France

Robin Gwynn examines the arrival of Huguenot French to England in the 17th century.

What made for a good medieval king? Understanding Richard I – better known as Richard the Lionheart – is a good place to start.

Low birth rates have obsessed the French since their defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, argues Richard Tomlinson.

The activities and success of the Resistance movement in France from 1940-1944 is examined by Roderick Kedward.

In the world today, a nation's financial collapse can threaten its political and social stability. It was the same in France in 1789, explains Peter Burley.

Daniel Bertaux presents an oral history of a traditional French industry.

Douglas Johnson asks what political or military intrigues lay behind the sudden recall to power, twenty-five years ago this month, of Charles de Gaulle, the wartime leader of the Free French.

Patriotism, propaganda, profit - Anthony Tuck finds that these were the motives that led Englishmen to fight in France.