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In 19th century Paris, one criminal-turneddetecti
In the early 1890s a young Victor Goddet was working at the Vélodrome de l’Est, Paris. Every day a twenty-something rider arrived and every day Goddet studiously checked his pass. One day the rider qu
Paris has always been a magnet for bohemians and creatives. Here are ten artists and writers who lived in the City of Lights
Violent protest is nothing new for the French. It’s part of the nation’s eternal quest for Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
The months leading up to the outbreak of World War Two saw 20th Century Fox release two new films starring Basil Rathbone as the great Baker Street detective, Sherlock Holmes, and Nigel Bruce as his l
The dandy’s role as icon and irritant
When skirts, tights and frills were the hallmarks of masculinity
