Augustus (63 BCE – 14 CE), originally named Gaius Octavius and later Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, was the first Roman ...

The first Roman legions in Provence in 125 BC, the barbarian invasions, the Battle of Soisson in 486 ...

The French Revolution (1789–1799) profoundly transformed the relationship between religion and the state in France, leading ...

Mirabeau was one of the most eloquent and effective spokesmen of the Third Estate in the Estates-General, advocating for the ...

Napoleon's Grande Armée Medical Service was a pioneering system in military medicine, representing one of the earliest ...

The Grande Armée was the name given to Napoleon Bonaparte's army during the Napoleonic Wars. It was renowned for its size, ...

The Battle of Strasbourg, also known as the Battle of Argentoratum, took place in 357 AD between the forces of the Roman ...

Women’s roles in Napoleon's Grande Armée, particularly that of the vivandières, became legendary and part of the army's lore.

The Portuguese navigator of the 16th century, Ferdinand Magellan, was born on February 3, 1480, in Sabrosa (Portugal). He undertook the very first voyage around the world in 1519: Charles V had ...

Caracalla (188–217 AD), born Lucius Septimius Bassianus and later named Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, was a Roman emperor from ...

Claude of France (1499–1524), the Duchess of Brittany and Queen consort of France, was the first wife of Francis I, one of ...

Margaret of Valois (1553–1615), also known as Marguerite de Valois or Queen Margot, was a French princess and queen consort, ...