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鈥檚 diary entries, the showcase has plenty of treats
鈥楤ringing back monarchy to France may not be a ridiculous idea鈥� A monarch and a President may bring balance - but which aristocrat would sit on the French throne? Journalist Simon Heffer explores
magazine Incredible journey of France鈥檚 first giraffe Zarafa generated 鈥榞iraffemania鈥� in France, leading to many giraffe-based artistic outpourings which continued to recent times
Royal history: 鈥榯op鈥� five kings of France named Louis There were 17 King Louis of France (or thereabouts). Nick Inman lists his favourite five and why they are important
How to live in the modern world? Look to the 1570s This book from the 1570s explains how to live and is just as apt today...
500 years of Franco-English 鈥榤ost expensive festival鈥� It is the 500th anniversary to the day of the 鈥渕ost expensive festival in history鈥�, when King Fran莽ois 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鈥檚 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 鈥楲a Voisin鈥� Catherine Monvoisin fell into fortune-telling as a means to feed her family 鈥� but her career quickly took a dark turn. The Connexion examines her life and reveals how close she came to changing French history
