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Letter to the editor: So much for the peaceful transfer of power
The Repository via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoAs we all learned in school, Maximilien Robespierre was a key figure during the French Revolution. He became a leading member of the Committee of Public Safety, or an emergency government, after ...
Here’s What Happened to Marie Antoinette’s Children
Biography via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMarie Antoinette had four children: Marie Therese, Louis-Joseph, Louis-Charles, and Sophie. Tragedy and the French Revolution tore the queen apart from...
Paris 2024 Paralympic Opening Ceremony set for Place de la Concorde
NBC Sports via Yahoo Sports· 2 years agoThe 2024 Paris Paralympic Opening Ceremony will take place at the Place de la Concorde with an...
The last battle of the Revolution was off India in 1783
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoFrench ships The main parties of the American Revolution were, obviously, the Continental and...
Vintage photos show the eerie history of Madame Tussauds, which made wax figures of murderers,...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 8 months agoJohn Tussaud, the great-grandson of Madame Tussaud, working on a model of the Irish playwright and...
El Conde review: Brilliant Netflix film reimagines Pinochet as a literal vampire
The Independent via Yahoo News· 9 months ago4/5 The Chilean director Pablo Larraín follows up his English-language tales of haunted women –...
A Look Inside Fashion's Most Private Archives
Town & Country via Yahoo News· 5 days agoT&C was invited into the private archives and secret workshops of Paris, to glimpse the treasures that have made this city famous for its style and...
“Marie Antoinette” Portrays the Queen as a Feminist Icon. Here’s Why Some Historians Disagree.
Biography via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe new “Marie Antoinette” series airing on PBS presents Marie Antoinette as a feminist icon, but...
Voices: ‘Napoleon’ is more progressive than you think
The Independent via Yahoo News· 7 months agoCOMMENT: Despite some flamboyant inaccuracies, Ridley Scott’s biopic starring Joaquin Phoenix is a...
'Napoleon' director Ridley Scott: ‘The French Don’t Even Like Themselves’ - Let’s talk
Euronews via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe new Ridley Scott film, Napoleon, is out this week in cinemas. Chronicling the life of Napoleon...