Richard Vinen
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On May 30th 1431, Joan of Arc was burnt as a heretic in Rouen. In this article from our 2006 archive, Richard Vinen ponders the political significance of one of France’s most potent female icons and finds there is more to her than meets the eye. Published May 27 2011
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Richard Vinen reviews a book on the interwar years in France. Published June 11 2010
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As the 150th anniversary of the Victoria Cross is celebrated, Richard Vinen looks beyond the individual acts of heroism that have merited the honour, to the wider social, cultural and historical significance of the medal.
Published November 14 2006
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Richard Vinen ponders the political significance of two of France’s most potent female icons and finds there is more to them than meets the eye. Published March 13 2006
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Richard Vinen shows how events of the last 10 years have forced him to rethink his own assumptions about the past.
Published January 3 2001
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Richard Vinen questions whether the recently convicted Maurice Papon was charged with the correct crime.
Published June 30 1998
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Richard Vinen reveiws the early career of the former French President.
Published March 1 1995
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Richard Vinen explores two studies of wartime France
Published March 1 1994
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Richard Vinen compares and contrasts the corner shop visions of British Thatcherism and French Poujadism.
Published July 31 1991
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Richard Vinen describes how personal respect and wish-fulfilment, aided by tireless hagiography, moulded a head of state for a defeated France whose prospectus was fatally flawed.
Published May 31 1990
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