The poet, the opera, and the Terror: when art dares to confront the violence of power. How one artist portrays the French ...

The French Revolution (1789-1799) was one of the most transformative events in world history, altering the course of Europe and influencing political ideologies globally. Its origins can be traced to ...

Thousands of Parisians stormed the Bastille, a medieval fortress and prison, in Paris on 1789. The Bastille symbolised the ...

Read It From Thomas Carlyle’s gripping history to Charles Dickens’ enduring tragedy and the rise of literary superheroes, the ...

France celebrated Bastille Day on Monday, the holiday marking the 1789 storming of the Bastille prison, a pivotal moment in ...

The French Revolution was not a forebear of American government, which should be clear to any sober student of history. The French Revolution—as opposed to the American Revolution—turned from ...

Over the past few years, French Revolution-inspired imagery has crept into ads for products as diverse as breakfast cereal, perfume, airlines, and, now, energy drinks.