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Buried in Paris by Mistake: The Pharaoh Beneath the Bastille
How Egyptian mummies ended up buried under a Paris monument to French revolutionaries.
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Pierre Guernier
Your French Moments: A French Alps Getaway (Part 3) 🏔️
Inside this FREE Substack: my (re)discovery of the French Alps in the département of Haute-Savoie + the Tour de France bicycle race in Carcassonne.
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How Did Bastille Day Become the Symbol of France?
From storming prisons to dancing in the streets — why the 14th of July still stirs something deep in every French heart.
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Pierre Guernier
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Your French Moments: A French Alps Getaway (Part 2) 🏔️
Inside this FREE Substack: my (re)discovery of the French Alps near Annecy in the Haute-Savoie département + the Tour de France bicycle race.
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The Gallic Rooster: France’s Proud, Crowing Symbol
A bird, a pun, a nation — how an animal that sings with its feet in the mud became the unofficial soul of the French Republic.
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Pierre Guernier
Your French Moments: A French Alps Getaway (Part 1) 🏔️
Inside this FREE Substack: my (re)discovery of the French Alps near Annecy in the Haute-Savoie département + the Tour de France bicycle race.
Marianne: The Woman Who Became France
She stands in every town hall, gazes out from stamps and coins, and bears the full weight of liberté, égalité, fraternité. But who is she, really?
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Pierre Guernier
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June 2025

Your French Moments: From Provence to Alsace singing La Marseillaise
Inside this FREE Substack: A charming little-known village in Provence + the Hotel of the Week in Alsace + More about the story behind the French…
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A Revolutionary Anthem: The Story of La Marseillaise
The fascinating story of a song that began as a war cry — and became the soul of a republic.
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Pierre Guernier
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Your French Moments: A Provencal Escape, a Parisian Mystery, and the Colours of a Nation
Inside this FREE Substack: A peaceful hilltop village in Provence, the mystery behind Édith Piaf’s birth in Belleville, the colours of the French flag …
The Hidden Story Behind the Cross of Lorraine ☨
On the anniversary of Charles de Gaulle’s historic appeal of 18 June 1940, discover the incredible journey of a forgotten French emblem — rich in faith…
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Pierre Guernier
The French Flag: Three Colours, a Thousand Stories 🇫🇷
Three colours, a thousand meanings — the story behind France’s most visible symbol.
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Pierre Guernier
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