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 ...

Marie-Antoinette, while no paragon of humility or simplicity, had genuine charitable instincts toward poor people. But after 1789, her opposition to the French Revolution made her one of the most ...

Assassin's Creed Unity's creative director explains how the game engages with the French Revolution's controversial, often lopsided-looking political ramifications.

Stuart takes it further. "When revolutionaries fought in the French Revolution, some of them got bound up in this idea that animals, too, were in need of liberation from oppression and from ...

Movies about the French Revolution are diverse, including costume dramas, horror films, comedies, and more, all set during ...

“Does anybody know what happened to the people who did not get on board with the French Revolution?” “Chopped” was the answer, an oblique reference to the guillotine. https://twitter.com ...

A People’s History of the French Revolution. Author: Eric Hazan. ISBN-13: 978-1-78168-589-1. ... In a game of word association French Revolution would rapidly be met with “guillotine”.

The French Revolution of 1789 not only propelled all of Europe into a war, but also touched off slave uprisings in the Caribbean. On Saint Domingue, the free people of color began the chain of ...

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 ...