The Tabatière is one of several breechloading conversions of existing military muskets, but unlike many others, this one ...

More than 300 million people speak French on the five continents. The OIF, an international organisation of French-speaking countries, comprises 88 member States and governments. French is the second ...

George Washington spent most of his life in a military uniform. As a young adult, Washington served as an officer in the ...

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After losing his mother, a young boy is befriended by a police officer and sent to a foster home with other orphans his age. With the help of his new friends, he begins to trust and love again. In ...

On a recent trip to France, my mission was to eat like a French woman - or at least to find out just how they stay so slim. This is a country where on one corner, you find a boulangerie with mouth ...

The Top Singles chart is France’s main singles chart, compiled by Official Charts Company for SNEP and SCPP, based on sales, airplay and streams in France. View the full chart here.

History In the early days of the French Revolution, the three colours were initially brought together in the form of a cockade. In July 1789, just before the taking of the Bastille, Paris was in a ...

Early matchlock guns are extremely rare. The matchlock shown here was made around 1640, and is typical of the muskets used by militia in Colonial America. 1498 - Rifling principle is discovered.

The Musket Room and Raf’s are vastly different ... are anything but straightforward: A classic French opera cake gets mashed ...