As I meandered through the lively open-air market in Rouen, the air was filled with the scent of freshly baked bread, blooming flowers, and the occasional waft of fresh fish. Stalls brimmed with ...

History has its mysterious twists and ironies, and it sometimes grants belated justice. The return to France of St. Joan of Arc’s ring — her only existing relic — nearly six centuries after her unjust ...