Listen in the podcast "At the heart of History" the story of the creation of the Marseillaise by Claude Rouget de Lisle in the 18th century. The national anthem of France is known throughout the world, but the name of its author has fallen into the dustbin of history... When revolutionary France declared war on the Austrian monarchy in April 1792, Rouget de Lisle is still only a thirty-year-old captain, poet and author of plays in his spare time. How will his fate change? In this first part of the episode produced by Europe 1 Studio, Clémentine Portier-Kaltenbach looks back on the events that led to the creation of La Marseillaise.

2022-05-23T05:09:14.410Z

Listen in the podcast "At the heart of History" the story of the creation of the Marseillaise by Claude Rouget de Lisle in the 18th century. The national anthem of France is known throughout the world, but the name of its author has fallen into the dustbin of history... When revolutionary France declared war on the Austrian monarchy in April 1792, Rouget de Lisle is still only a thirty-year-old captain, poet and author of plays in his spare time. How will his fate change? In this first part of the episode produced by Europe 1 Studio, Clémentine Portier-Kaltenbach looks back on the events that led to the creation of La Marseillaise.