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Great French Military manoeuvres witnessed by Tsar Nicholas

The Franco-Russian alliance of 1892 established privileged relations between France and Russia. Reciprocal protocol exchanges and visits were organised and Tsar Nicholas II was invited to the great manoeuvres of the East. Staying in Compiegne, he visited the north of Reims on 21 September 1901 and was welcomed by President Emile Loubet. The imperial delegation witnessed a vast deployment of 120, 000 men in the Betheny plain and the fort of Fresne-les-Reims concluded the demonstration with a spectacular attack, as shown on this postcard to mark the event. This card was actually sent on the day of his visit from Montmirail (which lies just to the south west of Reims). Date: 1901

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Coronation of King Henry VI 1429

On November 6th, 1429, a month before his eighth birthday and less than four months after the coronation of his rival, the Dauphin, in Reims, the young Henry VI was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey by his great-uncle, Cardinal Henry Beaufort, Bishop of Winchester, the traditional rite being modified to incorporate French practices to show that this was but the first part of a fuller coronation procedure which could only be completed in France. Date: 1936

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Auto-Grand Prix-France-Brabham-303328

Le coureur australien Jack Brabham salue la foule apres avoir remporte le 52e Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France (ACF) a Reims le 04 juillet 1966.
Australian Jack Brabham waves to the crowd after he won the 52th French Grand Prix of the Automobile Club of France, in Reims 04 July 1966. / AFP PHOTO

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