A spirit of defiance and a mysterious culture endure on the French island of Corsica, intertwined with the timeless beauty of ...

Let’s not forget that, once upon a time, Catholicism was quite active in those countries. The Church honors “three kings” as ...

Establishing freedom of religion was a hard-fought success of the American Founding. Today we are still fighting.

From Louisville to Versailles, the French influence still echoes in the names of Kentucky cities and counties today.

The embroidered work, depicting the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, will go on display in London for the first time, on ...

Never fear, Hampton Roads! This month, we are launching the Let’s Eat guide, an online database designed to help you decide ...

Saints win fleur-de-lis case after court dismisses alleged King of France descendent's complaint over logo The fleur-de-lis is inseparable with the Saints' brand ...

While Haiti was isolated from the world, fictionalized accounts of its only monarch, Henry Christophe, were often written and repeated for political gains, a new book argues.

Around the World, King Cake Inspires Community From France’s galette des rois to the green, purple, and gold king cakes of New Orleans, there’s something sweet for everyone ...

When the king convened them in 1789, Louis Philippe was elected as a deputy for the nobility, but he sided with the fifty or so nobles—including the future consul Sieyès and the writer Choderlos de ...

By destroying the sanctity and inviolability of the king, the guillotine had become sacred in its own right, Arrasse explained. The machine’s grisly status as a king-killer lived on.