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Christopher Clark at St Catharine's College, Cambridge (Photo by Damien McFadden)

Christopher Clark “The 1848 revolutions were a dissonant orchestra of ambitions and intentions” . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A c1780 portrait of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges and talented composer, violinist and swordsman (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Chevalier de Saint-Georges: how the mixed-race musical maestro Joseph Bologne became a star in 18th-century France

(l-r) Blanche, Marguerite and Jeanne of Burgundy, three sisters at the heart of a royal scandal and succession crisis in medieval France (Photos by The Picture Art Collection and ACTIVE MUSEUM / ACTIVE ART / Alamy Stock Photo)

Scandalous sisters: how three French princesses brought down the Capetian dynasty

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Episode 6 Paris . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My history hero Michael Rosen chooses Émile Zola . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The commandos head off in José Ferrer’s Cockleshell Heroes (1955)

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Cockleshell Heroes: the real story of WW2’s Operation Frankton

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A painting of Marie Antoinette in 1775

How Marie Antoinette waged a battle for survival . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of Marie Antoinette dated 1783 and painted by Vigée-Le Brun. (Photo by Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

The life and death of Marie Antoinette: everything you need to know about the last queen of France

The cover of Le Petit Journal, 13 January 1895, showing the

The Dreyfus Affair: how France was divided over a miscarriage of justice

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The Congo-Océan railroad’s deadly history . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, 15 April 2019. Yet despite the devastation, the fire is “not the worst chapter in its 850-year history”, argues Dr Emily Guerry. (Patrick Anidjar/AFP/Getty Images)

Notre-Dame fire "It's extraordinary what has survived"

Notre-Dame cathedral, which dates back to 1163. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images)

Notre-Dame 10 facts about Paris's famous cathedral

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Royal rivals? Medieval England and France’s tempestuous relationship . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Why we should remember The launch of the swimsuit that scandalised the world