DEPENING on what time of year you are near Pheasant Island, could change what country you are actually in. Only 200 metres long and 40 metres wide (making it the world’s smallest ...

Religious sites in France aren’t just places of worship—they’re architectural and cultural icons, filled with centuries-old artistry and history. From grand cathedrals to intimate chapels, each site ...

John Singer Sargent (1856-1925), the renowned American expatriate painter, is being celebrated at The Met Fifth Avenue 100 ...

Dimitri Rassam, a renowned French film producer, is considering creating a film saga based on 'The Accursed Kings', the series that inspired 'Game of Thrones'.

France’s iconic capital city is filled with fantastic monuments. Many monuments in Paris are known all over the world like the Eiffel Tower and the Arc De Triomphe. However, some are less well-known.

Pressured by his deep ties to the French monarchy - especially King Philip IV - Clement chose instead to establish the papal court in Avignon, a city then under the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of ...

Sharing is caring, after all. The occasion was so momentous that a year later, French King Louis XIV married the daughter of King Philip IV, Maria Theresa of Spain, in the exact spot where the ...

Another claimant was Edward III of England, whose mother was the daughter of the Capetian king Philip IV and sister of the three last Capetian kings: one consequence of the disputed claim was the ...

At 14, Mariana married her uncle, Spain’s King Philip IV, then 44. The theatrical portrait ... had escaped Madrid’s control, while rival France had bested its neighbor across the Pyrenees ...

On Friday, October 13, 1307, King Philip IV of France ordered a baseless persecution of the Knights Templar. During this event, Grand Master Jacques de Molay reportedly cursed his persecutors as he ...

The extended period of time was undoubtedly caused initially by the conflict between French King Philip IV and the papacy. This led to the so-called Avignon Papacy, a period of 67 years (1309-1376 ...

King Philip IV of France was said to have financially supported Wallace, like other Scottish knights already living in France. Wallace is thought to have returned to Scotland in early 1303.