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Women given right to vote in France 80 years ago

It came a full 96 years after suffrage was extended to all men in France - and 51 years after New Zealand offered the vote to its women

Five aristocratic titles that still exist in France today

You may think the Revolution abolished hereditary peers forever, but thanks to Napoleon, barons and dukes can be found in modern France

Five places in France with a connection to Richard the Lionheart

Richard I is said to have spoken no English and barely spent time in the country he ruled

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Five places in France that are called the ‘end of the world’

France is surprisingly littered with places called ‘le bout du monde’

France’s July 14 national day: What happens and why? What is new?

We take a closer look at France’s celebrations for la fête nationale

What links a pizza with 800+ French cheeses and Toulouse rugby club?

Answer - they are all new entries in the Guinness World Records Book. Read on to see what else has been added

From banking to wine: four surprising Scottish-French ties

There is plenty more binding the two nations together than a historic mistrust of the English

Why were the French so suspicious of street numbering?

More and more hamlets are bowing to pressure to display a proper address, but the system, spearheaded by Napoleon, has always attracted controversy

Five historical French quotes (or mis-quotes) and their origins

From Marie-Antoinette to Emile Zola, English speakers love to quote French figures from history, but have we been getting them wrong all these years?

I read the 5,000-page compendium that tries to explain France

Known to English-speaker as Realms of Memory and Rethinking France, this collection of essays looks like the syllabus of the test for citizenship

Did you know? First system for canning food was invented by French man

Nicolas Appert dethroned previous methods of food preservation with the breakthrough in 1795. It was later discovered that this new invention also eradicated bacteria

Teacher uncovers wartime heroism to save Jews in France

Research by a retired local teacher has brought to light a French mountain village’s efforts to hide Jewish people in World War Two

8 ways to appreciate French heritage (and for free) this weekend

The European Heritage Days are a great opportunity to discover more about France. Here is our pick of eight activities or visits avalable in different regions, some of which are not often open or accessible to the public

France’s Cordouan lighthouse and Vichy waters on UNESCO heritage list

The two celebrated sites were recognised this weekend for their historical and cultural significance

Secret history of buildings - March 2019

Jane Hanks discovers that Locronan, in Finistère, is much more than a perfectly preserved setting for filming historical dramas

French history

Women given right to vote in France 80 years ago

Five aristocratic titles that still exist in France today

Five places in France with a connection to Richard the Lionheart

Five places in France that are called the ‘end of the world’

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Great white shark seen in waters off south of France

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Why bank cards are changing in France

France’s July 14 national day: What happens and why? What is new?

What links a pizza with 800+ French cheeses and Toulouse rugby club?

From banking to wine: four surprising Scottish-French ties

Why were the French so suspicious of street numbering?

Five historical French quotes (or mis-quotes) and their origins

I read the 5,000-page compendium that tries to explain France

Did you know? First system for canning food was invented by French man

Teacher uncovers wartime heroism to save Jews in France

8 ways to appreciate French heritage (and for free) this weekend

France’s Cordouan lighthouse and Vichy waters on UNESCO heritage list

Notre Dame: Historic stained glass may be replaced

Why is placing bread upside-down bad luck in France?

French local history – October 2019

Secret history of buildings - March 2019

The Knights Templar - A Christian military force crushed by a French king

Houses plan on hold after Roman villa found

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