Flowers throughout the ages, history of famous people with flowers.

Flowers throughout the ages, history
Famous people with the flowers.

The flowers are part of our history, discover history through the flowers, the flowers in mythology, the flowers in the Middle Ages, the flowers in modern times. The flowers are accompanied by stories of love, war stories, the flowers are part of our daily lives. 

The history of flowers, from its
origins until today.

Throughout history, flowers have accompanied important events, whether happy or unhappy. 

The flowers reflect human history, ancient or modern. 

The flowers have accompanied mankind throughout its history. Love, passion, hatred, war, revenge, nothing escapes the flowers are everywhere. 

Many historical figures have such a passion for certain flowers their names it is still associated today.

The history of flowers from
antiquity to the present.

Greek Mythology and flowers - The Middle Ages and the flowers - the modern and flowers.

Flowers famous cities in history.

The lily: ornament and emblem of kings of France. 

The ancient Greeks have reported numerous stories about flowers, they attributed their creation and beauty to the intervention of a deity, Greek mythology attributes the lily whiteness of the goddess Hera, whose divine milk have spread on earth. 

The Middle Ages in France and flowers. The lily is strongly linked to the history of France, he was brought back by the Crusaders and became a royal emblem until the Revolution French Revolution in 1789.

Narcissus

Greek mythology tells of Narcissus was a handsome young boy, who rejected the love of a beautiful nymph, the nymph in revenge, calls Nemesis, goddess of vengeance to punish Narcissus by making love himself. 

Narcissus, one day while he looked into and becoming a source of love itself, Narcissus tried to capture his image to kiss, Narcissus fell in the water and died. 

At this point the gods made Grow beautiful yellow flowers that bear his name today.

Tulips

In Greek mythology, Tulip was the daughter of God Marine Proteus, she was courted by Vertumnus, the god of autumn and gardening, but without success. Vertumnus turned into a hunter to trap. 

Tulip in the woods. But Diana, goddess of hunting, saved by turning it into flower. The tulip bears his name, it can be planted in autumn and blooms in spring.

Alexandre Dumas wrote in 1850, his famous novel "The Black Tulip," The Black Tulip, tells a story that takes place in Holland, tells the passionate story of a certain Cornelius van Baeerle for tulips and its attempts to create a black tulip. It was not until modern times in 1986 for the black tulip, black tulip first in history.

Violet

Violet should be associated with Napoleon Bonaparte. The history of the purple stemmed from his meeting with Josephine de Beauharnais, who handed him a bouquet of violets, a great love story followed them. Later, during his exile to Elba, the Bonapartist is recognized by the password: "Do you like purple?". 

Poppy Flower of Remembrance Why we chose the poppy as a symbol of remembrance of those who died in the war? "The poppy became an international symbol to the memory of those who died during the wars. The story of the poppy is international. The commemoration of Remembrance Day held annually on November 11.