The capture of the Bastille ignited one of the greatest social upheavals in Western history, the French Revolution. Violence spread to the countryside, where peasants demanded the feudal system be ...

Though Marie Antoinette may not have actually said, “Let them eat cake,” the French monarchy and aristocracy displayed an almost laughable disconnection from common people in the decades leading up to ...

From various locations across Paris, Foreman explores the French Revolution’s impact on women ... Queen Elizabeth I and her use of language as propaganda. videoQueen Elizabeth I and her use ...