Most people think of revolution as a violent overturning of political institutions. Parisians storming the Bastille on July 14, 1789, became a model of popular action later adopted, in 1917, by the ...

The Call for the Last Victims of the Terror, 7-9 Thermidor, Year 2 (25-27 July 1794). Found in the collection of Musée de l'Histoire de France, Château de Versailles.= The Call for the Last Victims of ...

In a matter of minutes, thieves climbed a ladder and smashed display cases before fleeing the scene with eight valuable artifacts. The jewels had been housed just 270 yards from the “Mona Lisa” A ...

Bonaparte: A Mechanized Revolution arrives to a heavily populated genre with an alternative take on one of the most famous ...

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This scene during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris, Friday, July 26, 2024, was meant to represent the Greek gods during a banquet, according to organizers. (Religious News ...

For centuries, historians have debated whether the “Great Fear” panic in the early days of the French Revolution was driven by the mass hysteria of ignorant peasants or a rational response to the ...

Louisiana is resuming executions for the first time Tuesday night after a 15-year pause. Louisiana is one of 27 states that still uses the death penalty as a form of punishment. The last execution was ...