The Palace of Versailles has recreated a lost royal bedroom, recalling the monarchy's departure during the French Revolution.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Antoine-Jean-Baptiste Thomas, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Like many European countries, France was once ruled by royals.

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Place de Grève at the Storming of the Bastille, Jul. 14, 1789, from an 18th-century engraving by Letourmy of Orléans History News Network This post is in partnership with the History News Network, the ...

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THE call for a third edition of Mr. Beesly’s apologetic Life of Danton 1 seems to show that there is Danton in the political air. In fact, some of the features of the French Revolution, notably the ...

Though Marie Antoinette may not have actually said, “Let them eat cake,” the French monarchy and aristocracy displayed an ...