Tag: Alexander Riley

"La chapelle des Bourbons au XIXe siècle" (unknown date) an engraving by Ebenezer Challis (1806-1881) based on a drawing by Thomas Allom (1804-1872), currently located in a private collection. The chapel is a part of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Lyon.

The Tale of Two Frances: Part II

Whilst Paris is surrendering to wokeism, a new generation of formidable defenders of tradition is arising in Lyon.

"Vue Perspective du Siege et Bombardement de la Ville de Lyon : ou il y avoit plus de 30000 aristocrates, mais nos Patriotes les ont anéanti, l'an 2.e de la Republique, Octobre 1793" (1793) a 29,5 x 41,5 engraving by an unknown artist, located in the Bibliothèque nationale de France.

A Tale of Two Frances: Part I

Once the site of one of the most significant revolts against the French Revolution, today Lyon has become the centre of the right-wing reaction to wokeism.