A documentary series to deconstruct the History of France. France 2 is launching, from Tuesday October 8, a program called “Our History of France”. The first two episodes will be devoted to Vercingétorix and Clovis, details the newspaper 20 Minutes.
Inspired by the Danish format The history of Denmark launched in 2017, this program which is called “ ambitious » addresses the destiny of a historical figure in 52 minutes while evoking the daily life of anonymous contemporaries.
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« Certain eras hold up a mirror to the questions we ask ourselves today. For example, during the time of Clovis, the Syrians were accused of bringing a religion, the Christian religion, accused of destabilizing the kingdom », says Nicolas Daniel, director of magazines at France Télévisions.
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“Deconstruct a certain number of myths from the National Novel”
One of the challenges of the project was to “ deconstruct a certain number of myths coming from the National Novel, that is to say the way in which history has been rewritten to put it at the service of certain ideologies, nationalist or others, and influence the present with regard to this rewriting », Indicates Nicolas Daniel.
Thus, the first episode, dedicated to Vercingétorix, affirms that Gallic women were far from occupying a subordinate position in society, that they had financial autonomy and that they had the right to divorce while retaining their property. .
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In addition to Vercingétorix and Clovis, the public service program should devote the next episodes to Charlemagne, Saint-Louis, Henry IV and even Joan of Arc.
