According to a post on the Rothschild family archive, the residence dates to the 12th century as an ancient stronghold, but was partially destroyed in the French Revolution. It was restored under the ...

The French Revolution (1789-1799) lasted until the ascent of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). Years of medieval oppression and financial mismanagement led the French people to want changes in politics ...

The French National Day (Fête nationale) recalls the storming of the Bastille fortress-prison in Paris on July 14, 1789, to end the monarchy and launch the French Revolution, which signaled the ...

Most people think of revolution as a violent overturning of political institutions. Parisians storming the Bastille on July 14, 1789, became a model of popular action later adopted, in 1917, by the ...