1775: Angelo Braschi is chosen as Pope Pius VI. 1804: New Jersey becomes the last northern state to abolish slavery. 1852: Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children in London admits its first patient ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

French President Emmanuel Macron shows Richard Quest the artwork on display at his official residence, the Élysée Palace.

The Palace of Versailles is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of the French Third Republic and its institutional role with the opening to the public of the Congress Hall, the ...

Eighty years on from the devastating Allied bombings, the renaissance of this ‘Florence of the Elbe’ is complete ...

The Portuguese artist is displaying more than 40 works, some created for the French fashion house, at Palacio de Liria.

Whether you’re looking to enjoy some of London’s best cocktails in an old English setting or want to watch sharks swim ...

On the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, the ‘mania’ surrounding her genius shows no signs of abating. From ...

The golden timepiece made for the French queen is still the peak of high horology, and it’s now on show in London ...