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Kings queens french royalty

Who are the four rival claimants to the French throne?

If France ever decides to reinstate a monarchy there are aristocrats queuing to take the crown - they have already chosen their regal names

Free exhibition explores period before and after the French Revolution

From a largely unseen portrait of Marie-Antoinette to Louis XVI’s diary entries, the showcase has plenty of treats

‘Bringing back monarchy to France may not be a ridiculous idea’

A monarch and a President may bring balance - but which aristocrat would sit on the French throne? Journalist Simon Heffer explores

500 years of Franco-English ‘most expensive festival’

It is the 500th anniversary to the day of the “most expensive festival in history”, when King François I of France and King Henry VIII of England met near Calais, and organised 18 days of unparalleled luxury.

Bayeux Tapestry definitely French, professor claims

The Bayeux Tapestry - the 68-metre, 11th century account of the 1066 Battle of Hastings - was always intended to be hung in France and not England, new research by a British professor has claimed.

French heart of England’s lion-hearted warrior king

To understand the blood-soaked life of the Crusader monarch Richard, history lovers need to start with the story of his battlefield death in France and trace back from there, says The Connexion's Samantha David

Sorceress, midwife, poisoner: meet ‘La Voisin’

Catherine Monvoisin fell into fortune-telling as a means to feed her family – but her career quickly took a dark turn. The Connexion examines her life and reveals how close she came to changing French history

Kings queens french royalty

Who are the four rival claimants to the French throne?

Free exhibition explores period before and after the French Revolution

‘Bringing back monarchy to France may not be a ridiculous idea’

Incredible journey of France’s first giraffe

Royal history: ‘top’ five kings of France named Louis

How to live in the modern world? Look to the 1570s

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Drunk Briton arrested over ‘shameful display’ in French museum

Do you recognise these French road signs? Their meanings have changed…

No mow May’: homeowners in France asked to let grass grow

Driving fine bonanza as France increases number of speed cameras

Waze sends thousands of drivers a day through small village in France

Storm and hail warnings as rain sweeps through France

500 years of Franco-English ‘most expensive festival’

Bayeux Tapestry definitely French, professor claims

French heart of England’s lion-hearted warrior king

Sorceress, midwife, poisoner: meet ‘La Voisin’