Profiles

The French naval officer helped millions of people see into the deep through his inventions and productions but he also worked on projects to build three underwater villages in Sudan

Her life was far from ordinary: she lost her first husband to the guillotine, built up legendary debts and wild animals roamed freely about her extensive gardens

Awarded fifteen French war medals in his lifetime, Eugene Bullard’s piloting career and story demands a place in history. As well as that of inspiring Bessie Coleman

She was the ruling Duchess of Brittany by the age of 11 and engaged for the first time in what would be along string of strategic betrothals. The life of one of Brittany’s most famous figures was full on from start to finish

French nurse Rachel Muller had been flying microlights for 10 years when the idea came to her, and admits that it had become something of an obsession

His impressive résumé covers iconic French railway bridges to contributing to the Statue of Liberty, his most famous work attracting more than 300 million visitors

Retired nurse Alice Denot explains how her career took a different turn after she moved to France from the UK

Napoleon’s lawyer and businessman older brother, Joseph, escaped to live in exile in new Jersey after the Battle of Waterloo

This year marks 200 years since Napoleon Bonaparte’s death in 1821 and commemorations are dividing France 

The life of Jeanne Florentine Bourgeois (1875-1956) was truly larger-than life: A performer whose name became a watchword in France