That Carême worked for Talleyrand (Jérémie Renier) is the drama’s core ingredient. For the grandmaster of chicanery, he cooks ...

In 1903, the pope’s missing Fisherman’s Ring and fortune worth up to $45 million were missing. Ancient tradition mandated ...

A rare and historic saber once wielded by Napoleon Bonaparte is set to go under the hammer at a Paris auction. This iconic ...

Napoleon ordered the sabre in 1802 and kept it throughout his reign. The Giquello auction firm said on Friday it expected the ...

A sword that belonged to Napoleon and was specially ordered for the personal use of the French emperor is to be auctioned in ...

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 ...

In the late 18th century, the enslaved population rebelled and eventually declared independence. In the 19th century, the French demanded compensation for the former enslavers of the Haitian people, ...

Another tax that led to huge change was the "gabelle" salt tax in France, so unpopular from its establishment in the mid-14th century that it was a contributing factor in the French Revolution.