Karine Varley
@karinevarley.bsky.social
Historian at University of Strathclyde, Franco-Prussian War, Second World War, Vichy France, Corsica. Author of Vichy's Double Bind: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/vichys-double-bind/7089CE39930C5E4D0E2F8B0B52C0A778
Batholdi's Lion de Belfort at place Denfert-Rochereau in Paris looks like it would benefit from being cleaned.
July 21, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Batholdi's Lion de Belfort at place Denfert-Rochereau in Paris looks like it would benefit from being cleaned.
Ending the conference earlier today, highlights included papers by Alex Summers and Patrick Luiz S. de Oliveira on the Franco-Prussian War.
July 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Ending the conference earlier today, highlights included papers by Alex Summers and Patrick Luiz S. de Oliveira on the Franco-Prussian War.
A brilliant plenary by Stéphane Gerson yesterday that wove personal family stories with the histories of resistance and collaboration under Vichy.
July 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
A brilliant plenary by Stéphane Gerson yesterday that wove personal family stories with the histories of resistance and collaboration under Vichy.
Today featured a wonderful panel with Nicolas Moll and Sarah Farmer on resistance comparisons between France and Yugoslavia and memories of Oradour-sur-Glane.
July 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Today featured a wonderful panel with Nicolas Moll and Sarah Farmer on resistance comparisons between France and Yugoslavia and memories of Oradour-sur-Glane.
Excellent panel on Resistance and the Allies, with Claire Andrieu, Raphaële Balu and Guillaume Piketty.
July 16, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Excellent panel on Resistance and the Allies, with Claire Andrieu, Raphaële Balu and Guillaume Piketty.
Registration for 'Resist' French History conference, Paris. Already good.
July 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Registration for 'Resist' French History conference, Paris. Already good.
As an added bonus, I also saw Louis XVI's famous 'rien' diary entry for 14 July 1789.
July 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
As an added bonus, I also saw Louis XVI's famous 'rien' diary entry for 14 July 1789.
Since the archives in Paris were closed today, I went to the Musée des Archives Nationales to see the original manuscript of de Gaulle's 'appel' of 18 June 1940. Fascinating to see the revisions.
July 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Since the archives in Paris were closed today, I went to the Musée des Archives Nationales to see the original manuscript of de Gaulle's 'appel' of 18 June 1940. Fascinating to see the revisions.
I thoroughly enjoyed attending 'The Global Mediterranean and the Long Second World War' conference in Naples. Excellent papers combined with an amazing setting, finished off with pizza. Lots of new approaches to the Mediterranean to think over.
June 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I thoroughly enjoyed attending 'The Global Mediterranean and the Long Second World War' conference in Naples. Excellent papers combined with an amazing setting, finished off with pizza. Lots of new approaches to the Mediterranean to think over.
Today's views from the conference
June 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Today's views from the conference
As conference locations go, this is pretty good...
June 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
As conference locations go, this is pretty good...
Looking forward to discussing the Mediterranean dimensions of the Second World War in Naples over the next couple of days.
June 19, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Looking forward to discussing the Mediterranean dimensions of the Second World War in Naples over the next couple of days.
I was less convinced by this description of leadership of the 'Vichy Republic' being treated with 'respect' by Hitler.
June 14, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I was less convinced by this description of leadership of the 'Vichy Republic' being treated with 'respect' by Hitler.
Just caught this interesting new exhibition at the Imperial War Museum.
June 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Just caught this interesting new exhibition at the Imperial War Museum.
Interesting discussion about the periodisation of the Second World War at the National Army Museum last night. Looking forward to the rest of the conference.
June 12, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Interesting discussion about the periodisation of the Second World War at the National Army Museum last night. Looking forward to the rest of the conference.
Good to hear about the work of the Cross-Party Group on Europe and the European Movement in Scotland at yesterday's European Diversity Month reception at the Scottish Parliament.
May 29, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Good to hear about the work of the Cross-Party Group on Europe and the European Movement in Scotland at yesterday's European Diversity Month reception at the Scottish Parliament.
Spotted these tied to lampposts while walking around in Leeds earlier
April 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Spotted these tied to lampposts while walking around in Leeds earlier
Unboxing my paperback copies.
April 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Unboxing my paperback copies.
BBC news coverage of Marine Le Pen misses Corsica from the map of France...
March 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
BBC news coverage of Marine Le Pen misses Corsica from the map of France...
Delighted to learn that my book, Vichy's Double Bind: French Collaboration between Hitler and Mussolini during the Second World War, is now available in paperback. @strathhumanities.bsky.social
www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
March 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Delighted to learn that my book, Vichy's Double Bind: French Collaboration between Hitler and Mussolini during the Second World War, is now available in paperback. @strathhumanities.bsky.social
www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
Had an excellent few days in Krakow. Grateful to the Narodowe Centrum Nauki (NCN) for the invitation.
March 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Had an excellent few days in Krakow. Grateful to the Narodowe Centrum Nauki (NCN) for the invitation.
Traces of Krakow's Jewish past on a very cold evening.
March 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Traces of Krakow's Jewish past on a very cold evening.
And now to get on with some work at the National Science Centre.
March 13, 2025 at 7:53 AM
And now to get on with some work at the National Science Centre.
Lovely to be in Krakow for a few days, even if the weather is a bit gloomy.
March 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Lovely to be in Krakow for a few days, even if the weather is a bit gloomy.
From Laurent Joly's latest book, Henry Rousso's original draft of the chronology of the 'Vichy Syndrome', with the likes of Robert Aron and Paxton mapped on.
February 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
From Laurent Joly's latest book, Henry Rousso's original draft of the chronology of the 'Vichy Syndrome', with the likes of Robert Aron and Paxton mapped on.