The juxtaposition of the modern church, the medieval square, and the lively market felt uniquely Rouen—a city where history and modernity are not at odds but in harmony. For a young woman of the ...

Paris — The famous medieval cathedral in the city of Rouen in western France was evacuated Thursday when a fire broke out in the spire. The Notre Dame of Rouen Cathedral is undergoing ...

The effective capital of the "Angevin Empire" between 1154 and 1204 and thereafter a leading city in the ... in particular on Rouen's leper houses, it offers a new understanding of responses to ...

At least 10 Jewish homes and businesses around Paris and a synagogue in the northern French city of Rouen have been defaced, according to police, with antisemitism being considered as a motive.

The siege of Rouen in 1418 was a brutal episode of medieval warfare, made worse by the fact that the city’s elderly and infirm were abandoned to a no man’s land. Daniel E. Thiery explains how the ...

Ideally located on the Seine, Rouen became one of ... It is home to the famous Bayeux medieval tapestry, but other charms include its picturesque town center and gorgeous cathedral.