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Celebrating signing my publishing contract with Yale University Press. Another reason to love the Pyrenees! #FrHistory #Pyrenees #pyreneeshistory #lovepyrenees www.colinduncantaylor.com/blog/proud-t...

The Resistance, the Bolivian and some deadly caterpillars ​In a forest clearing halfway up a mountain, five granite figures stare into the distance and dream of freedom. During the Second World War, freedom lay on the south side of the Pyrenees, and that...

In a forest clearing halfway up a mountain in the French Pyrenees, five granite figures stare into the distance and dream of freedom. Who carved them, and what do they represent? #FrHistory #pyreneeshistory #lovepyrenees www.colinduncantaylor.com/blog/the-res...

Forteresse de Salses: discovering history on the autoroutes of France Last week, I found myself wondering if the Aire du Château de Salses is the most interesting rest area on the entire French motorway network. Located roughly half-way between Perpignan and Narbonne,.....

Discover the FORTERESSE DE SALSES, built in 1497, besieged many times until it was made redundant in 1659 by the Treaty of the Pyrenees which moved the border 40 kilometres further south. www.colinduncantaylor.com/blog/fortere... #FrHistory #lovepyrenees #pyreneeshistory

Eugénie, the energetic empress Small but challenging ​ By Pyrenean standards, La Rhune is a modest mountain, but from its summit at 900 metres above sea-level, visitors can admire a 360-degree panorama. To the north-west,...

In 1859, Empress Eugénie climbed a mountain called La Rhune in grand style. Most modern visitors climb it with the help of a scenic mountain railway. Eugénie also did much to develop tourism in Biarritz and the western Pyrenees. www.colinduncantaylor.com/blog/eugenie... #FrHistory #pyreneeshistory

King Wamba and the Castle of the Vultures The earliest mention of the Castle of the Vultures appears in a book written by Julian, Bishop of Toledo, sometime around the year 674 CE. He calls it Vulteraria, but now it is known as the Château...

King Wamba and the Castle of the Vultures...discover a remote castle with splendid views and read the story of a rebellion against the last great king of the Visigoths. www.colinduncantaylor.com/blog/king-wa...
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Romans, Christians and Saints ​I am standing at a crossroads. To my right lie the foundations of the Roman temple. To my left, the remains of what may be the oldest Christian basilica in Gaul. Dominating the skyline to the...

Discover Romans, Christians and Saints at Lugdunum Convenarum in the French Pyrenees. #FrHistory #pyreneeshistory #lovepyrenees #lovehistory www.colinduncantaylor.com/blog/romans-...