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As most people know, July 14th commemorates the storming of the Bastille, the symbolic start of the French Revolution - but the story of how this date became the Fête nationale and a public holiday is ...

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The prolific novelist wanted to portray the workings of everyday life in France in an increasingly mechanized age. His mission was to expose the origins of social unease.

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On a state visit, France's president announced the loan of the tapestry embroidered with scenes of the 1066 Norman invasion. It will return to the U.K. for the first time in more than 900 years.

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Located in a strange lunar landscape of great geological interest, this site has one of the most important groupings of prehistoric cave art in the world. More than 15,000 drawings and engravings ...