France

History in Ruins

The changing fates of one of France’s grandest castles are a microcosm for its history.

Enemies of the Habsburgs

An alliance between Louis XIV and a Transylvanian prince was just one aspect of the Sun King’s ambition to dominate Europe.

In Defiance of her Golden Age

Lucie Delarue-Mardrus was at the heart of daring interwar Paris, where she used her influence to defend those left behind by ‘progress’.