The capture of the Bastille ignited one of the greatest social upheavals in Western history, the French Revolution. Violence spread to the countryside, where peasants demanded the feudal system be ...

Movies about the French Revolution are diverse, including costume dramas ... The movie earned four Oscar nominations, two for the actors (Norma Shearer, Robert Morley), one for the art direction ...

Andrew Marr tells the story of the French Revolution. He explores the causes ... There are some violent scenes of execution and riot. This clip is from the series: Andrew Marr's History of the ...

When used together, the New York museum’s print catalogue and supplementary website on their 18th-century French works make an excellent initial resource but offer little new information ...

The French grappled with this issue in the wake of revolution in 1789 as they worked on a new constitution, based on principles of liberty, equality, and fraternity. Steeped in the language of ...

but the French Revolution was lead by the bourgeoisie from the start. In May 1789, King Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates-General, to try and find a solution to France’s financial problems.

A French town, known as the Venice of Périgord, has left visitors amazed, with some declaring it looks like something out of ...

It was the beginning of an artistic revolution ... art exhibition during the annual Salon d'Automne in Paris, with works by Benois, Repin, Serov, and Malyavin presented to the French public.

A groundbreaking Surrealism exhibition at the Centre Pompidou features iconic works by Salvador Dalí, René Magritte, and ...

The "tricolore" (three-colour) flag is an emblem of the Fifth Republic. It had its origins in the union, at the time of the French Revolution, of the colours of the King (white) and the City of Paris ...

Much of the art in “WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution” is fully experimental, made by the seat of its jeans and pleats of its skirts. In fact, the best way to look at the show is as a walk ...

Travel back in time to late 18th century France and follow the development of the French Revolution. What were the underlying causes for the revolution? What was the Reign of Terror? Who was ...