La Maison des Pages Charles VII
When was it built? No-one knows. Some sources say parts date from the 1100s. Others say that it was built in the 1300s as a Watch Tower. The consensus is the second half of the fifteenth century which makes it the oldest house in Amboise.
Leonardo da Vinci's Tunnels
In 1494 Leonardo da Vinci started working for Ludovico Sforza, the duke of Milan.
Leonardo's Rule of Trees
Dendrologists, who study the growth patterns and structures of trees, say that Leonardo's Rule of Trees is spot on.
Louis-Philippe, 24 February 1848
On 24 February 1848 news came from Paris that King Louis-Philippe had abdicated.
George, duke of Clarence
On 18 February 1478, George, duke of Clarence was murdered in the Tower of London on the orders of his brother Edward IV, king of England. Families!
The Valois Children: Joan Albret
Biographies have been written about Louise of Savoy and her children Marguerite of Angoulème and Francis I but few, if any, point out their cruel sides.