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Marie Dentière (l. c. 1495-1561) was a French theologian, writer, and street preacher who advanced the cause of the Protestant Reformation in Geneva, Switzerland. Her written works were controversial primarily because she was a woman and...

A Very Useful Epistle by Marie Dentière, published in Amberes, 1539.

Death of the Princess de Lamballe, oil on canvas by Léon-Maxime Faivre, 1908. The painting depicts the murder of the Princess de Lamballe in the September Massacres, during the French Revolution (1789-99). Lamballe, a wealthy, widowed...

Recreation of the diamond necklace at the center of the affair of the diamond necklace (1784-86). Château de Breteuil, France. Photo taken by Jebulon, 18 July 2010.

Joséphine de Beauharnais (1763-1814) was a French noblewoman who was the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). She was therefore Empress of the French from 18 May 1804 until the annulment of her marriage on 10 January 1810, as well...

In this interview, World History Encyclopedia is joined by American author Nancy Marie Brown, who is talking to us about her new book The Real Valkyrie: The Hidden History of Viking Warrior Women. You can find the entire interview on our...

Marie-Thérèse Sophie Richard de Ruffey, marquise de Monnier, lover of Honoré-Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau, engraving by Jean-Louis Delignon, 1804. MAS Estampes Anciennes, Paris.

Portrait of Marie Louise of Austria (l. 1791-1847), oil on canvas by Robert Lefevre, 1812. Daughter of Emperor Francis I of Austria, she was the second wife of French Emperor Napoleon I and was therefore Empress of the French from 1810...

Nancy Marie Brown, author of The Real Valkyrie: The Hidden History of Viking Warrior Women.

Louis-Antoine de Saint-Just (1767-1794) was a prominent figure of the French Revolution (1789-1799). After his election to the National Convention in September 1792, he led the push for the execution of King Louis XVI of France (r. 1774-1792...