Vercingetorix, who? His name probably sounds like that of a Rumplestiltskin character from a fairy tale. To the French, the name belongs to one of the best-remembered French leaders, military or political, who lost.

Mexico has the tortilla, the United States has the pancake; France gives the world its own specialty—the crepe

The stained-glass windows in Orleans Cathedral, like those in many European cathedrals, told a story. It was surprisingly familiar, if unusual.