Check out trailer for the anime, The Rose of Versailles. Streaming on Netflix April 30! For everyone who once admired those ...

It was here, on July 14, 1789, that revolutionaries stormed the infamous Bastille prison, a symbol of the tyranny of the Bourbon monarchy. Today, the fortress is no more, but the square remains a ...

Throughout the 18th century, France faced a mounting economic crisis. A rapidly growing population had outpaced the food supply. A severe winter in 1788 resulted in famine and widespread ...

The Marquis de Lafayette (Sept 6, 1757 – May 29, 1834) was a French aristocrat, military officer, politician and liberal ...

Netflix is previewing its upcoming anime film "The Rose of Versailles," which arrives on the streamer April 30 and based on a ...

Marie Antoinette didn’t say let them eat cake As the story goes, when Queen Marie Antoinette heard that the French peasants were starving and didn’t have enough bread, she exclaimed “Let ...

The French Revolution of 1789 not only propelled all of Europe into a war, but also touched off slave uprisings in the Caribbean. On Saint Domingue, the free people of color began the chain of ...

"It is my duty to protect her with all my strength." Netflix has unveiled their new trailer for the Japanese anime The Rose of Versailles, made by director Ai Yoshimura and animation studio MAPPA.

This French crafting term has an interesting history linked to the French Revolution, which gives it its second meaning.

Supporters of the French Revolution killed Louis XVI and his wife, Marie Antoinette, with the same apparatus used to execute common criminals Teresa Nowakowski Some of the gems may have featured ...

In the 21st century there are a number of ideas and freedoms that we take for granted. Ideas like democracy - which means that we are able to choose our own leaders. Freedoms such as the right to ...