Discover who built the Palace of Versailles. Learn how Louis XIII began it and Louis XIV transformed it with famous ...

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Provence, that fabled corner of France overflowing with the famous French art de vivre, seems to have it all. There are ...

While today's world is easily mapped thanks to satellite technology, it was a long and arduous task to draw up the first ...

Christmas dinner in France makes good on a promise to dine very well, offering everything from extravagant seafood platters to sweet treats such as the traditional Yule log cake (or bûche de ...

Much of it was from a porcelain factory in Sèvres, which was founded in 1756 by Madame de Pompadour, the mistress of King ...

Mr. Hirschorn, the chief executive of Ish Entertainment, writes about the intersection of culture and politics. Billionaires had a great thing going. The ruling in the 2010 Citizens United case, among ...

End the year on a high note with the House’s limited-edition gift collection — artfully presented cognacs for yourself, friends and family.

Period drama Amadeus, which stars Will Sharpe in the titular role, is a fictionalised account of the famous composer's life.

Thus ended the story of Bonneval Ahmed Pasha: once a promising but typical French nobleman, he became an Ottoman pasha. It is ...

For a couple thousand years, wine has been held up as a beverage of history and culture and as a mark of a civilized society. It has been associated with the world’s great art and fine cuisine and is ...

Amadeus is an epic period drama about the life and death of real-life prodigal composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.