The indispensable condition is that France desires the return of the monarchy—a monarchy above parties, unifying.” One of the greatest errors of modern Western culture is its misconstruing of the ...

The Women’s March on Versailles was one of the most dramatic moments of the French Revolution. It was a bold and desperate act driven by hunger, anger, and a burning desire for justice. The pivotal ...

Coming up on July 14, Bastille Day marks the anniversary of the day that this infamous prison was stormed in 1789. And in France, it’s kind of a big deal. A medieval fortress, the Bastille served as a ...

The Versailles gardens continue to bloom centuries after the collapse of the French monarchy—but some notable features no longer exist. France, Ile-de-France, Versailles, Bassin de Latone in gardens ...

Full disclosure: I'm not up enough on my French history, so you'll pardon me here. But, uh, Marie Antoinette was queen of France in the late 1700s and was beheaded. That much I know. And while I know ...