Paris in 1793 was dominated by the bloody Reign of Terror. A mandate to place “terror on the order of the day” led to a ...
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From Dior bags to Lesley Manville's new play, 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses' is having cultural moment
Laclos never wrote another novel – he was caught up in the French Revolution as an outspoken revolutionary, who narrowly ...
17 I Walton, The Life of Mr Richard Hooker (1655), in Lives (World's Classics), p185. Thomas Brightman in 1615 confirmed that ...
On January 21, 1793, King Louis XVI of France was executed by guillotine in Paris, a moment that changed the course of the French Revolution and sent shockwave ...
Greene’s personal life reflected the sacrifices of the Revolution. He spent much of his own money supporting the army and ...
Gen Z is rising in revolution around the world, from Nepal to Iran to Australia. They want a better future, but no one is ...
Every day is important, holding an opportunity for a new adventure, an exciting event. Each day in history holds something ...
The immigration crackdown in Minnesota is hastening the erosion of Europeans’ esteem for their long-time ally under President ...
As Angela Davis celebrates her 82nd birthday Monday (Jan. 26), The Root honors the living legacy of the revolutionary, ...
The young Bernie Sanders was an oddball and a perennial candidate. But even then, he saw a reality other politicians ignored.
However, it is not from either war. It was a little-known encounter — the largest cavalry engagement in the American Revolution — that took place in Gloucester County in October 1781, just 16 days ...
Thomas Paine, who turns 289 this year, is the most modern of the Founding Fathers — and he has Jersey connections.
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