Pierre-Jean Chalençon’s trove is one of the most comprehensive private Napoleonic collections ever to come to market.

Dutton & Co.) throws any blinding light upon the time-honored mystery of the relations of Anne of Austria and Mazarin ... or inclination to consult the French originals. It may be commended ...

According to his obituary, Comeau grew up in Bear Cove, an Acadian village on the French Shore, and studied at Collège Ste-Anne, earning his bachelor of arts degree at the forerunner of ...

Penned by Anne Abitbol, Dan Franck (“Carlos”) and ... the son of a slave and a French noble man who defied the odds to become the first black general of the French army. He was also the ...

Penned by Anne Abitbol, Dan Franck (“Carlos”) and Thomas Bidegain ... story of Thomas Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie Dumas, the son of a slave and a French noble man who defied the odds to become ...

When you think of princesses, you typically think of romance, riches, and fun. However, Anne of Austria’s life was no fairy tale. Many people loved her, some hated her, and one very important ...

His wives were equally as fashionable, with Queen Catherine popularizing Spanish styles of dress, and Anne Boleyn scandalizing conservatives with her revealing French court dresses and hoods ...

It was the start of the German Peasants’ War, the largest uprising in Europe before the French Revolution ... thousands of peasants from Alsace to Austria and from Switzerland to Saxony.

France: The French Revolution brought an end to feudalism and paved the way for individual freedoms. Without the Revolution, the French king would likely have remained an absolute figure, and the ...

Blending centuries of intrigue, revolution and family ... little known aspects of French history. Anne Dubosc, a 65-year-old amateur actress, played Anne of Austria, mother of Sun King Louis ...