The couple has been accused of helping to sell the gold for a French diver who stole it decades ago, but have denied knowledge of any wrongdoing.

More than 100 letters, addressed to French sailors, were never delivered. They remained unopened for nearly 250 years, until a historian found them in Britain’s archives.

A replica of the French tall ship that brought General Marquis de Lafayette from France to America in 1780 is scheduled to arrive Tuesday at Mount Vernon, George Washington’s estate south of ...

This French window bench was in style the last half of the 18th century. Although it was made to use by a window, it is popular with decorators today as a hall bench or a seat at the end of a bed.

A French researcher from the University of Cambridge in the UK has begun opening undelivered letters written to French sailors during an 18th century war between Britain and France.

Giant wigs were a must-have for any man in the court of Louis XIV. The king’s absolute love for big hair sparked a trend that spread all over 17th-century Europe.

“I cannot wait to possess you”: Reading 18th-century letters for the first time Some things are universal: One sailor's mother chided him for not writing more often.

How an 18th-century French abbot still sways the EU Saint-Pierre described a union of nations in clunky prose to make Brussels proud ...

French authorities are pushing for a trial, while the couple maintains they were unaware of the gold's controversial background.

The contents of over one hundred undelivered 18th century love letters have been revealed for the first time. The letters were sent to French sailors by their families between 1757 and 1758, but ...

The 18th century is considered the golden age of male wig-wearing,. In the early part of the century, the full-bottomed “periwig” reigned, featuring a cascade of wonderful curls.

The capture of the Bastille ignited one of the greatest social upheavals in Western history, the French Revolution.