France

The tombs of King Henry II and Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine in Fontevraud Abbey, France. (Dreamstime)

The duchy of Aquitaine: an English ‘colony’ in deepest France

The medieval city of Carcassonne

My favourite place: Languedoc, France

A British major pictured in German captivity

“How I fell captive to the Germans”: the experience of First World War PoWs

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Living through the Crusades: 3 poems and songs that reveal how medieval people felt about the holy war

Photo of Champagne

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Q&A Who invented champagne?

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My favourite place: Sean McGlynn

View of a sham fight on the Serpentine, Hyde Park, London, 1814

The year when fear of Napoleon stalked the land

American forces advance through the Ardennes forest during the battle of the Bulge. (Photo by George Silk/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

The battle of the Bulge: Hitler’s final gamble

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A 19th-century illustration depicting the battle of Agincourt.

Books interview with Ranulph Fiennes: “The Hundred Years’ War was caused by my ancestor’s advice being ignored” . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte

Why Napoleon merits the title ‘the Great’

A portrait of Joan of Arc,

The real Joan of Arc

From a collection of reflective landscape photographs of the Somme battlefield.

First World War

The Somme battlefield revisited

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Quiz – Would you have been accepted to join the army and fight in WW1 in August 1914? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A colour image of military guns during World War One

First World War

The First World War in colour

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James Bond and Vichy France . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.