The exploration of the vast territory of the historical New France started in the 16th century during the reign of the French king Francis I (1494-1547) who authorized the Saint-Malo explorer ...

Up to 10,000 overall. In the 1960s, historian Marcel Trudel estimated there were about 4,000 slaves in New France, most of them Indigenous. "But more recent research suggests there could have been ...

Aug. 12, 2024, marks the 400th anniversary of Cardinal Richelieu assuming the post of the First Minister of France. Born in Paris in 1585, by 1608, the 21-year-old Armand Jean du Plessis became a ...