The capture of the Bastille ignited one of the greatest social upheavals in Western history, the French Revolution ... as well as a representative government and equality before the law.

The word revolution is often used to describe a change in the political and social structure of a country and is often associated with a change of government. There are many reasons for a ...

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

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 ...

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 ...