French Revolution. Divorce Papers and Sauce-Stained Sleeves Reveal the Personal Side of Napoleon’s Rise and Fall. More than 100 objects connected to the French emperor just sold at auction.

French prosecutors have asked for prison time and a five-year ban from politics for far-right leader Marine Le Pen, potentially derailing her bid to become president in 2027.

Eric Ciotti, a French right-wing MP with ties to Ms Le Pen, wants legislation to end immediate pre-appeal suspensions; if it were adopted before the appeal is heard, Ms Le Pen might be able to run.

Le Pen, who lost his left eye in 1965 while hammering a tent stake, for years wore a black eye patch that became a symbol of his combative persona. He was a constant force in French political life, ...

We study the fiscal determinants of the French Revolution, exploiting plausibly exogenous variation in the salt tax—a large source of royal revenues and one of the most extractive forms of taxation of ...

PARIS — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said on Monday there was “no way” she was leaving politics and that she planned to fight for her right to run for president after a court barred her from ...

Sport: French Revolution. 3 minute read. TIME. December 27, 1948 12:00 AM GMT-5. E mile Allais’ one-track mind leaves visible traces—he is a skier.