On October 5, 1728, Charles d'Eon de Beaumont was born and would later become known as the Chevalier d'Eon. Throughout their life, the Chevalier took on many roles, including a French soldier, a ...

A French court had ruled that a woman had violated her marital duties by not having sex with her husband. The European Court of Human Rights condemned that decision.

A woman who was blamed by French courts for her divorce because she no longer had sex with her husband won an appeal in Europe's top human rights court, the court said on Thursday, reigniting a ...