Now, that drawing—titled The Destruction of the ... attacked and took over the Bastille, catalyzing the French Revolution. The Destruction of the Bastille was drawn by Étienne-Louis-Denis ...

The drawing depicts the demolished Bastille prison in Paris on Aug. 8, 1789, a few weeks after the July 14 uprising that launched the French Revolution. On March 17, 1790, Lafayette — who was ...

A historian’s account of modern revolutions finds that while some dictators have been opposed by popular movements, others ...

About a hundred people died during the Storming of the Bastille, and the event is now remembered as one of the pivotal events of the French Revolution. Over the 10 years of upheaval that followed ...