Both seasons of the series Marie Antoinette are available to watch on BBC iPlayer - and the "addictive" period drama has been ...

Former Victorian Labor minister Tim Holding has tied the knot with his fiance Felicity Selkirk in the chapel of the ...

France was the powerhouse of Europe. It had the continent’s biggest population, a large overseas empire and had become the ...

The 10.38-carat gemstone, which carries an estimate of $3 million to $5 million, was owned by generations of European royalty ...

Thought to be the most expensive chairs made for Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France's Ancien Régime, they were ...

A model of a £55m yacht designed for a Saudi prince has sold for £30,200 at auction. It was part of a sale of silverware, artwork and furnishings previously housed on Sarafsa, a six-deck, 269ft (82m) ...

Bought and thoroughly renovated by Lagerfeld while the creative director of Chanel, Pavillon de Voisins sold in a candle ...

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Akram Ojjeh built his fortune as a middleman for French arms sales to Saudi Arabia, up until his death in 1991. The legal ...

A secret stash of over 1,000 rare gold coins has been discovered hidden inside the walls of a house in France after the owner's death. The collection, built over a lifetime by 89-year-old Paul Nars, ...

Most of the decor at Houston’s newest hotel isn’t new. The velvet sofas, canopy beds, and oil paintings at the Marlene are ...

This story accompanies the article about Lafayette200 events, "Marquis de Lafayette toured Lancaster 200 years ago." ...