French History

Francis I of France has often been compared to Henry VIII for his love affairs and scandals that rocked Europe—but few people know the true story of this twisted French king.

Louise Julie de Mailly-Nesle was beautiful, kind, and trusting—and she definitely didn't deserve what her own sisters did to her.

Once Henry IV finally had his crown, a fanatic ripped him from his throne and gave him a violent death—but few people know his even darker history.

Madame de Maintenon was devastated when her husband King Louis XIV died, but as it turned out, her nightmare was just beginning.

The son of a slave and a nobleman, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas became a legendary general, yet he was nearly erased from history—for one disturbing reason

Anne Marie D’Orléans was considered “the greatest heiress in Europe”—but her love life was brutally cursed. Her "happily ever after" went up in flames.