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

Much ado is being made about this year’s ‘inaugural’ Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, but it’s not entirely fair to call it the first Tour de France for women. Yes, this Tour is the first women’s ...

A depiction of the Battle of Crécy in 1346, from a 15th-century illuminated manuscript of Jean Froissart’s Chronicles - The Picture Art Collection/Alamy It was early in 1292, most likely during Lent.

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 ...

British sprinter Mark Cavendish broke the record for the most Tour de France stage wins in history with his sprint finish victory during Stage 5 of what is set to be his last ride in the prestigious ...

Investigating the archive in all its malleable reinvention is at the core of this year’s Rencontres d’Arles festival, held in historic churches and sites across the city. A projection of Nan Goldin's ...

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 ...

PARIS (AP) — France’s Senate gave its final approval on Wednesday to a bill defining rape and other sexual assault as any non ...

The robbers used explosives to gain entry to a precious-metal company in Lyon, French officials said. The police recovered ...