The future Henri IV spent his childhood in Béarnais. Under the influence of his mother, although a Catholic by baptism, he embraced the Protestant religion. He thus fights against the Holy League and the great Europeans who refuse that a Protestant becomes the sovereign of France. But with the assas
Short biography:Émile Zola (1840-1902) was a 19th century French novelist and precursor of naturalism in literature. Zolas most famous novels are the Rougon-Macquart (1871-1893), a twenty-volume saga that depicts the natural and social history of a family under the Second Empire. A committed writer
American inventor, Maria E. Beasley (born Kenny) has filed numerous patents for his designs. It is notably the origin of a lifeboat used on the Titanic, which saved many lives. Inventor Maria E. Kenny was born in Philadelphia in 1847. She was the daughter of a miller. A curious child, Maria is p
Mozambican artist, Bertina Lopes (1924 – 2012) creates sculptures and paintings with African and Portuguese influences. His art, often geometric and colorful, is imbued with social criticism and nationalism. Portuguese Studies Bertina Lopes was born on July 11, 1924 in Maputo, the current capital