Quebecois French has long been mocked for its rough-and-tumble sound, but this version of French is more likely what 17th-Century French aristocracy spoke – including the king. It was a perfect ...

When Samuel Champlain visited in 1609, the potential of a transportation corridor was evident, attracting more French settlers ... From the hardships early settlers faced, to the establishment ...

In the 17th century, French settlers mounted defensive walls called ramparts along parts of Quebec City’s rocky escarpment to fortify it from the British. See these remnants on Rue des Remparts ...