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 ...
Documentarian and New Hampshire resident Ken Burns is almost ready to release his new series, a six-part, 12 hour show on the ...
The exhibit, starting later this year, represents the first time the two iconic objects have been displayed side-by-side.
It was both an offshoot of the French Revolution, but also an anti-colonialist revolution. It was also the second American nation to successfully win its independence. But before we can talk about ...
Adams signed the Acts into law on July 14, the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille that began the French Revolution. They expired on March 3, 1801, the last full day of Adams' presidential ...
A 1781 French engraving of Capt. John Paul Jones, American naval hero of the Revolutionary ... gains from foreign governments since the Revolution. Even the man some call the “Father of the ...
The French Revolution terrified political elites across Europe, but Britain seemed impervious. How serious was the threat? By Professor Eric Evans. This is the year that marked the end of a ...