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 ...

Keywords French Revolution, George Ro, Third Estate, Estates General, ... the revolutionaries achieved lasting reforms and laid the groundwork for a constitutional government.

The French Revolution (1789-1799) lasted until the ascent of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). ... Intellectuals wanted societal reforms to bring greater equality and equity.

On Jul. 14, 1789, they stormed the Bastille, a symbol of royal tyranny, starting the French Revolution. On Jan. 6, 2021, in a parallel uprising, the MAGA revolution stormed the U.S. Capitol.

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 French found this out the hard way in the 18 th century after new free-market reforms led to market failure, uprisings and famine — and perhaps even the first sparks of the French Revolution.

In Revolution-era Paris, three radically chic media stars swept away centuries of strictures about what women should wear and how they should live. A new book unveils the other French Revolution.