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The rampant ambition of Blanchard the balloonist, from Petit Andelys

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First published October 2017 Jean Pierre François Blanchard was born in Petit Andelys, the second son of an odd-job man, on July 4, 1753.  Perhaps the vast remains of Chateau Gaillard that tower above the town inspired him to the possibilities of human endeavour.  Whatever the cause, Jean Pierre was destined

The lost treasure of the ship Télémaque, at Quillebeuf

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First published 2016/04/02 Taking our car over the Seine on the little free ferry at Quillebeuf has a leisurely charm.  Now we know that beneath us could be the treasure of Kings the time is spent planning ludicrous underwater treasure hunts. We would not be the first. The treasure was hidden on

The dream, and nightmare, of La ferme du Val Gallerand

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First published 2016 This postcard was not an easy match.  Simply described as ‘manoir en Normandie’ no other image of it could be found.  Was that a church tower or a pigeon house one side? The unusual bell roof should be an identifiable feature.  Perhaps it had all burnt down? A reference

An interview with Claude Monet 1924; The water lilies of Giverny

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First published October 2017 An old book by Marc Elder gives a remarkable insight into the creation of Claude Monet’s garden at Giverny, as he wrote it after visiting Giverny and interviewing the great man himself.  Their meeting was in 1924, just two years before Monet died age 86, on 5

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