As soon as he acceded to the throne in 1515, French king Francis I set out to reconquer the Italian province of Milan, which his predecessor Louis XII had lost.…
Chambord was intended as a hunting lodge but its architecture makes it an extravagant castle since it is 156m long and 56m tall with 77 staircases, 282…
Francis I reigned for 32 years; during which he spent only 72 days at Chambord. He never saw his project completed for on his death in 1547 only the keep and…