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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.

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.

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

The involvement of France in the American War of Independence (1775-1783) was not only significant in the progress of the war itself but also as a critical moment for France. Whereas French intervention in the war would help turn the tide...

"I come to ask, not the gods, but legislators…to erase from the code of the French the blood laws that command judicial murders" (Robespierre, 6). These impassioned words, spoken by Maximilien Robespierre before France's National Constituent...

“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 Cathedral of the Holy Cross (Sainte-Croix) of Orleans in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France, was first built in the 13th century CE on the site of a series of older churches dating back to the 4th century CE. The cathedral, which...

Honoré-Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau (l. 1749-1791) was a French orator and nobleman who rose to prominence as a leader during the early stages of the French Revolution (1789-1799). From the disgraced and scandalized son of a distinguished...

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...

Louis Philippe accompanied by his sons (Louis Philippe accompagné de ses fils), painting by Horace Vernet (1789 - 1863). Royal Castle of Amboise, France.