Gender and gender identity may seem like more recent headline-grabbing topics, but societies have discussed the subjects for centuries. A new approach to reading a medieval French narrative text ...

France has no shortage of beautiful must-visit locations, and this region is home to delicious wines and fairytale views.

“By trade I am a fucker, missso may your heart be filled with bliss” —“The Fucker” Scandalous at the time of their creation in the Middle Ages, the old French comic tales in verse, commonly known as ...

Ever dreamed of owning a fairy-tale castle in the French countryside? Now you can – and it’ll set you back a mere $58. A crowdfunding project to restore the medieval French chateau of Ebaupinay, in ...

The 13th-century French manuscript "Romance of the Pear" contains an early depiction of the heart as a symbol of love. Allegorical image from the Roman de la poire. Image courtesy of Bibliothèque ...

A stunning discovery by French archaeologists has revealed a medieval village hidden underneath the remains of an 800 year old abbey that was destroyed during the French Revolution. Source: Anna Gorin ...

Archaeologists working in the Languedoc region in southern France have used stable isotopes to reveal new insights into medieval dietary practices. The research, published in Archaeological and ...

Visitors to the walled hilltop citadel of Carcassonne in south-west France will be able to walk the full 1.3km circuit of its upper ramparts from tomorrow (12 September)—for the first time in ...