The French president announced last week an extensive overhaul of the legendary museum, including a dedicated gallery for ...

The court of Louis XVI is stripped to a faded, festering husk of itself in "The Flood," a stark study of the king's last days in which the luxurious trappings of French monarchy disappear before ...

Welcome to January 21st, a date that has witnessed remarkable events across the globe. Before we delve deeper into more historical events, let’s ...

Bargained for more than she expected. Amanda DeWitt, who goes by @itsamandadewitt on TikTok, was delighted when she purchased an antique Louis XVI buffet cabinet on Facebook Marketplace — but ...

On Jan. 2, Amanda DeWitt purchased an 8-foot-long antique Louis XVI marble-top buffet that felt extra heavy Amanda DeWitt On Jan. 2, Amanda DeWitt purchased an 8-foot-long antique Louis XVI marble ...

Peale's majestic portrait of founding father George Washington has headed to Versailles for a state-of-the-art restoration.

Louis XV and Louis XVI Sonja Anderson Daily Correspondent The sprawling grounds of France’s opulent Palace of Versailles are not only a masterpiece of landscaping, but a mark of 17th-century ...

The nobility refused to pay more taxes, and the peasants simply couldn't. Even the opulent King Louis XVI, fonder of hunting and locksmithing than governing, recognized that a crisis loomed.

The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Annuaire-Bulletin de la Société de l'his... Annuaire-Bulletin de la Société de l'histoire de France Vol. 1, No. 2, 1863 RÈGNE DE LOUIS XVI, ROI DE ...

This is a bronze, French 2 sols coin from 1792, which was the last year of Louis XVI's reign in France. King Louis XVI was executed by the guillotine in January 1793 after being founf guilty of ...