The causes of the French Revolution were more varied than you might think. Here are the 6 main reasons.
The French Revolution: What Happened and Why?
The French Revolution changed not only France but the world as we know it. What happened and why?
The year is 1790. The Old Regime in France has started to crumble in the face of popular protests. Yet France will not be the only battleground in …
France in the late 1780s was a powder keg. The royal coffers were empty, the lower classes were starving, and the people were at a breaking point. …
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 …
France and the Islamic world enjoyed a close relationship since the Crusades. Both sides benefited from their multilayered contacts, influencing each …
The French Revolution was one of the most tumultuous periods in European political history. Within this time frame, a centuries-old monarchy was …
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 …
In 1793, four years after the French Revolution began, Marie Antoinette was no longer Queen of France. Her husband, King Louis XVI, had been executed …