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Execution by Guillotine in the Place de la Revolution
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Execution by Guillotine in the Place de la Revolution

Execution by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution (modern-day Place de la Condorde) in Paris, during the Reign of Terror. By Pierre-Antoine Demachy c. 1807.
The Scientific Revolution: Crash Course History of Science #12
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The Scientific Revolution: Crash Course History of Science #12

So, what exactly is a scientific revolution? And are they more than just moments in time Historians use to mark the beginning and ending of things through time? In this episode we'll look into...
WHERE A REVOLUTION STARTED /  Igniting the Spark for TEXAS INDEPEDANCE / Fort Anahuac Texas
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WHERE A REVOLUTION STARTED / Igniting the Spark for TEXAS INDEPEDANCE / Fort Anahuac Texas

HOW A REVOLUTION STARTED, the role of William Travis and Fort Anahuac, where the spark for the TEXAS independence was ignited! Come visit Anahuac Fort and the place...
Reflections on the Revolution in France Title Page
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Reflections on the Revolution in France Title Page

The title page of Reflections on the Revolution in France, first published in 1790 and written by Edmund Burke (1729-1797), the Anglo-Irish statesman and political thinker.
Russian Revolution & Civil War: Crash Course
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Russian Revolution & Civil War: Crash Course

World War I was very hard on the Russian Empire. So hard, in fact, that it led to the end of the Russian Empire. As the global conflict ground on, Tsar Nicholas II faced increasing unrest at home. Today...
The History of Egypt (Part 2): The Amarna Revolution
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The History of Egypt (Part 2): The Amarna Revolution

Dr. David Neiman describes the Amarna age in Egyptian history as a revolution in which ideas and attitudes manifested themselves through art. The Pharaohs were no longer depicted as flawless demigods...
The Three Estates of Pre-Revolutionary France
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The Three Estates of Pre-Revolutionary France

Society in the Kingdom of France in the period of the Ancien Regime was broken up into three separate estates, or social classes: the clergy, the nobility, and the commoners. These classes and their accompanying...
Trial and Execution of Louis XVI
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Trial and Execution of Louis XVI

The trial and execution of King Louis XVI of France (r. 1774-1792) was one of the most impactful events of the French Revolution (1789-99). In December 1792, the former king, now referred to as Citizen Louis Capet...
Parson's Cause
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Parson's Cause

The Parson's Cause was a legal and political controversy that arose in the British colony of Virginia in the early 1760s. In response to the royal veto of the Two Penny Act, a policy passed by Virginia's House of Burgesses, a young...
Conway Cabal
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Conway Cabal

The Conway Cabal was a movement undertaken by American military officers and political leaders to remove General George Washington from command of the Continental Army during the winter of 1777-78. These Patriot leaders had lost...
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