If the French Revolution, which took place from 1789 to 1799, had not occurred, the course of history would have been ...

Did she say it, or was it a remark as she climbed the guillotine? She did not exceed forty years of age. Her remark is what made the imaginations of writers depict that famous sentence that became the ...

Yet, back in 2005, historian and French Revolution specialist Pierre Serna identified, in La République des girouettes. 1789-1815 et au ... to the Directory (1795-1799) – which, at the time ...

The French Revolution of 1789 allowed talented officers like Bernadotte ... While Napoleon was away in Egypt and Syria in 1799, the French armies in Europe were suffering a series of setbacks ...

Explore the charms of France – from the Eiffel Tower to exquisite cuisine. Discover what makes France a country of love and ...

The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may wish to download the Adobe Flash player. The French ...

The story of Les Misérables (the book), written by Victor Hugo and published in 1862, is set in post-revolutionary France, ...

Causes and the social and political effects of the French Revolution, the Revolutions of 1848, and the Industrial Revolution. Particular attention to the process of revolutionary change and to ...

Photo: Image: Francois Lenoir/Reuters French President Emmanuel Macron’s era of pro-growth reform is over. That’s the signal from the new 2025 budget, and Mr. Macron is the main architect of ...

In his Monday inaugural address President Donald Trump promised that by issuing a series of executive orders, “we will begin the complete restoration of America and the revolution of common ...