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"Uncovering bloodline ties to European kings makes their story even more compelling," researcher Naama Lanski tells 'Marie Claire.'

If you're lucky enough to come across the right coin, you could become nearly half-a-million dollars richer.

George Washington would have recognised the new system at the White House, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday hailed the triumph of democracy as he oversaw the return of restored artworks two years after they were damaged during an assault on the national seats of power by his predecessor's supporters.

On the screen, Leo has played con men, cops, and kings of the world

Science Museum, London Feats of hydraulic engineering, surgical innovations, midwifery machines … there was much more to the palace than Marie-Antoinette’s shepherdess cosplay

4/5 This collection of artefacts from the French court marries cutting-edge (for the time) technology with beauty

Alexis Bloom’s documentary, which shows the Israeli prime minister and his family under police interrogation over corruption charges, reveals their sense of entitlement

The Académie Française, founded in the 17th century under Louis XIV, views itself as the guardian of the French language – but a group of linguists says the words the institution chooses to protect or refuses to admit to its prestigious dictionary reveal an ideological bias.