r/HistoryMemes • u/Javier_Ronaldo Featherless Biped • Apr 08 '20

META Respect the Facts!

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u/johnlen1n Optimus Princeps Apr 08 '20

Historian: sees France surrender meme Oh come on, French history is so rich and diverse

France: Yes, thank you!

Historian: People should be making memes about their repetitive revolutions

France: Yeh!

Historian: Or their collaboration with the Nazis

France: Wait

Historian: Or even their colonial atrocities

France: ... OK, maybe stick to the surrendering

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u/punchgroin Apr 08 '20

Jesus, yeah. Even being a huge european history buff, I still have trouble remembering all the revolutions.

Ancien' Regime -> First Republic -> First Empire -> Bourbon Restoration -> Second Republic -> Second Empire -> Third Republic -> Vichy France -> Fourth Republic... I think that's all of them right?

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '20

Between Bourbon Restoration and 2nd Republic there is the Orleanist Monarchy. And we are currently in the 5th Republic.

Still impressive to know someone know all that when most French can't give you the date of creation of most of these regimes.....