The celebration of the Declaration of Independence's semiquincentennial is a chance to broaden the historical narrative to ...

France was the powerhouse of Europe. It had the continent’s biggest population, a large overseas empire and had become the ...

With over 8 billion people spread across the Earth's nearly 25 million square miles of habitable land, proving one's identity ...

More than 100 objects connected to the French emperor just sold at auction. The collection sheds light on the man and the ...

Aline et Valcour; ou, Le roman philosophique; écrit à la Bastille, un an avant la Révolution de France by Sade, marquis de, 1740-1814 Publication date 1883 Publisher Bruxelles, J.-J. Gay Collection ...

Nesta H. Webster’s previous studies in the French Revolution have made her an unquestioned authority on the period; but she has not hitherto devoted special attention to elucidating the personal ...

The English word "picnic" comes from the French "pique-nique," already in use in France by the 1600s and said to refer to a group of people getting together for an informal meal and each bringing a ...