France had abolished its monarchy only to find itself under the rule of an emperor. Years later Thomas Jefferson would admit that his own support for the French Revolution was misguided ...

Voting to abolish the monarchy once and for all ... tremulous episode of the French Revolution. With Prussia closing in, bodies littering the streets, and the revolutionary leaders hungry for ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Statues of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in Saint-Denis Cathedral. Marie Antoinette didn’t say let them eat ...