Historian Gareth Russell has written Queen James, a biography of King James VI and I - the last king of Scotland - who moved to London ...

At the invitation of President James Monroe, the Marquis de Lafayette — Gen. Lafayette — returned to the United States as an honored guest more than 40 years after the Treaty of Paris ...

In 1825, the Marquis de Lafayette presented a walking cane to then-Governor Walter Leake. If you head over to the Two ...

A look at the commemorative plate collection documenting the Marquis de Lafayette's 1825 'Farewell Tour.' The plates are featured in Louisiana's Old State Capitol's exhibit, "The Biggest Celebrity ...

Dr. Lloyd Kramer, history professor at UNC-Chapel Hill, spoke about Lafayette’s stance against Napoleon in a lecture at State ...

A walk through the first part of Louisiana's Old State Capitol's exhibit, "The Biggest Celebrity of His Time," commemorating the bicentennial of the Marquis de Lafayette's 'Farewell Tour' through ...

To the editor: I wanted to address Sally White’s Jan. 30 letter to the editor "Pittsfield should embrace its history with Marquis de Lafayette." The Berkshire County Historical Society and the ...

In theology, being condemned to perdition may sound a lot like going to hell, but it’s much worse than spending eternity amid fire and brimstone. Those who believe in the survival of the soul ...

Two centuries after his death, the descendants of the notorious Marquis de Sade have finally embraced their once-reviled relative. The French aristocrat scandalised his contemporaries with his ...