One of the world’s oldest cookbooks, De Re Coquinaria, contains recipes for familiar staples, along with more exotic fare.

Dozens of metal objects, including jewelry and swords, were discovered at an ancient Celtic burial ground in France.

Today’s patois splits into two main branches, one is derived from the ancient French used by Calvinists when they preached their sermons in canton Jura. The other is derived from the French ...