World War Two Iconoclasm: The Destruction and Reconstruction of memorials to Queen Victoria and Edward VII on the French Riviera

This essay explores the process linked to the desecration and subsequent rebuilding of monuments erected on the French Riviera to commemorate the British monarchs who had a positive influence on the development of Menton, Cannes and Nice as coastal resorts. When two statues of Queen Victoria and one...

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Published inE-rea : Revue d'etudes anglophones Vol. 14; no. 14.2
Main Author TEULIÉ, Gilles
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Laboratoire d’Études et de Recherche sur le Monde Anglophone 15.06.2017
Laboratoire d’Etudes et de Recherches sur le Monde Anglophone (LERMA)
Subjects
commemorations
Cultural heritage and museology
Edward VII
French Riviera
History
Humanities and Social Sciences
iconoclasm
memorials
Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria
Entente cordiale
Édouard VII
monuments
Deuxième Guerre mondiale
Côte d’Azur
iconoclasm
French Riviera
Commémorations
iconoclasme
Reine Victoria
commemorations
memorials
Edward VII
World War Two
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Summary:This essay explores the process linked to the desecration and subsequent rebuilding of monuments erected on the French Riviera to commemorate the British monarchs who had a positive influence on the development of Menton, Cannes and Nice as coastal resorts. When two statues of Queen Victoria and one of Edward VII were either defaced or completely destroyed during the Second World War, French agencies, to varying degrees, wanted to restore the statues to their rightful place. Although the examples used in this essay all had different operating modes, I argue that they nonetheless were motivated by similar factors which reveal a pattern to wartime iconoclasm and help explain its impact on postwar commemorative policy.
ISSN:1638-1718
1638-1718
DOI:10.4000/erea.5809