When Marie Antoinette married Louis XVI, the Dauphin of France, she discovered that her light-hearted character and the constant pursuit of pleasure …
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The French Revolution: Triumph and Disaster
The French Revolution changed our world for the better, but it also ruined the lives of thousands during the brutal reign of terror.
The French Revolution was one of the most tumultuous periods in European political history. Within this time frame, a centuries-old monarchy was …
The French Revolution brings a defined set of associations to one’s mind: the exemplary decadent aristocracy, the guillotine that became synonymous …
Horatio Nelson is the most famous naval figure of the period. His four major battles (Cape St Vincent 1797, Nile 1798, Copenhagen 1801, and Trafalgar …
Jacques-Louis David was one of the most well-known painters of the Neoclassical era and his work has become a ubiquitous symbol of the French …