The capture of the Bastille ignited one of the greatest social upheavals in Western history, the French Revolution. Violence spread to the countryside, where peasants demanded the feudal system be ...

It’s simple enough to pinpoint the beginnings of the French Revolution in 1789, but far more difficult to mark its end. Following the initial outbreak of revolution, France was plunged into ...

French protests against a new retirement age are deeply rooted in history. Massive protests against the pension reform reflect ideas about aging and dignity going back to the French Revolution ...

The most famous quote of the French revolution was, after all, a food metaphor: “let them eat cake.” In centuries past, salt was even more of a staple than it is today.

The French Revolution is a landmark period in European history, but people still get a lot of it wrong. We're here to shed light on some of the most prevalent myths about Marie Antoinette, the ...

French Revolution. Divorce Papers and Sauce-Stained Sleeves Reveal the Personal Side of Napoleon’s Rise and Fall. More than 100 objects connected to the French emperor just sold at auction.

In fact, most people executed during the French Revolution – and particularly in its perceived bloodiest era, the nine-month “Reign of Terror” between autumn 1793 and summer 1794 – were ...

The discovery of a rare set of fashion plates from a French Revolution-era magazine gave Anne Higonnet insight into a time when women’s clothing became a force of cultural and social change.

To explanations of the French Revolution of 1789, as to the making of books, there appears to be no end. We all remember the "madness theory" which was put forth so persistently for years and ...