The newly created Legislative Assembly wanted to spread the revolution across Europe. In April 1792, France declared war on Austria. The war went badly, and Louis XVI was blamed. Accused of ...

It might have the image of being a mighty revolt from the French commoners against the monarchy, but the French Revolution was lead by the bourgeoisie from the start. In May 1789, King Louis XVI ...

News from France (spotted via. @MWeilc) that a publication on Charles Claude Flahaut, Count of Angiviller (1730–1809), a ...

The Place de la Concorde, one of Paris's largest public squares, played a pivotal role during the Revolution. It was here that King Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and many others met their end at ...

But she has no idea whom she can trust. Remember, Louis XVI was the last king of France before the revolution eliminated the monarchy; he was dethroned and executed in 1792, but the seeds of the ...