Before her beheading, Queen Marie Antoinette reportedly saw her hair turn white in a single night. The existence of this phenomenon, called since “the Marie-Antoinette syndrome”, is debated among scientists.
The strange passion of Catherine de Medici
If she was nicknamed “the Black Queen”, it is because Catherine de Medici paid great attention to esotericism and astrology.
The idiotic death of Lully
We all know the career of Lully, Louis XIV’s favorite music composer, but do you know how he died ?
Madame de Pompadour, lover of champagne
A great lover of Champagne, Madame de Pompadour would have been at the origin of the first form of the first cup of this French beverage.
The mysterious abbey of the French Alps
The Aulps Abbey, located in the French Alps, near Morzine, does not leave you indifferent, when we pass by, its remains give it a mysterious air and transport us a few centuries ago.
The inventors of cinema were French
In 1895, Louis and Auguste Lumière gave birth to the big screen thanks to their revolutionary camera and projector set, called the Cinematograph.
Who is the creator of the gardens of Palace of Versailles ?
When Louis XIV commissioned the construction of a castle, he entrusted the landscaping of the palace’s gardens to André Lenôtre.
The Lascaux cave, traces of the beginning of humanity
It was in September 1940 that the young Marcel Ravidat discovered frescoes left by the first men on earth !
Chambertin, Napoleon’s favorite wine
Did you know that Napoleon was a wine lover? He was a fine connoisseur since his favorite wine was one of the best in France: The Chambertin.
Charles Lindbergh’s historic flight to Paris
the young American pilot Charles Lindbergh achieved the feat in 1927 of flying solo from New York to Paris, nonstop.