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Karine Varley @karinevarley.bsky.social · 23d

It can often be difficult to get reviews of edited volumes. I'm therefore very grateful to Michael Epkenhans for this thoughtful review of my edited volume, The Franco-Prussian War. Turning-Points in European Experiences and Perceptions of Military Conflict.

www.hsozkult.de/publicationr...

Rezension zu: K. Varley (Hrsg.): The Franco-Prussian War

Rezension zu / Review of: Varley, Karine: The Franco-Prussian War. Turning-Points in European Experiences and Perceptions of Military Conflict

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Karine Varley @karinevarley.bsky.social · Sep 8

Interesting graphic on the longevity of France's Prime Ministers under the Fifth Republic. Pompidou comes out top at 2279 days!

Le Figaro @lefigaro.fr · Sep 8

L’Assemblée nationale a voté majoritairement contre la confiance à François Bayrou. Le Béarnais va quitter Matignon après 270 jours d’exercice.

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Karine Varley @karinevarley.bsky.social · Sep 1

On 13 September, I'll be speaking about the Allied bombing of France and its colonial empire during the Second World War as part of this year's Royal Society of Edinburgh Curious Festival.

rse.org.uk/event/the-mo...

The moral cost of victory during WWII

Explore how Allied bombing in WWII caused civilian deaths in France and colonies – and how leaders justified these moral and ethical dilemmas.

rse.org.uk

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Karine Varley @karinevarley.bsky.social · Aug 6

According to a poll for Le Figaro, 83% of the French population oppose the government's plans to allow the Corsican Assembly to pass legislation.

www.corsenetinfos.corsica/Le-Figaro-so...

Le Figaro sonde ses lecteurs sur l’autonomie corse : plus de 83 % contre le pouvoir législatif

Alors que le projet de révision constitutionnelle sur l’autonomie de la Corse a été adopté en Conseil des ministres, un sondage en ligne lancé par Le Figaro révèle une large majorité d'opinions défavo...

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Karine Varley @karinevarley.bsky.social · Jul 21

Batholdi's Lion de Belfort at place Denfert-Rochereau in Paris looks like it would benefit from being cleaned.

Karine Varley @karinevarley.bsky.social · Jul 19

Ending the conference earlier today, highlights included papers by Alex Summers and Patrick Luiz S. de Oliveira on the Franco-Prussian War.

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Karine Varley @karinevarley.bsky.social · Jul 19

A brilliant plenary by Stéphane Gerson yesterday that wove personal family stories with the histories of resistance and collaboration under Vichy.

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Karine Varley @karinevarley.bsky.social · Jul 17

Nicolas Moll discussed the Wer ist Walter project, which features stories of resistance across Europe. I've been hearing a lot about it at conferences this summer. Worth checking out.
weristwalter.eu/de/

Wer Ist Walter? - Wer Ist Walter

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Karine Varley @karinevarley.bsky.social · Jul 17

Today featured a wonderful panel with Nicolas Moll and Sarah Farmer on resistance comparisons between France and Yugoslavia and memories of Oradour-sur-Glane.

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Karine Varley @karinevarley.bsky.social · Jul 16

Excellent panel on Resistance and the Allies, with Claire Andrieu, Raphaële Balu and Guillaume Piketty.

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Karine Varley @karinevarley.bsky.social · Jul 15

Registration for 'Resist' French History conference, Paris. Already good.

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Karine Varley @karinevarley.bsky.social · Jul 14

As an added bonus, I also saw Louis XVI's famous 'rien' diary entry for 14 July 1789.

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Karine Varley @karinevarley.bsky.social · Jul 14

Since the archives in Paris were closed today, I went to the Musée des Archives Nationales to see the original manuscript of de Gaulle's 'appel' of 18 June 1940. Fascinating to see the revisions.

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Karine Varley @karinevarley.bsky.social · Jul 13

Macron announces annual commemoration for Alfred Dreyfus on 12 July.

www.elysee.fr/emmanuel-mac...

Une journée de commémoration nationale pour Alfred Dreyfus, pour la victoire de la justice et de la vérité contre la haine et l’antisémitisme.

Lire la déclaration du Président de la République.

www.elysee.fr

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Karine Varley @karinevarley.bsky.social · Jul 13

Waiting for my delayed flight and already bumped into another French historian heading to the Paris conference

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Karine Varley @karinevarley.bsky.social · Jul 8

Is Macron planning to 'go on and on'?

www.politico.eu/article/macr...

Macron in 2032? French leader floats future in national politics after term ends

The French president is constitutionally barred from serving a third consecutive term but could return in a later election.

www.politico.eu

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Karine Varley @karinevarley.bsky.social · Jun 23

Grateful to the organisers, especially Marco Maria Aterrano, for bringing together a diverse and international range of speakers.

Karine Varley @karinevarley.bsky.social · Jun 23

I thoroughly enjoyed attending 'The Global Mediterranean and the Long Second World War' conference in Naples. Excellent papers combined with an amazing setting, finished off with pizza. Lots of new approaches to the Mediterranean to think over.

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Karine Varley @karinevarley.bsky.social · Jun 20

Today's views from the conference

Karine Varley @karinevarley.bsky.social · Jun 19

As conference locations go, this is pretty good...

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Karine Varley @karinevarley.bsky.social · Jun 19

Looking forward to discussing the Mediterranean dimensions of the Second World War in Naples over the next couple of days.

Karine Varley @karinevarley.bsky.social · Jun 14

I was less convinced by this description of leadership of the 'Vichy Republic' being treated with 'respect' by Hitler.

Karine Varley @karinevarley.bsky.social · Jun 13

Just caught this interesting new exhibition at the Imperial War Museum.

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Karine Varley @karinevarley.bsky.social · Jun 12

Interesting discussion about the periodisation of the Second World War at the National Army Museum last night. Looking forward to the rest of the conference.

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Karine Varley @karinevarley.bsky.social · Jun 2

'Promoting Alfred Dreyfus to the rank of brigadier general would constitute an act of reparation, a recognition of his merits, and a tribute to his commitment to the republic.'

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

France finally acts to deliver justice in infamous Dreyfus case

More than century on, wronged officer is in line for posthumous promotion

www.theguardian.com