Russian President Vladimir Putin has presented Donald Trump with a portrait by a well-known Russian artist depicting the US president in the moments follo ...

which are easier to improve than photos. "In the portrait offered by Russia, Donald Trump has clearly lost 15 kilos compared to reality. It's like being at the court of King Louis XIV ...

His father, King Louis ... but it wasn't until Louis XIV came along that the chateau we see today started to come to fruition. Louis XIV moved the French government and court here and is credited ...

THE traditional conception of England among average Frenchmen is expressed in the words "perfidious Albion." Some years ago I made an effort to run down the source of the term. I failed. One meets it ...

Le Precheur is the last northern village along the northwest coast of Martinique. Formerly home to King Louis XIV's mistress, Madame de Maintenon, experts say that Le Precheur offers breathtaking ...

As noted by Múlt-kor, given the fraught political atmosphere of the time, suspicion quickly fell upon the Habsburg court. Zrínyi had publicly criticised the Emperor’s Turkish policies and even ...

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Prince Louis, the youngest son of Prince William and Kate Middleton, turns 7 on Wednesday,. See pictures of the royal over ...

A bust of Louis XIV at the Palace of Versailles outside Paris. (Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty Images; iStock) A depiction of France's King Louis XIV known as “The Sun King” at Versailles.