The Fabrication of Madame de Pompadour
Colin Jones discusses the art and artifice of the leading mistress of Louis XV.
France
The Development of Protestantism in 16th Century France
Graham Noble investigates the causes of the rise and fall of French Protestantism.
Anne de Montmorency: Great Master, Great Survivor
Glenn Richardson explores the talents and fortune of the 16th-century French courtier who served five kings.
The Strange Death of Émile Zola
The French writer died on 29 September 1902.
Arthur of Brittany Captured
Arthur of Brittany was captured on August 1st, 1202.
The Greatest Royal Minister? Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Placing Colbert in the circumstances of his times, Geoffrey Treasure shows that he was much more than an efficient bureaucrat.
The Treaty of Amiens
The peace treaty that temporarily ended hostilities between France and Britain during the Revolutionary Wars was signed on 25 March 1802.
Birth of Victor Hugo
The author of Les Misérables was born on February 26th, 1802.
Death of Louis Braille
Louis Braille died on January 6th, 1852, aged 43.
Reform and Revolution
John Spiller shows that, in constitution-making in the USA (1787-89), France (1789-92) and Great Britain (1830-32), some men were considered more equal than others.