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 ...

The French Revolution, marked by its anti-clericalism ... That evening the nuns were paraded through Paris in open carts on the way to execution. They sang hymns such as Salve Regina and Miserere.

While the motto of the French revolution was “liberty ... be allowed to vote and be elected to government. She opposed the execution of King Louis XVI and wanted the people of France to choose ...

The Mariners certainly set their minds to it in the outset of today’s game, played against the Kansas City Royals. After ...

This is a bank note issued under the new regime in France following the Revolution. It was issued in 1792, whilst Louis XVI was in prison but prior to his execution. It brings to life for me the ...