Until the French Revolution, Madame, (my Lady, equivalent to Monsieur, my Lord) was mainly used to address the bourgeoisie, whilst Mademoiselle, (my Damsel) was the form of address used for both younger and older ‘common’ ladies.
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Sanctuary – retreating to Argelès to wind down from his high pressure job as a Scenes of Crime Officer with Scotland Yard, P-O Life reader, Larry Henderson, gives us an insight in to his exciting life
Birth of a Baby ‘Panthère de l’Amour
The ’11th choc’, is an elite parachute unit roughly equivalent to the British Special Air Service (SAS).
FranceInfo has put together an interactive map, classifying our drinking water into 3 categories after worrying reports from readers about ‘la qualité de l’eau potable’ chez eux’
Did you know that church bells ring out everyday throughout France – apart from Maundy Thursday, the day before Good Friday?
Gégants are enormous painted figures, several metres tall, constructed on a wooden framework with heads made from paper maché and plaster of paris – a tradition which goes back to the Middle Ages, depicting religious figures in parades.
THIS WAS A APRIL FOOL. PLEASE FLUSH YOUR LOOS!!
Did you know how the word ‘mascot originated?