In the early 1670s, about 1000 young women - nicknamed the king's daughters - arrived in New France to help populate the colony. (As portrayed in Canada: A People's History) Jean-Baptiste Colbert ...
The reopening of Notre Dame marks a new chapter in its long story. A look back at how this striking gothic cathedral has been ...
The decision by Chad is another blow to what remained of France’s military influence in the troubled stretch of countries ...
The president of the commemoration committee for the Thiaroye massacre in Senegal believes that African countries must regain ...
The Department of History at Western Michigan University is home to the Joseph L. Peyser Endowment for the Study of New France. The endowment was created by J. Randall Peyser with a gift of $100,000 ...
‘A New History of Theatre in France is an exciting book that brings fresh insight and ranges from the fifteenth century to the present time. Unlike previous histories of French theatre, Finburgh ...
Ranging from prehistoric menhirs to the Pompidou Centre, from Louis XIV's Versailles to twentieth-century highrises, from Marie Antoinette to Marie Claire, The Cambridge Illustrated History of France ...
Marie de L'Incarnation obeyed a call from God to convert the natives of New France. (As portrayed by Paule Baillargeon in Canada: A People's History) She was the first Mother Superior of the ...