The King bestowed upon them a dowry of between 50 ... 37of these brides were filles du roi. There were rumours that some of the girls sent to the colony had been prostitutes in France, but Pierre ...

Shouts of 'long live the King' could be heard as King Charles III headed onto the streets of Paris and met well-wishers. His state visit had been planned for March, but was delayed due to riots ...

Staged for the first time in 1896, Alfred Jarry‘s Ubu Roi ou les Polonais (Ubu the King, or The Poles) created such a scandal that almost a century passed before it was performed again. The ...