France

In Catherine de’ Medici: The Life and Times of the Serpent Queen, Mary Hollingsworth helps the pragmatic queen escape her ‘black legend’.

The unholy alliance between France and the Ottoman Empire in 1530 caused great concern but had little military success.

The Paris Olympics of 1900 celebrated not just sporting excellence, but France’s might.

In Liberty, Equality, Fashion: The Women Who Styled the French Revolution, Anne Higonnet brings three dedicated followers of fashion to the fore.

As Revolution broke out and turned to Terror, British citizens living in France found themselves transformed from friends of liberty to an enemy within.

Dogged by rumours of stolen thrones and treachery, the Capetians were nonetheless one of the most successful dynasties of the medieval West.

Was the Earth flatter around the poles or the Equator? In 1735 two expeditions set out to settle a matter of national pride.

The 14th century was a period of great upheaval. People yearned for the good old days, when everyone knew their place, prices were lower and kings were better.

The Norman Conquest brought French kings, language and culture across the Channel. What did that mean for medieval England?

The Knights Templar’s modern reputation is a myth that disguises their role as state-builders and diplomats.