Madame Tussauds, now a global wax museum brand, has its roots in the French Revolution, where Marie Tussaud crafted death ...

After being exploited for decades by France, Haiti ended up forking over huge sums of money to its former colonizer. Now, the ...

France extracted a huge indemnity from Haiti, in exchange for recognition of its independence. This week marked the 200th ...

Haiti, which declared its independence on Jan. 1, 1804, and defeated Napoleon’s army soon after, didn’t have the money to pay ...

From the unmissable Palace of Versailles to the architectural pearls of the Loire, here is a selection of the most magnificent French châteaux. These ten royal and ducal residences have become jewels ...

THE traditional conception of England among average Frenchmen is expressed in the words "perfidious Albion." Some years ago I made an effort to run down the source of the term. I failed. One meets it ...

Nuit des Musées 2025 at La Maréchalerie, ÉNSA's contemporary art center in Versailles (78) The Night of the Museums also ...

(adoc-photos/Corbis) King Louis XVI is captured trying to escape France. "This country is full of zeal and fire," writes Napoleon, now a first lieutenant and a proponent of the French Revolution.

While the West cannot win such a trade war, it can cause significant damage to the global economy and the economy of all ...

George Washington when, on July 31, 1777, he was introduced to the latest French "major ... of yet another revolution at age 72, he installed the "republican monarchy" of Louis-Philippe by the ...