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The Palace was the main royal residence until the French Revolution and the overthrow of the monarchy in 1789

Returning to her native soil, the historian unearths stories from the second world war, the days of the French revolution and the prehistoric era

For a lot of people, mention of the French Revolution conjures up images of wealthy nobles being led to the guillotine. Thanks to countless movies, books and half-remembered history lessons, many have been left with the impression the revolution was chiefly about chopping off the heads of kings, queens, dukes…

July 14 is Bastille Day, the day in 1789 when the Bastille prison in Paris was stormed, and the French Revolution began. With this in mind, I thought about making a French-inspired supper and decided to make a tartine. The word "tartine" means slice of bread with spreadable ingredients in…

A review of Chevalier (2023), a historical fiction drama based on the life of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-George

A snooping judge, a dog smacked by a car, a model in crisis … the creators of the final film in Krzysztof Kieślowski’s classic trilogy, inspired by the ideals of the French revolution, look back

Kelvin Harrison Jr. stars in Chevalier, a historical drama about the gifted Black French composer that lived during the French Revolution.

Once important seats of Christian worship, and now treasures of the country's heritage, French abbeys often have surprising histories. That’s the case of Fontevraud abbey, in the former duchy of Anjou. Run by a woman during its heyday, the abbey was turned into a prison after the French Revolution. In…