https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The skeletons of 200 Napoleonic soldiers have been found during construction work in the German city of Frankfurt, officials said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150918/bodies-of-200-napoleon-troops-found-in-germany-history-frankfurt Fri, 18 Sep 2015 10:39:09 +0200 bodies-of-200-napoleon-troops-found-in-germany-history-frankfurt On the anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, France's leading daily newspaper Le Monde has taken the chance to tell Britain if it decides to leave the EU it would be as crushing a defeat as Waterloo. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150618/britain-warned-brexit-could-be-your-waterloo Thu, 18 Jun 2015 17:10:45 +0200 britain-warned-brexit-could-be-your-waterloo The battlefield of Waterloo in Belgium will resonate to a huge sound-and-light show on Thursday as Europe marks the 200th anniversary of Napoleon's defeat. Although the French have been accused of snubbing the event. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150618/europe-commemorates-200-years-since-waterloo Thu, 18 Jun 2015 11:39:00 +0200 europe-commemorates-200-years-since-waterloo Thursday marks the 200th anniversary since Napoleon's final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo. But even two centuries on French opinion is still divided over the former Emperor the English called "Boney". https://www.thelocal.fr/20150618/dictator-or-visionary-napoleon-waterloo Thu, 18 Jun 2015 10:08:09 +0200 dictator-or-visionary-napoleon-waterloo There will be no high-ranking French officials attending this week's gigantic commemoration for the 200-year anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. Is it really just a case of the French being sore losers? https://www.thelocal.fr/20150618/waterloo-why-is-it-still-taboo-for-the-french Thu, 18 Jun 2015 08:54:18 +0200 waterloo-why-is-it-still-taboo-for-the-french A French-speaking continent and no World Wars? What would have become of Europe if Napoleon had won the Battle of Waterloo 200 years ago? https://www.thelocal.fr/20150611/and-if-napoleon-had-won-at-waterloo Thu, 11 Jun 2015 11:05:56 +0200 and-if-napoleon-had-won-at-waterloo Belgium on Monday shrugged aside opposition from its neighbour France and began minting 2.5-euro coins marking the 200th anniversary of Napoleon's defeat at the Battle of Waterloo. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150609/belgium-coin-france-waterloo-napoleon Tue, 09 Jun 2015 10:07:29 +0200 belgium-coin-france-waterloo-napoleon With the 200th anniversary of the famous Battle of Waterloo just two months away a survey in Britain has revealed that most ofthe public know little about it and some even think it's just an Abba song, while many thought the French actually won. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150420/battle-of-waterloo-survey-britons Mon, 20 Apr 2015 10:51:23 +0200 battle-of-waterloo-survey-britons Napoleon may have lost the main battle 200 years ago but this week the French won a minor battle as they prevented the minting of a euro coin commemorating the anniversary of the famous battle. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150312/france-wins-battle-of-waterloo-coin Thu, 12 Mar 2015 12:28:55 +0100 france-wins-battle-of-waterloo-coin The battlefields of Waterloo in Belgium will resonate to a huge sound-and-light show on June 18th to mark the 200th anniversary of Napoleon's defeat at the hands of British and Prussian forces, organizers have announced. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150225/waterloo-bicentenary-sound-light-show Wed, 25 Feb 2015 10:25:00 +0100 waterloo-bicentenary-sound-light-show