By the early 18th century, New France became the point of contention between England and France, culminating in the Seven Years' War (1756–1763). As a result of the 1763 Treaty of Paris ...

A section of Château des Brouillards, where the Impressionist painter transformed his career, is asking $13.65 million, ...

Two men were caught having sex and sentenced to death. They were the last execution for sodomy is the country's history.

In the opulent courts of 18th-century Paris, Joseph Bologne emerged as an extraordinary talent who would challenge societal norms and musical conventions alike. Born in 1745 in Guadeloupe to an ...

Please check your inbox for an authentication link. A book about 18th-century printmaking — and that of the early 19th century, something not quite captured in the title — might not strike you ...

Not every inch of Paris is as romantic as you think – in fact, the Catacombs are downright chilling. Prior to the creation of the Catacombs in the late 18th century, Parisians buried their dead ...

By Kurt Soller and Alina Lefa How to revive an 18th-century upstate farmhouse without resorting to cliché? By pretending a made-up person lives there too. By Alice Newell-Hanson and Blaine ...

Beginning its life as a summer home for the royal family in the late 17th century, Schloss Charlottenburg became a lavish palace after Frederick the Great commissioned some 18th-century upgrades ...

The Stone of Madness may be set in the 18th century, a full 350 years on from Umberto Eco's masterful monastic mystery The Name of the Rose, yet the game is clearly indebted to the literary ...

and the lower limit of the Paris Agreement. This is despite the emerging La Nina associated with below-normal temperatures in parts of the world. It was the 18th month in the last 19 for which the ...

Naomi Alderman looks at the remarkable way Denis Diderot connected ideas and people. In 18th-century Paris, he edited an early and vast encyclopaedia, despite fierce opposition. Show more Naomi ...

Enjoy watching mesmerizing drone views of Paris, showcasing the city's breathtaking beauty from a whole new perspective. From the iconic Eiffel Tower to the majestic Notre-Dame cathedral, the aerial ...