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 ...

Enough French history to see you through a dinner party - 2,000 years of history in 255 pages - it turns out France has ...

The French Revolution would be led by shopkeepers ... This clip is from the series: Andrew Marr's History of the World. Before viewing this clip the teacher could prepare a check-list of key ...

White House press secretary's remarks come in the wake of French politician Raphaël Glucksmann teasing that the U.S. should ...

There are many examples of revolutions throughout history. The French Revolution began in 1789, following two decades of poor harvests, drought, cattle disease and rising bread prices. This led to ...

Lethière (1760–1832) was, until the Clark and the Louvre joined in this show to survey his career, an unremembered history painter and portraitist working during the French Revolution and the ...

The trio of history lectures were completely sold out this season, covering topics including the French Revolution.

Supporters of the French Revolution killed Louis XVI and his wife, Marie Antoinette, with the same apparatus used to execute common criminals Teresa Nowakowski Some of the gems may have featured ...

Travel back in time to late 18th century France and follow the development of the French Revolution. What were the underlying causes for the revolution? What was the Reign of Terror? Who was ...