The Storming of the Tuileries is significant for putting more power into the hands of the working-class...
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By 1789, the eve of revolution, the three estates of the realm still constituted the fabric of...
Jeanne de la Motte was convicted, publicly stripped, whipped, and branded with the letter V. Introduction The...
The Declaration, first adopted in August 1789, served as an affirmation of the core values of the...
There is archaeological evidence to suggest that the Celts first cultivated the grape vine, Vitis vinifera, in...
Charles Alexandre de Calonne presented a five-point plan to King Louis XVI for financial reform. Introduction The...
The decrees as a whole had a major impact on the destruction of France’s oppressive Ancien Régime. Introduction...
The Revolt of the Parlements was a major clash between the king and estates of France in...
The seeds of distrust planted by the Great Fear lasted far longer than the event itself. Introduction...
The victory of France and its American allies reaffirmed France’s status as a great military power. Introduction...
Moscow has a long-standing history with Le Pen and her party. Introduction Days before the second round...
Exploring what made Parisiens laugh in a moment of crisis through the prism of a vaudeville play....
Being in debt was once an artful promenade — the process of eluding creditors through disguise and...
The French context is so incredibly problematic when it comes to dealing with the whole history of...
Records of the Parisian gallery Tedesco frères tell a story of commercial success. By Dr. Isabella Zuralski-YeagerSpecial...
Amiens Cathedral provides a window into the practice and culture of religious belief of the Middle Ages....
Although declaimed against at the time of the French Revolution, it was used both by the revolutionary...
They followed a similar pattern of studying abroad for a few years and returning home to teach...
It could be an early scene in a monster movie. In fact, it’s an image of the...
The Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture, established in 1648 oversaw – and held a monopoly over...
On the morning of 18 Brumaire, Lucien Bonaparte falsely persuaded the Councils that a Jacobin coup was...
After the revolution, one of the ways the French government seized assets, property, and art collections. Introduction...
Some citizens were more equal than others. Introduction Throughout the 18th century, France faced a mounting economic...
People had become less and less likely to lend much credibility to witness testimony. One lazy afternoon...
What did it mean to become a citizen of the new nation? Originally published by Newberry Digital...
Exploring the legacy of the empire and state-system imposed on Europe during the Napoleonic wars. Napoleon has...
During one attack in 1393, Charles could not remember his name, did not know he was king,...
By the end of the thirteenth century the social context for the abandonment of infants and children...
About 3000 resisters, many under the age of 25, were tried in German military courts in France...
Napoleon didn’t like sitting for portraits, and yet artists and mass market prints helped cement his legendary...