Part of the Ancien Régime’s fall from grace stemmed from the way Parisians communicated amongst themselves, according to ...
This scene during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris, Friday, July 26, 2024, was meant to represent the Greek gods during a banquet, according to organizers. (Religious News ...
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How the Enlightenment and French Revolution put monarchies on a clock, then industry and war finished the job
This video tracks the moment old legitimacy began to fail, as Enlightenment ideas, the French Revolution, and Napoleon reshaped what nations believed they were. Then the Industrial Revolution and a ...
Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy, “Aeneas and Companions in Latium” (circa 1790-1793) black ink and wash with white gouache highlights on brown paper (21.4 x 16.3 cm) PARIS — Over the course of history, ...
Pope Francis on Wednesday decided to make the Martyrs of Compiègne officially saints. It was a rare decision, in that no one in the Church disagreed with it. In order to understand why the decision ...
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How Has the Idea of Revolution Changed?
Books & the Arts / A new history examines the long history of a radical and sometimes conservative concept. Peter E. Gordon Here’s a puzzle: Must revolution always mean change? Does it require ...
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