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Portrait of Henry IV, King of France and Navarre (1553–1610), oil on canvas by Frans Pourbus the Younger, early 17th century. Palace of Versailles.

Road sign at the entrance of the martyred village of Oradour-sur-Glane, France, where 643 innocent victims perished at the hands of soldiers of the SS Waffen Panzer das Reich division on 10 June 1944 during the Second World War (1939-45...

The Great Cameo of France is a five-layered sardonyx cameo divided into three levels which depicts members of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, circa 23 CE. The Great Cameo of France is the largest cameo to survive from the ancient world. It...

A c. 1559 illustration of Mary, Queen of Scots (r. 1542-1567) and her first husband, Francis II of France (r. 1559-1560). National Library of France, Paris.

Signing of the Treaties of Alliance between the US and France in 1778, which led to France's entry into the American Revolutionary War. Reproduction of an oil on canvas painting by Charles Elliott Mills, c. 1900-1920. The original is in the...

A map of France in the 10th century CE.

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)

The coat of arms of the French monarchy with three golden fleurs-de-lis. Basilica of Notre Dame, Cléry-Saint-André, France.

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.

The Roman temple (Maison Carré) of Nimes, France, built 19-16 BCE.