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Depiction of King Louis XVI of France wearing the red Phrygian cap of liberty and drinking a toast to the nation, as he did during the Demonstration of 20 June 1792. Etching by an unknown author, c. 1792. Library of Congress, Washington...

The arrest of Louis XVI and his family following their failed escape from Paris, 22 June 1791. By Thomas Falcon Marshall, 1854. Oil on canvas.

King Louis XVI of France, during his imprisonment in the Tower of the Temple, where he was held for the last months of his life during the French Revolution. oil on canvas by Jean-François Garneray, 1814. Musée Carnavalet.

Louis XVI, king of France and Navarre, wearing his grand royal costume in 1779, oil on canvas by Antoine-François Callet, 1789. Palace of Versailles.

Louis XVIII of France in Coronation Robes, oil on canvas by François Gérard, c. 1814. Hôtel Beauharnais, Paris.

The meeting of the Assembly of Notables in 1787 was a last-ditch effort by the ministers of King Louis XVI of France (r. 1774-1792) to fix the disastrous condition of French finances. The assembly failed to agree on a series of radical financial...

Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (1758-1794) was a French lawyer who became one of the primary leaders of the French Revolution (1789-1799). From his initial rise to stardom in the Jacobin Club, Robespierre went on to dominate...

“A Visit From St. Nicholas (‘Twas the Night Before Christmas)” by Louis Armstrong from the album “Louis Wishes You A Cool Yule.” Subscribe and ring the bell to never miss an update from Louis Armstrong: https://Verve.lnk.to/LouisYTID Purchase...

The Hundred Days refers to the second reign of French Emperor Napoleon I, who unexpectedly returned from exile to reclaim the French throne. It encompasses Napoleon's triumphant return to Paris on 20 March 1815, his climactic defeat at the...

Murder of the Duke of Orléans, illumination on parchment by the Master of the Vienna Chroniques d'Angleterre, included in Enguerrand de Monstrelet's Chronique, folio 52, Bruges, c. 1470-1480. During a power struggle for the throne of France...