In France though, the flag has taken on a more complicated meaning. It’s no longer simply a symbol of the triptych known around the world: liberté, égalité, fraternité.

3 It's revolutionary. The flag as we know it today comes from the French Revolution and the current design - blue next to the flagpole, white in the middle and then red - was formally adopted on ...

Flag bearers: Young custodians of France's history By Benoît Hopquin Published on May 8, 2025, at 8:00 am (Paris), updated on May 8, 2025, at 12:48 pm 2 min read Lire en français ...

On Dec. 20, 1803, the French flag was replaced by the U.S. flag in New Orleans, marking the transfer of the Louisiana Territory.In 1860 South Carolina became the first state to secede from the ...

The blue of the French flag was changed to match the colour of the EU flag in 1976, but Macron has been using a darker version Credit: Yoan Valat/AP Rebecca Rosman Paris 14 November 2021 8:16pm GMT ...

This is the second in a series of columns by historian John Appleyard on the five flags that have flown over Pensacola. In 1949, a group of 20 men began discussions which soon led to the ...

A Rare Moment Of Flag-Waving For Some French Citizens Two weeks after terrorists killed more than a hundred people in Paris, ... MELLUL: Oh, I think it's tied to France's history, ...