Joan of Arc, the young peasant girl who helped lead France to victory, was burned at the stake after being convicted of ...

The Church honors Jeanne d’Arc as a virgin martyr and national patroness, whose courage, purity and fortitude continue to ...

He won global fame for his politically charged films about the fight for independence in Algeria and was central to building ...

The French king ... priced wigs used women’s hair because of its length and the belief that it was of higher quality than men’s. Traders at fairs would buy hair from peasant girls.

The Village Voice review of painter Dianna Settles exhibition, “Enemy of the Century,” notes its blend of politics and human-scale utopias.

Hamina’s films, including 1975's Palme d’Or winner Chronicle of the Years of Fire, made epics of the Algerian struggle for independence.

Italian 17th-century and French Renaissance side tables and a sunburst clock.Credit...Clément Vayssieres WHILE HER PEERS threw lavish balls, Chanel, whose jersey fabrics and women’s pants ...

ASTANA – The Astana Opera audience was treated to a thrilling display of talent with a May 16 premiere of three one-act ballets by a world-renowned French choreographer Roland Petit. The three ballets ...

Who is Gérard Depardieu? The rise and fall of disgraced French actor convicted of sexual assault - More than 20 women have publicly accused the 76-year-old of sexual misconduct in the past, but this i ...

Peru's president, Dina Boluarte, described Pope Leo as Peruvian "by choice and conviction". "The pope is Peruvian; God loves Peru," she said. Born in Chicago in 1955, he is the son of Louis Marius ...