Résultat de recherche pour "Empire"

La couronne du Saint-Empire

Les élèves de 5e découvrent la splendide couronne du Saint-Empire ; couronne à la forme octogonale faite d'or, d'émail et de pierres précieuses. Cette couronne témoigne de l'excellence de l'art ottonien du Xe-XIe siècle.

Succession: Murdoch Media Empire

For decades, Rupert Murdoch has dominated the media, first in his native Australia, then the U.K., the U.S.A. and other countries around the world. He started with one newspaper inherited from his father in Adelaide and built an empire that has included at various times Sky TV, The Sun and The Times in the U.K., Fox News, Fox Film and The Washington Post in the U.S.A. Now the 92-year-old says he's semi-retiring and handing the reins of his empire to one of his sons.

L’interdiction des clubs féminins pendant la révolution

Femmes de la Révolution : de la marche sur Versailles aux clubs révolutionnaires, leur engagement politique.

Le Colonel Chabert, un héros à l'épreuve du réalisme

War Dance

Montpellier will see the French première of an extraordinary new dance and theatre piece about the experience of Indian soldiers in World War I on 26 and 27 June.

The Jungle Book on Stage

Robert Wilson's new stage adaptation of The Jungle Book will be on in Paris, Aix-en-Provence and Clermont-Ferrand over the next few months. The visually striking production combines dialogues in French and original songs in English. Wilson created the show with Cocorosie, a music group composed of two American sisters based in France. The show follows the "man cub" Mowgli from his arrival in the jungle, where he is accepted into a family of wolves, until he comes of age and has to leave the only place he has known as home to enter the world of humans. https://youtu.be/xo8-i9UV2qk Jungle Book Théâtre de la Ville – 13e Art 30 avenue d'Italie 75013 Paris 6 October to  8 November From age 8 Tickets 10-28 euros Part of the Festival d'automne Grand Théâtre de Provence , Aix en Provence 17 to 22 December La Comédie de Clermont-Ferrand 22 to 24 January 2020

La société coloniale en Algérie

Une reconstitution de la société coloniale algérienne et de ses inégalités, à partir d'images d'archives.

Celebrating Author Jean Rhys

Jean Rhys (1890-1979) lived and wrote about her extraordinary life in the West Indies, London and Paris before producing her masterpiece, The Wide Sargasso Sea, a prequel to Jane Eyre, telling the story of Bertha Mason, the Creole wife Mr Rochester married for her fortune, and who in Jane Eyre is portrayed as the madwoman in the attic.

What About Windrush?

There were various celebrations and exhibitions planned to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the beginning of West Indian mass immigration to the U.K., with the arrival of the Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks in London on 22 June 1948. Instead, a scandal has grown up about the treatment of the “Windrush Generation” that led to the resignation of the Home Secretary.

Queen Victoria at the Arras Film Festival

As well as lots of new and upcoming films, the Arras Film Festival (4-13 November) is organising a retrospective of films around Queen Victoria, the Victorian age and the British Empire. It includes literary classics like Oliver Twist and Sherlock Holmes, films about the Empire such as Zulu and The Man Who Would Be King, and more recent portrayals of Queen Victoria herself such as Mrs Brown and Victoria and Abdul.

Windrush Day

Windrush Day is coming! But what is it exactly? It has been celebrated annually in the UK since 2018. It takes place on 22 June, the date in 1948 when the arrival of a ship called the HMT Windrush heralded the beginning of a wave of immigration from British colonies,. This 75th anniversary year will be an opportunity to celebrate the thousands of Caribbean people who emigrated to the U.K. in order to help rebuild the country in the aftermath of World War Two. On arrival, not only were they shocked at the unfriendly weather but they also felt rejected by the unfriendly British people.

Barbados Elects its First President

On 21 October, the Caribbean nation of Barbados took the first step towards becoming a republic when the joint houses of Parliament chose Dame Sandra Mason as the country’s first president, to replace Queen Elizabeth II as head of state. Ms Mason, a trained lawyer and former magistrate, has been the Governor-General of Barbados since 2018: the representative of the British Crown on the island. Barbados will officially become a Republic on 30 November, its annual Independence Day, joining three other former British colonies in the Caribbean which have replaced the British monarch with an elected official: Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, and Dominica. All three remained members of the Commonwealth, which Barbados also intends to do. A committee is currently working on a new citizens'  charter for the new President to read out on Independence Day, and next year Parliament will make proposals for new Constitution. When the decision to move toward Republic status was approved in 2020, Governor General Mason, delivering a speech on behalf of the country’s Prime Minister Mia Mottley, said, “The time has come to fully leave our colonial past behind.” Barbados was a British colony from 1627 century until independence in 1966. Colonists resorted to slave labour to produce sugar, with the result that today the population is in large majority descended from enslaved African people. Today it has a population of 285,000 and an economy based around tourism, finance and sugar production. This would be a good update for Shine Bright 1e File 7 Caribbean Vibes or    Shine Bright LLCER File 8 From Isle to Isle.

Teaching About Windrush

The 70th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush in the UK, and the current scandal about the treatment of the children of the Windrush Generation, give an opportunity to look at the experiences of Commonwealth immigrants to the U.K.

Musical Migrations

Last year, the Immigration Museum in Paris held an excellent exhibition on the influence of migration from former colonies on the musical culture of the UK and France after decolonisation in the 1960s. Paris-London Musical Migrations fits perfectly with the themes of  Shine Bright 1e File 7 Caribbean Vibes and   Shine Bright LLCE File 8 From Isle to Isle. Although the museum has been closed during lockdown, they have had the great idea of making an online version of the exhibition available. This B1-B1+ worksheet will allow pupils to get the most out of the online exhibition, complementing the documents in their books. Axes du programme : Identités et échanges / Territoire et mémoire LLCE : La confrontation à la différence Stuctures and vocabulary preterite infinitive clauses causatives music changes cause and consequence Pragmatic objectives Creating a poster Culture music in London immigration to the UK the Caribbean islands/West Indies Methods summarising events creating a timeline The exhibition site.  

The Human Face of the Windrush Scandal

A new BBC film tells the true story of one man’s experience of being told that after 50 years he no longer had the right to live in the UK.

The Battle of the Somme 1916

The Battle of the Somme in 1916 was a tragic turning point in World War One for British and Empire forces. There are many on-going commemorations from 1 July to 18 November to commemorate the centenary of the battle.

Princess Suffragette

Everyone has heard of the Suffragettes and their actions, yet, have you heard of Princess Suffragette? This Indian princess, whose father was the last ruler of the Sikh Empire, gave up her socialite life in order to fight for a cause.

Starting a Revolution with Tea in Boston

On 16 September 1773, an event took place that went on to spark the American Revolution: citizens of Boston, Massachusetts, dumped hundreds of crates of tea into the sea to protest against British "taxation without representation". This December, the city is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party.

250 Years of U.S. Democracy: The Boston Tea Party

On 16 December 1773, an event took place that went on to spark the American Revolution: citizens of Boston, Massachusetts, dumped hundreds of crates of tea into the sea to protest against British "taxation without representation". This December, the city is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party.

Wonka

Most pupils will be familiar with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and its main character: Willy Wonka. Yet, how much do we know about him? This new film by Paddington director Paul King– starring Timothée Chalamet as Wonka – explores Willy Wonka’s young adult life, his wishes and how he started his chocolate empire with a dream!

Remembering All Who Served

Remember Together is a project that encourages British school children to research the history of their families or people in their community and the role they played in the World Wars, with a particular emphasis on unearthing the histories of those who are often forgotten in official Remembrance Day ceremonies, like the more than 3 million citizens of the Empire who served in WWI.

Battle of the Somme WWI Webpicks

The Battle of the Somme in 1916 was a tragic turning point in World War One for British and Empire forces. There are many on-going commemorations planned from 1 July to 18 November. And the British Legion, British Council and other organisations have prepared excellent tools to help teachers use this theme in the classroom. We've made a selection for you here.

Battle of the Somme WWI Webpicks

The Battle of the Somme in 1916 was a tragic turning point in World War One for British and Empire forces. There are many on-going commemorations planned from 1 July to 18 November. And the British Legion, British Council and other organisations have prepared excellent tools to help teachers use this theme in the classroom. We've made a selection for you here.

ANZAC Day

While most countries involved in World War I commemorate those who served in that and later wars on 11 November, the date the War ended, in Australia and New Zealand, the main commemoration is ANZAC Day, 25 April, the day in 1915 when their servicemen first saw action, in the disastrous Gallipoli Campaign.

Proust, secrets de fabrique

Par Armand Kadivar À l’occasion du centième anniversaire de la mort de Proust, la BnF dévoile la genèse d’ À la recherche du temps perdu en réunissant 370 pièces capitales et inédites : manuscrits, exemplaires imprimés d’époque, sources d’inspiration… De quoi plonger dans les secrets de fabrication d’une œuvre monumentale et découvrir des anecdotes, des objets et des œuvres qui éclairent d’un jour nouveau ce sommet romanesque. « Cahiers de brouillon, de mises au net, feuillets volants, carnets, dactylographies, épreuves, placards et paperoles » Marcel Proust est mort il y a cent ans. Pour honorer la mémoire de l’un de nos auteurs les plus reconnus, la Bibliothèque nationale de France propose une exposition qui retrace la conception de La Recherche . Cahiers de brouillon, de mises au net, feuillets volants, carnets, dactylographies, épreuves, placards et paperoles jalonnent le parcours d’une somme littéraire dont la publication commence en 1913 avec Du côté de chez Swann et s’achève en 1927 avec Le Temps retrouvé . L’occasion d’apprendre qu’ À la recherche du temps perdu devait initialement se nommer Les Intermittences du cœur , titre marivaudien s’il en est, et son premier volume Le Temps perdu plutôt que Du côté de chez Swann . Quant à la fameuse madeleine, qui ressuscite le souvenir de la tante Léonie pour le narrateur, elle fut d’abord pain rassis, puis grillé, avant d’être biscotte ! Plus cocasse encore, l’affiche que feint de contempler le baron de Charlus pour fuir le regard du narrateur dans À l’ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs , promeut, selon les versions préparatoires, un concert de Richard Wagner ou… les bouillons Liebig ! Si les écrits proustiens constituent la matière première de l’exposition, on retrouve également d’autres œuvres en lien avec La Recherche . Aussi ne sera-t-on pas surpris de retrouver de nombreuses peintures signées Turner, Monet ou encore Renoir, au vu de l’importance que revêt cet art chez Proust, via le personnage d’Elstir. Les extraits musicaux de Ravel, Beethoven, Strauss ou encore Stravinsky, joués tout au long de l’exposition, plongent le visiteur dans l’ambiance musicale de l’époque, tout en faisant écho à la fameuse sonate de Vinteuil, celle qui touche profondément Charles Swann et fait naître sa relation avec Odette de Crécy. « Des vêtements signés Fortuny qui auraient pu être ceux de Mme Swann et d’Albertine, une commode de style Empire qu’aurait adorée la duchesse de Guermantes » À ces œuvres d’art s’ajoutent des objets divers qui trouvent leur équivalent textuel sous la plume de l’écrivain : des vêtements signés Fortuny qui auraient pu être ceux de Mme Swann et d’Albertine, une commode de style Empire qu’aurait adorée la duchesse de Guermantes ou encore une lanterne magique, comme celle avec laquelle, à Combray, le soir venu, on essaie d’apaiser l’angoisse du jeune narrateur… Bien plus que de simples éléments de décoration, l’incorporation de ces objets emblématiques permet de rendre compte des liens entre l’art et la vie, question essentielle que pose le roman en plus de celle, évidemment, du temps. L’exposition, 100 ans après la mort de Proust, déploie rigoureusement, salle par salle, volume par volume, la chronologie d’une écriture, celle d’une œuvre entre deux siècles et entre deux guerres, 1870 et 14-18. À défaut de refaire un tour du côté de chez Swann, la Bibliothèque nationale de France nous propose de replonger au cœur de cette œuvre qui se joue du temps, à la croisée de l’éternel et du transitoire.

Ce que révèle l'iPhone sur la géopolitique mondiale

En réaction aux tensions entre la Chine et les États-Unis, la firme Apple envisage de modifier sa géographie industrielle.

Pearl Harbor Online Resources

Seventy-five years ago, the surprise Japanese attack on the American naval base of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii was the signal for America to join World War II. These videos, sites and slideshows provide useful material for class use, about the attack and U.S. entry into the war, and about the camps where Japanese Americans were hastily moved.

Mémoires d’un esclave, Oluale Kossola

À partir d'un itinéraire particulier, cette émission propose une histoire de la traite atlantique.

The Big Founder!

McDonald's is the company which represents what people love or hate the most about America. This biopic, based on the book of the same name covers the main moments in the company's history. It begins in 1954 when Ray Kroc (the Founder of the title) meets the McDonald brothers in their fast-food restaurant in San Bernardino, California and discovers that he could make a lot of money with…!

Conseil lecture : « Pétaouchnok(s) »

Pétaouchnok(s) révèle le pouvoir des mots à modeler notre compréhension du monde et de ses espaces.