Even though millions of French troops were manning the defensive Maginot Line in early 1940, Hitler's brilliant blitzkrieg strategy caught the Allies by surprise, and Germany occupied France ...

Rising prices in Paris brought bread riots. By 1789 France was broke. The nobility refused to pay more taxes, and the peasants simply couldn't. Even the opulent King Louis XVI, fonder of hunting ...

and deserves to become a standard reference for the political history of 1789.’ Peter McPhee Source: H-France ‘… a novel interpretation of the first two years of the French Revolution … This clearly ...

The films were shot around Lyons, the Alps and in Provence. See extra topics on Le Rugby, Le Tour de France and le tennis. Keep track of your progress through the course by joining the BBC ...

Today, Les Grands Boulevards house two of France's favorite department stores ... or the site of the infamous storming of the Bastille in 1789. Today, the Opéra Bastille, rises from the ashes ...

France has become the first country in the world ... the council based its approval of abortion on the notion of liberty enshrined in the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man, which is ...

The 2024 Tour de France is a truly unique race beginning in Florence and ending – for the first time in its 121-year history ...

The 111th edition of the Tour de France gets under way on Saturday with the world’s four best stage racers all vying for the ...

Thanks to its proximity to Paris, Normandy makes for an easy daytrip that's especially popular with travelers interested in seeing Monet's house and gardens or the D-Day Beaches. But if you only ...

The tomb of one of France’s best-loved early poets has been discovered during restoration work in Notre-Dame. Dominique Pelicot, 71, is accused of drugging his wife Gisèle to sleep and ...

Night - Clear. Winds N at 8 to 9 mph (12.9 to 14.5 kph). The overnight low will be 56 °F (13.3 °C). Cloudy with a high of 71 °F (21.7 °C). Winds from N to NNE at 8 to 14 mph (12.9 to 22.5 kph ...

Night - Partly cloudy. Winds NE at 5 to 7 mph (8 to 11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 59 °F (15 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 75 °F (23.9 °C). Winds variable at 5 to 7 mph (8 to 11.3 ...