Leonardo da Vinci, the creator of the famous Mona Lisa, was an Italian painter and sculptor. This raises the question of why the work is not displayed in his homeland but rather in the Louvre in Paris ...

France is a diverse country with thousands of years of history, distinctive cities, and incredible landscapes, so it’s no surprise that France is home to a large collection of UNESCO World Heritage ...

Mass hysteria? Ergot poisoning? Or just despair? Here’s why what started as one woman’s dance spiraled into one of history’s ...

This book belongs to a contemporary genre—Robb calls it “slow history”— in which authors travel around on foot or by old-fashioned conveyance and recount tales about the history of the spots they ...

It sounds like the plot of a heist movie. On October 19, priceless items of jewelry and royal regalia were stolen, in broad ...

PARIS — France’s lawmakers have approved a bill to enshrine the right to an abortion in the country’s constitution, a historic move that came in response to concerns over the rollback of abortion laws ...