Policymakers managed to avert another depression but, once they did so, their mission seemed complete and their hands were ...

In the years leading up to the French Revolution, the country’s growing hunger went beyond the food; it was political. While ...

The French national holiday of Bastille Day—celebrated each year on July 14, or le quatorze juillet—may spell fireworks and ...

The ninth of November, 1799—the 18th of Brumaire in the calendar of the French Revolution—is often remembered as the day the Revolution ended. Napoleon Bonaparte, conqueror of Italy and scourge of ...

Marie Antoinette, born an Austrian archduchess, became Queen of France at just 19. Known for her extravagant lifestyle, she faced harsh criticism amid France’s growing financial crisis. Her fate was ...

While volcanic activity and related crop decline may have been a factor, multiple causes led to the French revolution, such as the high-spending habits of the French aristocracy and the cost of France ...

How has the idea of revolution changed? A new history examines the long history of a radical and sometimes conservative concept. The storming of the Bastille. Here’s a puzzle: Must revolution always ...