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Bourges Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Stephen, is a Gothic cathedral located in Bourges, Le Cher, central France. Built from 1195 to 1245, the cathedral is one of the largest in Europe and contains many magnificent stained glass...

Map of France during the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453 CE), around the time of the Treaty of Troyes (1420 CE).

Anne of Austria, Queen of France (1601-1666), oil on canvas portrait by Peter Paul Rubens, depicting Anne in ornate dressing and a lace collar, c. 1625. Palace of Versailles.

A panoramic view of Fontevraud Abbey near Chinon, France. The abbey was founded in 1101 CE by Robert of Arbrissel (c. 1045 – 1116 CE). The abbey was the burial place of several English monarchs, including King Henry II...

A map showing the area of the Languedoc region of southern France and its major towns.

The title page of Reflections on the Revolution in France, first published in 1790 and written by Edmund Burke (1729-1797), the Anglo-Irish statesman and political thinker.

The church of Oradour-sur-Glane where 349 women, as well as all but one of the children present that day in the village, were cruelly murdered on 10 June 1944 by soldiers of the Waffen SS Das Reich division. The...

Locmariaquer is a Stone Age site in north-west France distinguished by its two large stone tombs and massive granite standing stone or menhir. The monumental structures, all built within metres...

Three Celtic pottery vessels from La Marne, France. They shows typical Celtic design features with their curvilinear shapes and decoration. 4th century BCE. (British Museum, London)

La Salle claims the territory of Louisiana for France after reaching the mouth of the Mississippi River, April 1682. Painting by Jean-Adolphe Bocquin, 1870s.