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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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These Fascinating Objects Show How the Palace of Versailles Drove Surprising Scientific Advances in the 17th and 18th Centuries
The show spans the 17th and 18th centuries, covering the reigns of Louis XIV (who founded the French Academy of Sciences in 1666), Louis XV and Louis XVI (who was executed in 1793 during the ...
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This Day in History on January 21: King Louis XVI Executed During French Revolution
Before we delve deeper into more historical events, let’s rewind to January 21, 1793, when King Louis XVI of France was executed by guillotine ... Ulysses' a work of art rather than obscenity.
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These Fascinating Objects Show How the Palace of Versailles Drove Surprising Scientific Advances in the 17th and 18th Centuries
The sprawling grounds of France’s opulent ... covering the reigns of Louis XIV (who founded the French Academy of Sciences in 1666), Louis XV and Louis XVI (who was executed in 1793 during ...
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This Day in History on January 21: King Louis XVI Executed During French Revolution
Before we delve deeper into more historical events, let’s rewind to January 21, 1793, when King Louis XVI of France was executed by guillotine during ... deemed James Joyce's novel 'Ulysses' a work of ...
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Woman Execution stock illustrations
Execution of Louis XVI (French Revolution), wood engraving ... from a Victorian book dated 1868 that is no longer in copyright Antique travel photographs of Paris and France: Marie Antoinette trial ...
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Man accused in St. Louis execution-style killing deemed unfit to stand trial
ST. LOUIS – A man accused of shooting and killing another man execution-style in downtown St. Louis two years ago was deemed mentally unfit to stand trial earlier this week. On Wednesday ...
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Shortlist for 2025 Prix Marcel Duchamp unveiled: Four artists compete for France’s top art prize
Four artists – Bianca Bondi, Eva Nielsen, Lionel Sabatté, and Xie Lei – have made the cut for France’s most coveted contemporary art prize, which will see the winner crowned in October.
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Review: LES MISÉRABLES at Bass Concert Hall
The story of Les Misérables (the book), written by Victor Hugo and published in 1862, is set in post-revolutionary France, ...
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Rights group reports crackdown on human rights lawyers in Iran
The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) released a press release on Monday charging that Iran has escalated its crackdown on human rights lawyers and other dissenters as part of its expanding ...
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Top 10 things to do in St. Louis this week: Orchid show, 'Coconut Cake' and Art Inside
*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The Phalaenopsis hybrid, an orchid on display at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s annual Orchid Show, in February 2020.