AFTER the various balls celebrating the marriage of the Dauphin, Madame d’Étiolcs was frequently observed flitting in and out of the palace. Nobody knew whether she slept there, and if so in which ...

Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour, may be best known as King Louis XV's chief mistress. But she was also a well-educated... More Than A Mistress: Madame De Pompadour Was A Minister Of ...

Dancing cupids, breathtaking landscapes, brawny laundrywomen, Europa's dramatic abduction and the gods of the arts urging to save the life of a dying patroness. Such is the staggering, far out ...

We hope you enjoy this article from The Times Literary Supplement, free to subscribers of The Wall Street Journal. Louis XV’s mistress, Madame de Pompadour, has generally been badly served by her ...

Bonnie Prince Charlie appealed directly to France's most influential woman for help after the Battle of Culloden, but was snubbed, a leading Jacobite historian has claimed. Did you know with a Digital ...

Scottish actor Sam Heughan from the TV series "Outlander" poses during a photocall at the 55th Monte Carlo Television Festival in Monaco on June 14, 2015. Reuters/Eric Gaillard Details about Madame de ...

MANCY MITFORD has lived happily in the heart of Paris sitter the war. The first novel she wrote there was Love in a Cold Climate; her next, The Blessing, was a Book-of-the-Month Club selection in 1951 ...