Egyptian archaeologists have discovered tombs dating back to the New Kingdom period (1550–1070 B.C.) and identified the names ...

One of my absolute favorite things to do when visiting the City of Light is strolling through the beautiful gardens and parks ...

A Gothic masterpiece, Saint-Denis Basilica harbours over a thousand years of France’s history within its stone walls.

Greg Jenner is joined in 16th-Century France by Dr Estelle Paranque and comedian Shaparak Khorsandi to learn all about controversial queen Catherine de’ Medici. Show more Greg Jenner is joined ...

(ANSA) - Florence, November 19 - Researchers pried open the tomb of Giovanni de' Medici and his wife on Monday in their quest to better understand the life and death of the 16th-century warrior.

He designed and carved tombs for the family and also he designed the Medici Chapel 1524 Commissioned to design the Laurentian Library at San Lorenzo 1532 Visited Rome, met Tommaso de'Cavalieri ...

His official wife, Catherine de’ Medici—who was also a distant relative of Diane ... However, during the French Revolution, her tomb was desecrated, and her remains were only restored to their ...

Lorenzo de’ Medici (1449–1492), known as Lorenzo the Magnificent ... The Medici Chapel is part of the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence. It houses the tombs of prominent Medici family members and ...

Leo X, born Giovanni de’ Medici, became pope in 1513 ... The pope ordered him to abandon sculpture in favour of designing the Medici family tombs in Florence. Michelangelo’s disillusionment grew, as ...

Catherine de’ Medici was not necessarily destined for a position of great ... and which has characterised her variously as the ‘Serpent of Paris’ and ‘the maggot from Italy’s tomb’. As this final ...

Catherine de’ Medici was born a piece on a political chessboard in 1519. Orphaned before she was a month old in her native Italy, this Catholic daughter of a French princess and a Florentine ...

Contrary to the overly dramatic storyline of the TV biopic “The Serpent Queen” on Starz, Catherine de’ Medici wasn’t really that bad as queen and later queen mother in 16th-century France.