You think you know French history. The Revolution. Napoleon. The guillotine. But France's past is wilder, darker and more extraordinary than any highlight reel suggests.

From the medieval battlefields that forged a nation, to the corridors of Versailles, to the smoking ruins of the Paris Commune - French history is an endless procession of towering personalities, catastrophic miscalculations and moments that changed the world forever. Most of it you've never heard.

L'Étranger takes a fresh look at the stories you think you know, and shines a light on the ones you don't. French history from a foreign perspective - told with curiosity, passion and a deep love for one of the most fascinating countries on earth.