The Grand Banquet offers an immersive experience of the royal feasts of France’s 18th century — with a seasonal menu by Michelin-starred Alain Ducasse for today's exacting epicureans.

His father, King Louis XIII favored the site for its hunting potential and built a brick and stone lodge there so modest, one of his advisors remarked that "a mere gentleman would not have been ...

Explore the legacy of the Medici family through its most influential figures, from Cosimo the Elder to Catherine de' Medici.

Since the African continent was divided at the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885, the struggle for its wealth has played out on two fronts. The first was political, as European powers, starting with King ...

In 19th-century France, the young chemist challenged the theory of spontaneous generation and discovered an invisible world ...

In 1726, the ruling government revived France’s troubled financial system by striking 20-pound, and then 24-pound, gold Louis coins. By the end of the 18th century, the term “franc” was ...

The 14th edition of France's favorite village, the famous show hosted by Stéphane Bern and soon to be broadcast on France 3, ...

American prelate, an exploding battleship, and the Roman Question all fed into Pope Leo XIII's decision to publish his 1899 ...

Former Wales star Louis Rees-Zammit has been given another chance in the NFL, a year after he quit Welsh rugby. The 24-year-old left the game in Wales ahead of last year's Six Nations championship.