The Nazi doctor Sigmund Rascher did the same experiment on about 300 people. immersed in a tank of ice water, with the alleged aim of studying the effects of cold on humans.As soon as body temperature reached 28 degrees, the study subjects invariably died, despite attempts at resuscitation, he wrote
On the board is a small German town. There is a market and some Jewish-owned stores.Players take on the role of policemen, navigating the rails. If the dice roll the right way, it is possible to invade one of those properties, confiscate property and arrest Jews. The aim is to expel the Jewish po
On a recent visit to Nuremberg, I was able to see the remains of some architectural elements that respond to Hitlers own megalomania and were of great importance during the Nazi era. It must be remembered that Nuremberg was the city chosen by Hitler to celebrate the great annual concentrations of th
On 07.20.1944, a group of soldiers and civilians led by Colonel Count Claus von Stauffenberg attempted to assassinate Hitler during a briefing in the wooden barrack-hut inside the super-guarded Wolfs Lair . They detonated a one kilo bomb two meters from where the Fuhrer was, who, at the moment of th
Plan of the bunker, built in 1944, in the attached image. On April 20, 1945, Hitler celebrated his 56th birthday amid a rather gloomy atmosphere. He was depressed, m he had the look of a tired and downcast man, finished. He did not want celebrations, despite which, after midnight from th
After Hitlers suicide, life changed in the bunker, each of its inhabitants tried to save themselves. The next day, May 1, a shocking event occurred:Goebbels (one of the Nazi leaders who played the greatest role in the history of Nazism and Hitlers right-hand man) and his wife Magda (a fanatical foll
The story of Marie-Madeleine-Gabrielle de Rochechouart de Mortemart was eclipsed by that, more scandalously hectic, of his sister Madame de Montespan. However, the one that was nicknamed the Pearl or the Queen of Abbesses was the glory of her sex and the adornment of her age . A woman of character,
The story of madness allegedly by Adèle Hugo , the daughter of Victor Hugo begins one day in the year 1863. She loses company with her father, then in exile, and embarks for Halifax in Canada, where the regiment of an English officer with whom she is in love is stationed:Albert Pinson . To free hers
If Jeanne the Mad and Catherine of Aragon, two daughters of Isabella the Catholic who will meet tragic destinies, are often familiar to us, we do not look much at Isabelle, the eldest daughter . A young woman who, destined to serve Portuguese politics of his parents, was unlucky. His premature death
Married to one of the most controversial sovereigns in the history of England, Isabelle dAngoulême is one of those leading women of the Middle Ages , whose life worthy of a novel deserves to be told! The “kidnapping” of Isabelle by Jean Sans Terre The one who will go down in history as Jean Sans T
History, as we think we know it, has become a legend :that of Marguerite de Provence who, by marrying the young King of France Louis IX in 1234, also married his mother Blanche de Castille …She turns out to be a tyrannical stepmother , jealous and petty, preventing the spouses from living their love
Upon his death in 511, Clovis Ist , the first Christian sovereign of the Franks, divides his prestigious kingdom between his four sons:Thierry, from a first marriage, and his half-brothers Clodomir, Childebert and Clotaire. Quickly, King Clotaire established himself as the shrewdest politician and t
During my recent discovery of the city of Angers, I was amazed by the majestic castle of the Dukes of Anjou and its 17 imposing towers in schist and limestone. Fascinated by the Apocalypse tapestry , treasure of the place, I tell you today its story rich in twists and turns... A family of patrons
The centuries go by, the writings remain. Books, both works of art and boxes of secrets, become precious testimonies of the past. Thus the exceptional old collections of the Media Library of Troyes scroll through the rich history of the city and its region. An invaluable fund Most of these paper
Anne of France , Duchess of Bourbon, is one of the most fascinating personalities of the Middle Ages. Political head at the pinnacle of power for many years, patron active and knowledgeable, great educator and writer talented, she remains largely unknown. A woman in the shadows who “took as much car
It was a horrible profile against the sky, that of this monument; especially at night, when there was a little moonlight on those white skulls, or when the evening wind rustled chains and skeletons, and stirred it all up in the shadows Victor Hugo – Notre-Dame de Paris The Montfaucon gibbet, an i
As long as women consent to be ruled unjustly, they will be. Emmeline Pankhurst (1858 – 1928) In the British Empire of the second half of the 19th century, it was Queen Victoria who has ruled England for decades. Yet women are seen as second-class citizens . Whether they are rich or poor, peasan
The Somme… This tragically resonant name recalls one of the deadliest battles in history, emblematic of the horror of trench warfare. However, only 30 km from the western front stands the town of Vignacourt, the exact antithesis of the fear experienced during war. An important logistics site in the
A legend persistence wants that Louis XIV took only one bath during his lifetime… Nowadays, the Court of the Sun King is particularly decried for its deplorable hygiene . It is true that in the Middle Ages, we washed much more often than under the Ancien-Régime, a period which seems to show a regres
Ah! The family of Louis XIV! At the beginning of the year 1711, the Sun King is an aging monarch of over seventy years old. His authority is recognized and respected in all the Courts of Europe. It can boast of being the most powerful king in the world. A domination that passes through its offsprin
Anne of France , Duchess of Bourbon, is one of the most fascinating personalities of the Middle Ages. Political head at the pinnacle of power for many years, patron active and knowledgeable, great educator and writer talented, she remains largely unknown. A woman in the shadows who “took as much car
The American fleet has positioned itself off the Libyan coast, starting the naval blockade of Tripoli. Tension is rising in the area after the first incidents and the war may have unforeseen consequences in North Africa in this turbulent situation. The President of the United States has given permis
We all know the feat of Thermopylae where Leonidas and his 300 Spartans of his – in addition to the 700 Thespians and 400 Thebans forgotten – they faced the innumerable army of Xerxes - innumerable because the numbers range from 100,000 to a million - but there was another similar feat that took p
The Amazons, the mythical, legendary and real female warriors of the ancient world and their successors in more recent times have occupied a multitude of historians throughout the centuries. They are described as fearless and strong, skilled in war, excellent at horsemanship, excellent at the bow wh