History

CULTURE

Is UK national anthem ‘God Save the King’ actually French?

12 world-changing inventions that came from France

From technology to medicine, transport to fashion, French inventors are responsible for many of the things that shape the modern world (even if they didn't invent the croissant).

READER QUESTIONS

Reader question: When did France stop guillotining people?

CRIME

Sculpture of Algerian hero vandalised in France

HISTORY

‘Lost’ manuscript of pro-Nazi French author published 78 years later

CULTURE

Notre-Dame priest denies redesign of French cathedral is too radical

HISTORY

Notre-Dame restoration work begins as Paris cathedral on track to reopen in 2024

LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

Sex, strikes and surrender: The most commonly asked questions about France and the French

HISTORY

Mystery sarcophagus found under fire-ravaged Notre-Dame to be opened

HISTORY

Cassoulet to cider: Where are France’s fiercest local rivalries?

POLITICS

Who are the Harkis and why are they still a sore subject in France?

POLITICS

Macron told ‘let Josephine Baker be buried in Paris Panthéon’