Madame de Genlis and Louis Philippe
M.L. Clarke profiles an enterprising governor in the education of Louis Philippe for eight years, until 1790.
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Louis XIV’s Paris: Government and Ceremony
The royal splendour of Versailles, writes Andrew Trout, was matched by the parades and fireworks of the capital.
L’Enfant and The Planning of Washington, D.C.
Washington and Jefferson, writes Myrene Salmon, were both impressed by the French architect’s plans for a new capital city.
Camus: Out of North Africa
On the centenary of his birth, Martin Evans looks at the evolving legacy of the Algerian-born French writer Albert Camus
A Trip to the Sphinx
Roger Hudson expands on a photograph of an Edwardian excursion to the sites at Giza around 1910.
Bismarck and Gladstone Beyond Caricature
Though they are often seen as polar opposites,the architect of modern Germany and the great British Liberal statesman shared more in common than one might think. Roland Quinault draws comparisons.
Reaching for the Sky
Buildings like the Shard may look like heralds of the future, but they are part of a long history of idealistic urban planning, says Alexander Lee.
The Age of the Elites
Nicholas Henshall examines the politics of aristocratic culture in Europe between 1650 and 1750.
Publication of 'À la recherche du temps perdu' begins
Proust's epic first appeared on November 14th, 1913.
Death of ‘the Father of English Clockmaking’
Thomas Tompion, a master of time, died on November 20th, 1713.