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Marianne Plasse
Marianne Plasse is a French Canadian author with a passion for 19th and 20th century History, and is fascinated by the context that informed these time periods, from ancient times onward. She infuses her background as a History student into her writing and uses it to explain the world as it is today.
Education:University of Montreal, 2020BA HistoryUniversity of Montreal, 2021Certificate Art HistoryExpertise:Articles by Marianne Plasse
In a surprising turn of events during the Second World War, Walt Disney himself and his crew turned animation into a weapon of war.
While represented as bloodthirsty Viking warriors in popular culture, the complex history of medieval Scandinavians oscillated between violence and peace.
From ancient Rome to Charlemagne’s court to the Tower of London and beyond, roaring lions and trumpeting elephants have been traveling across Europe for thousands of years.
In a prosperous French city strategically on the Atlantic Ocean, the siege of La Rochelle was the climax of a centuries-long religious war.
During the tumultuous political and social climate of early 20th century Germany, artists found ways to express their fears and pain using a wide array of mediums.
A controversial figure in her time who rejected norms and etiquette, Christina, Queen of Sweden, had a fascinating life full of political twists and turns.
