A symbol of luxury and adventure, the Orient Express opened a new path between the West and the East. Mata Hari, Josephine Baker and Agatha Christie, who dedicated a novel to it, contributed to its legend. Delve into the secrets of a legendary train.

In 1609, Henry IV sent Inquisition judge Pierre de Lancre to the French Basque Country to investigat...

In 150 years, twice marked by total destruction —a terrible earthquake in 1923 and incendiary bombin...

They come from all walks of life and have lived for almost a century. They have lived through the up...

The story of two soldier-cameramen, Sgt Mike Lewis and Sgt Bill Lawrie, who witnessed the liberation...

In 1900, the eyes of the whole world are on Paris. The World's Fair welcomed 50 million amazed visit...

The sinking of the Titanic sent shockwaves around the world and started debates that continue to thi...

The battles between the ruling empires and houses of nobility that would decide the fate of the Cauc...

Debunking the mythology surrounding the 16th century French prophet, Nostradamus.

A French documentary or, one might say more accurately, a mockumentary, by director William Karel wh...

The story of the Trojan war is one of history's most enduring legends. A beautiful queen elopes with...

Thirty years after the release of his film JFK (1991), filmmaker Oliver Stone reviews recently decla...

When the revolution in Nicaragua won its victory nearly 40 years ago, the world began to dream. A yo...

Between June 1940 and March 1943, the 1,200 kilometer long demarcation line broke France in two. For...

Shortly before Christmas 1744, Vienna, the center of power in the Habsburg Empire, is the scene of a...

More than 2.000 years ago, Narbonne in today's Département Aude was the capital of a huge Roman prov...