The ninth of November, 1799—the 18th of Brumaire in the calendar of the French Revolution—is often remembered as the day the Revolution ended. Napoleon Bonaparte, conqueror of Italy and scourge of ...
Anna Barker's latest column takes a look at the French Revolution.
Until this book by Keith Michael Baker appeared in late 2025, there had been only two English-language biographies of ...
Place de Grève at the Storming of the Bastille, Jul. 14, 1789, from an 18th-century engraving by Letourmy of Orléans History News Network This post is in partnership with the History News Network, the ...
Although only lightly touching upon the actual course of the wars of the French Revolution, European Armies of the French Revolution, a volume in the UOP Campaigns and Commanders series, offers an ...
Marie Antoinette, born an Austrian archduchess, became Queen of France at just 19. Known for her extravagant lifestyle, she faced harsh criticism amid France’s growing financial crisis. Her fate was ...
Pope Francis on Wednesday decided to make the Martyrs of Compiègne officially saints. It was a rare decision, in that no one in the Church disagreed with it. In order to understand why the decision ...