BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DESCRIPTION:Historian Jennifer Paxton explores how Ireland played a crucial role in French power politics in the ages of Louis XIV and Napoleon\, and how Irish exiles in their turn contributed to the building of modern Fran ce. METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//alexandriava.gov//Web Calendar 1.0//EN SUMMARY:VIRTUAL: Lecture: Ireland and the French Connection on Mar 15\, 202 1 X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:VIRTUAL: Lecture: Ireland and the French Connection on Mar 15\ , 2021 X-WR-CALNAME:VIRTUAL: Lecture: Ireland and the French Connection on Mar 15\ , 2021 X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lecture,Lyceum,Museums,Sister Cities DESCRIPTION:To make sure the time\, location\, and other aspects have not c hanged\, or to share this event with your friends\, please see https://app s.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=34857\n\nRelations between Irel and and France date back to the fifth century\, when the first apostle to the Irish (not St. Patrick!) was sent to Ireland from Gaul\, but from the seventeenth century on\, Ireland was a frequent battleground between Franc e and her great rival\, England. Historian Jennifer Paxton explores how Ir eland played a crucial role in French power politics in the ages of Louis XIV and Napoleon\, and how Irish exiles in their turn contributed to the b uilding of modern France. \nGuests will receive an email with the Zoom mee ting link\, Meeting ID\, and password by noon on Friday\, March 12. Ticket sales will close at 4 p.m. March 15.\n\nLocation: Virtual Only\nFees: $6 \nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Lecture\, Lyceum\, Museums\, Sister C ities\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.go v/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=34857\n\nWeb resources:\n\nThe Alexandria Sho p\nhttps://alexandriava.gov/shop\n DTEND:20210316T003000Z DTSTAMP:20210125T193117Z DTSTART:20210315T230000Z LOCATION: Virtual Only SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:VIRTUAL: Lecture: Ireland and the French Connection TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:ce1c3b8a-86b9-4097-8ffa-94dfecd67e1a URL:https://alexandriava.gov/shop X-COA-DTSTAMP:20210125T193117Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR