A diamond-studded necklace thought to be linked to a scandal that hastened the downfall of the doomed 18th century queen of ...

How the Affair of the Diamond Necklace changed history—and why 18th-century jewelry remains an eternal holy grail.

Is Doyle Auction House where the material remnants of all great composers go to be sold off? This past summer, Stephen ...

The nobility refused to pay more taxes, and the peasants simply couldn't. Even the opulent King Louis XVI, fonder of hunting and locksmithing than governing, recognized that a crisis loomed.

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In 1786 King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette embraced the potatoes by telling Parmentier that France was grateful for ...

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Desan, Suzanne 2020. Théroigne de Méricourt, Gender, and International Politics in Revolutionary Europe. The Journal of Modern History, Vol. 92, Issue. 2, p. 274.

This is a bronze, French 2 sols coin from 1792, which was the last year of Louis XVI's reign in France. King Louis XVI was executed by the guillotine in January 1793 after being founf guilty of ...

For a quarter of a century, the Latin Grammys have given legends like Celia Cruz, Ricky Martin, Juan Luis Guerra and Gloria ...

The reputation of the iconic New York City thoroughfare began with a competition to build lavish mansions that came crashing ...

European aid funds have transformed Estonia's business environment and overall mindset into one of complaint and dependency.