How the Affair of the Diamond Necklace changed history—and why 18th-century jewelry remains an eternal holy grail.

best known as the home of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette until the French Revolution overtook them in 1789. Just ...

The nobility refused to pay more taxes, and the peasants simply couldn't. Even the opulent King Louis XVI, fonder of hunting and locksmithing than governing, recognized that a crisis loomed.

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Fahden adds that Louis XVI seating will also be in high demand next year. Impeccable woodworking skills take center stage ...

Anti-clerical radicals attacked the facade, removing biblical statues and decapitating them in the cathedral's square, in ...

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This carving of a dying lion sits above a tranquil pond. It honors the Swiss guards who gave their lives serving Louis XVI ...

Desan, Suzanne 2020. Théroigne de Méricourt, Gender, and International Politics in Revolutionary Europe. The Journal of Modern History, Vol. 92, Issue. 2, p. 274.

El Chevalier D’Eon fue esgrimista, soldado y un diplomático que sabía negociar como ninguno. En sus 82 años no se le conoció pareja alguna. Sus enemigos echaron a rodar el rumor que era una ...

The reputation of the iconic New York City thoroughfare began with a competition to build lavish mansions that came crashing ...

Schadenfreude (the pleasure one derives from another's suffering) is an uncanny sentiment. When intertwined with mass ...