The Palace of Versailles is reopening a part of it that had been hidden from the eyes of visitors for a long time and which is a very important part, not only of its own history, but of the whole of France - and perhaps also of sport. The Jeu de Paume room, a game that is considered the ancestor o
Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659-1743) was the French portrait painter of the Court and of Kings in the Grand Siècle, described thus by Madame La Palatine “There is a painter here, Rigo, who stutters so horribly that it takes him a quarter of an hour for each word. He sings perfectly and while singing he does
How many Poles died in World War II because of the Germans? How many Polish civilians and how many soldiers were murdered? How many Poles lost their lives as a result of repression and displacement? The answer is not easy, even after more than seventy years. The data at our disposal on the numbe
Alexis Corner, the father of British blues, in the early 60s had formed one of the most influential groups - as it would later prove - for the British youth, Blues Incorporated. Many passed through their ranks and even more were taught by him, on that initially inhospitable side of the Atlantic for