Sadly, John Julius Norwich passed away on June 1, 2018, and “The History of France” was to be, as he predicted, his last book. He left behind a legacy of well-regarded popular history, including his ...

Not since the liberation of Paris from German forces in 1944 have so many people taken to the streets of France — the country’s Interior Ministry estimated that 3 ...

France is a diverse country with thousands of years of history, distinctive cities, and incredible landscapes, so it’s no surprise that France is home to a large collection of UNESCO World Heritage ...

The late John Julius Norwich was a professional writer and an amateur historian. He never had an academic position, and he picked subjects to please himself. Unlike many academics, he remembered that ...

This engaging book recounts the history of France through its food. For the French, their cuisine is a prime source of national pride, but as Hénaut and Mitchell’s lively vignettes show, few French ...

This book belongs to a contemporary genre—Robb calls it “slow history”— in which authors travel around on foot or by old-fashioned conveyance and recount tales about the history of the spots they ...