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The story of the Royal Hotel of Invalides

Discover our new series of podcast dedicated on the Royal Hotel of Invalides (Paris) which was the first institution created to care for wounded soldiers

Discover our new series of podcast dedicated on the Royal Hotel of Invalides  (Paris)

 

Episode #1

Discover our first episode on the Royal Hotel of Invalides. In this first episode, we discuss the context of the creation of this emblematic institution of the History of France, before mentioning the admission criteria and the typology of residents.

 

Episode #2

Discover our second episode on the Royal Hotel of Invalides. In this episode, we discuss the social laboratory that was the Invalides, and the understanding of disability at the end of modern times, through the terminology used in the registers.

 

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