guillotine in Paris, France. Robespierre had dominated the Committee
MessageToEagle.com – On July 17, 1453, Battle of Castillon was fought between the forces of France and England. On this day, this crucial battle – a decisive French
MessageToEagle.com – On 14 July 1789, the Paris fortress-prison Bastille was attacked by Parisian revolutionaries and mutinous troops. The Bastille, a royal fortress that symbolized the tyranny of
MessageToEagle.com – The Pillar of the Boatmen is a free-standing sculpture containing sixteen carved images from the Greco-Roman pantheon, Celtic divinities and inscriptions highlighted in red ocher. While
MessageToEagle.com – Located in Abri Faravel, a rock shelter in the Southern French Alps 2,133m above sea level, there are a set of intriguing prehistoric paintings. Scientists have
MessageToEagle.com – Located deep in a cave in France there are two mysterious ancient stone rings that were made by a group of people that mastered the underground environment.
MessageToEagle.com – During excavations at the Cantalouette site in southwestern France , archaeologists have discovered a 35,000 – 31,000-year old Aurignacian art object. This object, depicting a bird, contributes
MessageToEagle.com – Archaeologists in France have unearthed what could be a 2,100-year-old restaurant. This ancient Roman tavern was discovered in present-day Lattes on the southern coast of France.
MessageToEagle.com – The 12th century Benedictine monks created the subterranean Church of Saint-Jean of Aubeterre that we can admire today. It is the largest underground church in Europe. The skilled
MessageToEagle.com – Over the course of history we have seen and heard about a great number of insane rulers. Some have been bloodthirsty tyrants, while others had the craziest
MessageToEagle.com – Mysterious paintings in France’s Chauvet Caves – one of the world’s most famous caves – are believed to depict the oldest-known depiction of a volcanic eruption. The paintings
First version of this article was originally published on December 13, 2014 Ellen Lloyd – MessageToEagle.com – Chartres Cathedral is not an ordinary place but a symbol of power
MessageToEagle.com – These are no ordinary places. In order to visit these magnificent places you have to go underground and the surrounding atmosphere makes you feel you’re in almost
MessageToEagle.com – Millennia ago, unknown Neolithic builders erected gigantic stone blocks on coastlines ranging from the Orkney Islands to far away in Jordan. Examples of megaliths are to
MessageToEagle.com – Prehistoric ‘Cave Of A Hundred Mammoths’ known as the Grotte de Rouffignac, is famous worldwide. It is a dry, private with galleries over 8km in length and 226
Ellen Lloyd – MessageToEagle.com – We live in a world full of mysteries and we often come across intriguing stories dealing with unexplained phenomenon that make us even
MessageToEagle.com – The identity of the masters of Lascaux, who possessed impressive knowledge of artistic technique and equally sophisticated knowledge remains shrouded in mystery. What source of light did they
Ellen Lloyd – MessageToEagle.com – NOTE from the author: This is an article I wrote some years ago and I would like to share it with all readers of MessageToEagle.
