Lunéville bids for UNESCO World Heritage status

On 20th August the candidature of Lunéville in Lorraine for World Heritage status was officially forwarded to the French Ministry of Culture.  Initial reports suggest the bid is looked upon favourably. 

Engraved portraits of Voltaire

The Voltaire Foundation's blog post of 26th September features an overview of the three principal collections of engraved portraits of Voltaire,in Brussels, Paris and Vienna.

The Queen we love to hate?

 Yet another offering on M.-A.: Deborah Nicholls-Lee asks, Why 'the most controversial queen in history' was so hated?  BBC, 18th September. 

New database of Voltaire iconography

The Voltaire Foundation announces the launch in 2026 of Voltaire iconography, a critically annotated digital database of visual representations of Voltaire.

Women and Revolutionary prisons

 Newly published on Age of Revolutions :  Oriane Guiziou-Lamour, "Sex under the guillotine: women, prison, and the French Revolution", posted 08.08/2025.

Gérard Lhéritier fraud trial

The trial  has begun in Paris of manuscript dealer Gérard Lhéritier, former owner of the company Aristophil, who was charged with fraud by French authorities in 2015.

John Hardman podcast

The latest episode of the  "The History with Jackson" Podcast (hosted by Jackson van Uden) features John Hardman on the political history of the Revolution. 

Too much Marie-Antoinette??

 In the wake of the new exhibition at the V & A, Anne Higonnet casts a critical light on the modern obsession with Marie-Antoinette style.  (Article published  in Town and Country Magazine on 4th September).

News from Port-Royal des Champs

 A article by Alexandre Marque on Actu.fr ,17.08.2025, features the National Museum of Port-Royal des Champs, at Magny-les-Hameau (Yvelines) which reopened in July of this year.

Politics and history at Puy du Fou

The Right-wing vision of French history represented by the Puy du Fou theme park  is discussed by Hélène de Lauzun in an article published in The European Conservative on 18th August.

Revolutionary music and song

The Library of Congress blog publishes a  guest blog post from Case Western University doctoral student Ellen Sauer Tanyeri on the musical background of the French Revolution with reference to material from the Library of Congress collections.

Jean-Joseph Mounier - Revolutionary

Posted on Age of Revolutions on 11th August:  Francesco Giosuè explores the career and reputation of the Revolutionary Jean-Joseph Mounier.