France

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Credit: f.259r The Siege of Chateau-Gaillard in 1204 when Philip Augustus of France (1165-1223) defeated King John (Lackland) of England (1199-1216), from the Grandes Chroniques de France, 1375-79 (vellum) by French School, (14th century)
Bibliotheque Municipale, Castres, France/ Giraudon/ The Bridgeman Art Library
Nationality / copyright status: French / out of copyright

King John and the French invasion of England

British evacuees from Dunkirk walk off their rescue vessel land in Britain. (Photo by Corbis via Getty Images)

Second World War

Where history happened: Dunkirk

The dark art of blackmail prepared Charles Théveneau de Morande well for a career in espionage. (Alamy)

Charles Théveneau de Morande: an 18th-century French spy in London

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First World War

Food and drink on the Somme frontline: the soldier experience

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WWI army rations and the French Revolution

‘Battle of Quiberon Bay' (c1765), from 'Old Naval Prints' by Charles N Robinson and Geoffrey Holme (The Studio Limited, London), 1924. (Photo by Print Collector/Getty Images)

The battle for Britain 1759

A group of Belgian refugees fleeing upon the arrival of German troops on the roads, 21 June 1940. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

Second World War

The war grave warriors

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First World War

The end of World War I

Portrait of King Henry V of England (1387-1422), dated 15th century. (Photo by Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

Henry V: the cruel king

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The Man Who Outshone the Sun King

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Cultural Revolutions: The Politics of Everyday Life in Britain, North America and France

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D-Day and the Templar on trial

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Secrets of WWII, the French Revolution and ‘The History of Scotland’

St-Malo, Brittany, France.

Second World War

History holidays: St Malo

Street view of the medieval city of Dinan that belongs to the province of Brittany in the northwestern part of France

History holidays: French fancy