God save the King ! Between two cups of tea, Hotel de la Marine spends on English time by housing, for the time of an exhibition-event, the unnamedbrable medieval treasures of the mythical Victoria & ; Albert Museum. Gilding and rock crystal , a large wrought iron chandelier and glass beads... The institution brings together for the first time in Paris more than 70 { 28}art objects inherited from the famous British collection, one of the most important in the world. Between the enamelled glass sculpturestures, illuminated manuscripts, precious fabrics and rare goldsmith pieces, the exhibition draws up a sumptuous inventory of the trends of the time in terms of jewelry and appearance. Like the pearl, a symbol of piety and sensuality, these jewels show the complexity of a world long reduced to its character religious. More than a story of fashion, this thematic hanging illustrates the fruitful and inter-relations forged between England { 62}and continental Europe throughout the Middle Ages. A complementarity sometimes difficult to express and which the Hôtel de la Marine summarizes not without a certain boldness with this deliberately provocative formulation : "When the English spoke French".