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Marguerite de Navarre

15 minutes of fame Suzannah Lipscomb chooses Marguerite de Navarre . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Diane de Poitiers. As the mistress of Henry II of France, she had incredible and indescribable influence over the French king.

The French royal mistresses who made it about more than sex . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A painting of Jean Thurel, a French soldier whose life spanned three centuries

Jean Thurel: the oldest soldier in history?

A drawing depicting a German monoplane dropping bombs on Paris during the First World War

First World War

Creating fake Paris: how one man built a mock city to fool WW1 German bombers

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Coco Chanel in Paris, 1929

Why we should remember… How Chanel No 5 revolutionised the beauty business . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The coats of arms of the kingdoms of Scotland and France

Q&A How old is the Auld Alliance between France and Scotland?

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A photograph of a WW1 soldier and his pet thrush

How WW1 soldiers found hope in nature . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Three Musketeers sitting at a table

The real three musketeers: the historical Athos, Porthos and Aramis (and d’Artagnan) revealed

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A portrait of Anne Boleyn

The three French queens who inspired Anne Boleyn . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Pod Shannon Fogg WL

Vichy France: everything you wanted to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Illustration of King Louis IX.

A king of fire and light: Louis IX’s tangled legacy . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A depiction of the French and Indian War, with George Washington on horseback

A guide to the Seven Years’ War

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Part nineteen in our 20-part series looking at decisive moments of the last 1,000 years in British history explores 1900–1949. (Image by Getty Images)

Turning points 1916: The long march to modernity . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Photo of members of the Versailles Conference

First World War

Your guide to the Treaty of Versailles

Josephine Baker lounges on a tiger skin around the time she starred in La Revue Nègre

Singer, siren, activist, spy: the incredible life of Josephine Baker