Charlemagne died in 814. Aachen plans a huge event…
Tag: France
Burgundian Charters
Charters from Medieval Burgundy on-line ...
Quills of Clerks
Medieval scribes doodle in the official French acts...
Medieval Farming
Early Medieval Archaeology of farming and husbandry is lifted...
De Houssemaine
L’Historie des comtes de Dammartin restored to France...
Anglo-Norman
Rare discovery of Anglo-Norman fragments of French epic...
Jeanne d’Arc as a French Icon
Jeanne d'Arc as a French Icon
Beastly Worlds
Conference on fierce beasts in Paris next week…
Tours 1500
Paintings, illuminated manuscripts and stained glass at Tours…
Renaissance Treasure
Silver cups and much more from Pouilly-sur-Meuse on show...
Medieval Wine
New exhibition in Paris tells the story of medieval wine...
Medieval Women
Anne de Lusignan, Marie de Clèves, Charlotte de Savoie...
Heritage up for sale
World heritage site, Saint-Émilion, is selling its medieval buildings...
Île de la cité
Right in the middle of the Seine lies the famous centre of France, Île de la Cité. Once a fortified island, later a royal palace with adjoining ecclesiastical buildings. Finally part of it turned into the home of the high court of justice in France.