The French Revolution broke out in 1789 due discontentment with King Louis XVI's absolute monarchy. The revolution was triggered by widespread food shortages and the fact that the lower classes were heavily taxed. The revolution was complex and unfolded in stages, ending in 1799. The French ...
” said Mennecier, a gaunt figure whose somber undertaker mien belied his excitement in his work. We walked through neon-lit chambers filled with skeletons and death masks (“Here is Robespierre...here is Napoleon...here are 19th-century criminals, look, you can see the guillotine marks...
TheReignofTerror-NotJustified1793 to 1794 is when theReignofTerrorbegan and end. TheReignofTerrorwasabout 2 years from when Louis XVIwasbeheaded and around the time 20‚000 people were guillotined. 35‚000 people were killed by officers and officials. TheReignofTerrorwasnot justified.The cla...
In 1789, (Jew) Robespierre used the French Revolution to successfully overthrow the last of the French Bourbons, Louis XVI—Robespierre sent Louis XVI and Austrian Arch Duchess, Marie Antoinette to the guillotine. This insidious Jew-Robespierre did not overthrow a monarchy with a democracy, but ...
The Château de Lacoste was the Marquis de Sade's happy place, and not even the threat of the guillotine could keep him away for long. He returned from Italy yet again in 1776. He quickly hired several women to "work" in the castle. They soon realized they'd gotten themselves trapped...
'Later, legend has it that the deposed queen tucked three phials of Houbigant down her dress to wear to the guillotine,' says fragrance guru Roja Dove, a walking encyclopaedia of perfume facts. (And, let's face it, Marie Antoinette certainly wasn't the last woman in history to turn to...
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