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  2. Incroyables and merveilleuses - Wikipedia

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    Theaters thrived, and popular music satirized the excesses of the Revolution. One popular song of the period called on the French people to "share my horror" and to send "these drinkers of human blood" back amongst the monsters from which they had sprung. Its lyrics rejoiced that "your tormentors finally grow pale at the tardy dawn of vengeance ...

  3. List of French inventions and discoveries - Wikipedia

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    Gothic art in the mid-12th century. [1]Ars nova: a musical style which flourished in the Kingdom of France and its surroundings during the Late Middle Ages.; Oboe, or hautbois, in the mid-17th century France, probably by Jacques-Martin Hotteterre and his family or by the Philidor family. [2]

  4. Timeline of French history - Wikipedia

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    This is a timeline of French history, comprising important legal changes and political events in France and its predecessor states.

  5. French fashion - Wikipedia

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    French fashion. Fashion in France is an important subject in the culture and country's social life, as well as being an important part of its economy. [1] Fashion design and production became prominent in France since 15th century. During the 17th century, fashion exploded into a rich industry, for exportation and local consumption. [2]

  6. Category:French history timelines - Wikipedia

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    Timeline of French history; 0–9. 1606 in France; 1681 in France; Timeline of the 2005 French riots; B. Timeline of the Battle of France; H. History of Lille;

  7. Exposition Universelle (1855) - Wikipedia

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    The Rise of Realism: In the exposition, the French Realist painter Gustave Courbet had some of his works rejected by the official salon. He set his own pavilion called Pavilion of Realism, close to the main exhibition to display his work. Realism, which focused on portraying the everyday lives of common people with accuracy and without ...

  8. History of fashion design - Wikipedia

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    History of fashion design refers specifically to the development of the purpose and intention behind garments, shoes, accessories, and their design and construction. The modern industry, based around firms or fashion houses run by individual designers, started in the 19th century with Charles Frederick Worth who, beginning in 1858, was the ...

  9. Lightning rod fashion - Wikipedia

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    Lightning rod fashion was a fad in late eighteenth-century Europe after the lightning rod, invented by Benjamin Franklin, was introduced. [1] [2] Lightning rod hats for ladies and lightning umbrellas for gentlemen were most popular in France, especially in Paris. The concept that inspired the fashion was that a lightning bolt would strike the ...