Miniature guillotine, French revolution era, Musée Carnavalet. Les musées de la ville de Paris. Among those who died under the “national razor” (the guillotine’s nickname) were King Louis ...

The execution of Louis XVI on January 21, 1793, is one of the French Revolution’s most iconic moments. That morning, the French king made his last procession to the Place de la Révolution. An ...

Louis XVI's head didn't see the end of the French Revolution. | Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images . It’s generally assumed that the guillotine was named after some guy named ...

Wellcome CollectionFor a lot of people, mention of the French Revolution conjures up images of wealthy nobles being led to the guillotine. Thanks to countless movies, books and half-remembered ...

The City of Light. The Capital of Love. A center of haute couture and haute cuisine. Paris has many faces. Now, Paris City ...

When thinking about French Revolution movies, images of rich nobles beheaded by the guillotine, angry mobs wearing their tri-colored cockades while fighting for justice, or major events like the ...

The French Revolution reshaped execution, leading to the invention of the guillotine. Show more During the "Ancien Regime", royal executioners held an unholy status, and would strike up fear in ...

The French Revolution - Full Cast & Crew. 1989; 5 hr 35 mins Drama, Documentary, ... including the deaths by guillotine of King Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, Danton, and Desmoulins.