Teaching Fellow in French Studies, University of Warwick
Dr David Lees teaches and researches modern French history and politics. He is a specialist of the French extreme-right and in particular the Vichy regime during the Occupation of France in World War II.
Jul 08, 2024 08:59 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
And so it did not come to pass. For all the expectation and yes, fear among some in France and around the world the far-right appears to have failed in its bid to gain a majority in the French National Assembly (the...
Where did it all go wrong? François Hollande flops out of presidential race
Dec 04, 2016 05:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
French president, François Hollande, made the shock announcement that he will not be standing for a second term in office. The president seemed to acknowledge his poor chances of success in the 2017 presidential...
Leonardo da Vinci’s incredible studies of human anatomy still don’t get the recognition they deserve
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