Thank you, Jeanne. It is always a pleasure to read your articles. I have two pieces of information to add.
The Common Market was always more than just a trade agreement. One of its aims was to link the economies of the countries of Europe so that they would never go to war again. The founding Treaty of Rome in 1957 advocates "an ever closer union of the peoples of Europe." Many European politicians could see the benefits of European integration and were inspired by the ideal of a united Europe.
Turning to a completely different tropic, it is a little known fact that Canterbury Cathedral, the bastion of the Church of England, is basically French in origin. Its chief architect was a Frenchman called Guillaume de Sens ("William of Sens") who used white stone imported from Caen in Normandy. The twin towers at the western end of the Cathedral are typical of French Gothic architecture - think of Notre Dame in Paris. Unfortunately, Guillaume de Sens was badly injured when he fell from the scaffolding in 1177, never fully recovered, and returned to France to die in 1180.
I especially liked the historical love-hate relationship between France and England you point out. Being a franco-britannique perhaps you could dub yourself : "Jeanne of Kent".
Thank you, Jeanne. It is always a pleasure to read your articles. I have two pieces of information to add.
The Common Market was always more than just a trade agreement. One of its aims was to link the economies of the countries of Europe so that they would never go to war again. The founding Treaty of Rome in 1957 advocates "an ever closer union of the peoples of Europe." Many European politicians could see the benefits of European integration and were inspired by the ideal of a united Europe.
Turning to a completely different tropic, it is a little known fact that Canterbury Cathedral, the bastion of the Church of England, is basically French in origin. Its chief architect was a Frenchman called Guillaume de Sens ("William of Sens") who used white stone imported from Caen in Normandy. The twin towers at the western end of the Cathedral are typical of French Gothic architecture - think of Notre Dame in Paris. Unfortunately, Guillaume de Sens was badly injured when he fell from the scaffolding in 1177, never fully recovered, and returned to France to die in 1180.
I especially liked the historical love-hate relationship between France and England you point out. Being a franco-britannique perhaps you could dub yourself : "Jeanne of Kent".