French Revolution: Media
1787–1799
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The storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, was a pivotal moment in the French...
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“Qu'ils mangent de la brioche.”
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It's no wonder that the man called the Little Corporal has captivated the public...
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Overview of Marie-Antoinette's life.
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Questions and answers about the Reign of Terror.
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Images
A 1789 broadside reflecting the royal government's attempt to limit the sale of pamphlets...
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Calonne, detail of an engraving by Brea, 18th century, after a portrait by Elisabeth...
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Jacques Necker, print by Henri Grévedon after a painting by Louis-Joseph-Siffrède...
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Opening of the Estates-General, May 5, 1789, oil on canvas by Auguste Couder,...
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The storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, undated coloured engraving.
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Revolutionary départements after 1789.
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Marie-Antoinette, painting by Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, 18th century; in the Versailles...
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Execution of Marie-Antoinette, 1793; in the Carnavalet Museum, Paris.
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An execution by guillotine during the Reign of Terror, depicted in Une Exécution...
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The last prisoners awaiting execution during the Reign of Terror in 1794, undated...
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First Consul Bonaparte, oil on canvas by Antoine-Jean Gros, c. 1802; National...
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Bonaparte on the Bridge at Arcole, 17 November 1796, oil on canvas by Antoine-Jean...
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The Battle of the Pyramids, oil on canvas by Louis-François Lejeune, 1806;...
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English caricature of Thomas Paine's involvement in the French Revolution.
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The storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, depicted in an undated coloured engraving.
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An armed mob of Parisians storm the Bastille on July 14, 1789, at the start of the...
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An oil portrait of Marie-Antoinette, queen of France, was painted in 1783 by Élisabeth...
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Opening of the Estates-General, May 5, 1789, an 1839 oil painting by Auguste...
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Louis XVI was the last king of France before the French Revolution.
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Louis XVI was guillotined in the Place de la Révolution in Paris on January 21, 1793.
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Maximilien Robespierre, one of the principal figures in the French Revolution, was...
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French general Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew the government of France in a coup in...
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Charles-Alexandre de Calonne.
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The Tennis Court Oath, an ink drawing done by Jacques-Louis David in 1791,...
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The storming of the Bastille prison on July 14, 1789, was one of the opening events...
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Maximilien Robespierre is arrested on July 27, 1794.
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Napoleon Bonaparte wears his imperial robes upon his coronation as emperor of France...
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