Paris' centuries-old Louvre Museum — home of da Vinci's iconic Mona Lisa — is getting an $800 million makeover, and American visitors will have to help pay for it.

Goodman memorializes de la Rocque de Roberval and her remarkable valor through masterful writing, reminding the 21st century ...

In Part 3 of the History of England series, explore the devastating impact of England’s campaign on France during the Hundred Years' War. From scorched lands to the testing of revolutionary bow ...

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More than four million Indian troops fought for the British in the two World Wars. Although they served with distinction in ...

The guillotine’s story in France had begun just a few years prior. In late 1789, during a discussion about reforming the French penal code, physician Joseph-Ignace Guillotin proposed a standard ...

Even though millions of French troops were manning the defensive Maginot Line in early 1940, Hitler's brilliant blitzkrieg strategy caught the Allies by surprise, and Germany occupied France ...

His government’s fate is in the hands of the members of the French parliament, as they vote Wednesday on the first of several ...