It was the most prosaic of equipment for the grandest of heists: a ladder, propped right under the noses of French guards.

The historic gem is among a catalogue of spectacular pieces included in Sotheby's annual Royal and Noble Jewels sale ...

History is a complex web of triumph, tragedy, and change, but it isn’t immune to the threads of misinformation and misconceptions. There are “facts” that are often passed down through generations and ...

When a figure appeared in the window of a government building, the governor suggested she was an empress’s ghost. Months ...

Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau said the information made public about the arrests in the Louvre case should not have been ...

A massive exhibition celebrating the bicentenary of Jacques Louis-David, whose paintings chronicled the French Revolution and Napoleonic era in real time, opened at the Louvre in Paris.

Paris police have arrested five new suspects in the Louvre crown jewel heist, the Paris prosecutor has confirmed, a day after ...

Researchers have uncovered genetic evidence of paratyphoid and relapsing fever among Napoleon’s soldiers who retreated from Russia in 1812. Researchers at the Institut Pasteur have performed a genetic ...

As a deadline fast approaches to either charge to release two suspects, a French lawmaker ripped security at the Louvre.

In recent weeks, the world has been enthralled by the mystery surrounding the audacious heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris, where jewellery belonging to Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was stolen.

Paul Gardère’s Magenta Plains exhibition reflects his deep vision of Haiti’s history and spiritual resilience.

Two centuries ago, there were dozens of independent states in the part of Europe that was German-speaking. Today, there are only four: Germany, Austria, Switzerland … and Liechtenstein.