‘The French Revolution’ Review: Bastille Day and After

Seeking a mandate from the French people for his policies, Louis XVI convened the Estates General. Events soon outran the ...
The Conversation

The French Revolution executed royals and nobles, yes – but most people killed were commoners

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America Magazine

The Paris Olympics ‘Last Supper,’ the French Revolution and punching down on a Catholic minority

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 ...
The New York Times

The Fashion Influencers of the French Revolution

“Liberty Equality Fashion” explores radical shifts in fashion that embodied the ideas of the French Revolution and the women who led the charge. By Dina Gachman Most days, Anne Higonnet is able to ...
The New York Times

Liberté, Égalité and a New App to Explore Paris

A self-guided walking tour explores the French Revolution in the City of Light. By Paige McClanahan Photographs by Dmitry Kostyukov Paige McClanahan, the author of “The New Tourist: Waking up to the ...
The Conversation

These 16 nuns were guillotined in the French Revolution. Now the Pope has declared them saints

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