Later in life, he rejected the foundational document as a failure More than 100 objects connected to the French emperor just sold at auction. The collection sheds light on the man and the myth in ...

The history of the French Revolution shows that clamping down on dissent cannot heal political and cultural hatreds.

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Coined during the French Revolution in the 1790s, the term “terrorism” was first used to describe the tactics of the ...

Marie Antoinette had four children, but tragedy and the French Revolution tore the queen apart from her offspring.

Georgia Southern University's Theatre department will stage Lauren Gunderson's acclaimed play, “The Revolutionists,” ...

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When the Supreme Court declared same-sex marriage legal in 2015, I wondered what standard they would use should polygamists ...

The display is timed for the anniversary of France’s abolition of the death penalty, and its honoring of the lawyer who ...

One Battle After Another” imagines California amidst revolution. Director Paul Thomas Anderson balances all-out action and ...

The illiberal view of progress has a terrible record. Maximilien Robespierre, architect of the Terror, invoked Rousseau; ...