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On This Day in 1793, Revolutionaries Executed the King of France by Guillotine, a Deadly Machine They Saw as a Symbol of Equality
Supporters of the French Revolution killed Louis XVI and his wife, Marie Antoinette, with the same apparatus used to execute common criminals Teresa Nowakowski Daily Correspondent The execution of ...
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‘The Flood' Review: A Near-Dystopian Vision of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette's Last Days
An impressively severe second feature by Italian director Gianluca Jodice, this is a brisk rejoinder to past cinematic portraits of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette that have rendered even their ...
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Debunking the myths of the French Revolution
Marie Antoinette didn’t say let them eat cake ... was lead by the bourgeoisie from the start. In May 1789, King Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates-General, to try and find a solution ...