The capture of the Bastille ignited one of the greatest social upheavals in Western history, the French Revolution. Violence spread to the countryside, where peasants demanded the feudal system be ...

In fact, France’s support for the revolutionaries in the American War of Independence had a far greater impact ... from the French commoners against the monarchy, but the French Revolution ...

While Lora Jones’s debut is largely concerned with the impact of the French Revolution on the role and advancement of women (despite women’s involvement in some of the revolution’s most ...

It was here, on July 14, 1789, that revolutionaries stormed the infamous Bastille prison, a symbol of the tyranny of the Bourbon monarchy. Today, the fortress is no more, but the square remains a ...

Sakshi Kabra is a passionate researcher, environmentalist and educationist. She has worked in education, women empowerment, environmental conservation domain and she has spearheaded many ...

The French Revolution would have an enormous impact in Ireland and on Belfast in particular. The revolution sent shockwaves across the monarchies and governments of Europe. They were determined ...