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Napoleon Bonapartes Egyptian Propaganda Campaign: France’s Commission for Arts and Sciences Role in Egyptology

By: Pamela Livingston

Early French Exploration of Egyptian Design: From Rome to Napoleon, France's Flirtation With Egypt's Aesthetic

By: Pamela Livingston

The Jacobins and the Reign of Terror: Politics of the Jacobin Club During the French Revolution

By: Josanna Simpson

Egyptian Influence on Design in Paris: How Pyramids and Obelisks of the Pharoah’s Ushered in Modern Design

By: Pamela Livingston

Behind The Beautiful Facade: Victor Hugo’s Place des Vosges Days

By: Gail Mangold-Vine

Maxim's: The Legendary French Restaurant

By: Lisa Sanderson

Napoleon III and French Foreign Policy to 1871: Manipulated by Cavour and Bismarck, France was Isolated

By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

Comparing the French and American Revolutions: Both Events Sought Political Change But One Affected Social Change

By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

Financial Causes of the French Revolution: State Revenues Dwarfed by Expenses and Debt Servicing

By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

Fall of the Bastille July 14, 1789: French Independence Day Began with Storming the Old Fortress

By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

The American and French Revolutions: How the Americans Influenced the French

By: Kim Rush

Life in France Under Napoleon Bonaparte: The People and Government of Imperial France

By: Alex Graham-Heggie

Napoleon's Family Rules Europe: Emperor of France Appoints Relatives to Rule

By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

Battle of Waterloo: Napoleon Bonaparte’s Final Defeat

By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

The Reign of Terror in the French Revolution: Jacobins Under Robespierre Eliminate Counterrevolutionaries

By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

The Amazing Abbey Church of Saint-Denis-Paris: An Out-of-the-Way Landmark Interests History-Loving Tourists

By: Mary Dunn

Importance of Versailles: The Royal Palace of Louis XIV Served Many Purposes

By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

Palace of Versailles: Court of Louis XIV The Sun King

By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

Three Popular Songs of the French Revolution: How Songs and Lyrics Reflected Change in Revolutionary France

By: Kathleen Duffy

The Estates-General of 1789: Foundation of the French Revolution

By: Jason Chavis

Thermidorian Reaction: The End of the Reign of Terror

By: Jason Chavis

The Executive Directory of France: The Final Government of the French Revolution

By: Jason Chavis

National Convention: Constitutional and Legislative Assembly During the French Revolution

By: Jason Chavis

Legislative Assembly: The Failed Ruling Body of the French Revolution

By: Jason Chavis

National Constituent Assembly: The Foundations of the French Republic

By: Jason Chavis

The Tennis Court Oath: Establishing the French Revolution

By: Jason Chavis

March on Versailles: Hungry Women Changed the Course of History

By: Jason Chavis

Marie-Antoinette and Axel Fersen: A Romantic Friendship

By: Lisa Sanderson

Secrets of Marie Antoinette by Olivier Bernier: The Queen's Letters

By: Lisa Sanderson

Old Town Menton, the Lemon Festival and Basilica: Early History of the Town, the Citrus Parade and Baroque Church

By: Beverly Yip

The Man in the Iron Mask: A Historical Mystery

By: Deanna Proach

Robert Fulton and Napoleon Bonaparte: The Search for the Ultimate Warship

By: Jim Rada

Women in the French Revolution: Fighting for France: 1789-1793

By: Sara Dustin

French and Russian Revolutions Compared: Evaluating Two Watershed Movements in European History

By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

The French Revolution and the Catholic Church: Abolishing the Feudal Rights of the First Estate

By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

The Jacobin Club: Politics in the Reign of Terror

By: Jason Chavis

The Edict of Nantes and King Henry IV: State Unity in France Rather than Religious Toleration

By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

Louis XIV of France Successes and Failures: From Personal Rule to Versailles and the Edict of Nantes

By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

Dr. Escudero Lectures on Female Fighters: How the French led the Resistance

By: Erin Konrad

The Louisiana Purchase and Napoleon Bonaparte: The Reasons Why France Sold the Territory to the United States

By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

What Really Killed Marie Antoinette: How Propaganda Destroyed the Last Queen of France

By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

Louis XVIII of France: Return of the French Bourbon Kings

By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

Bastille Stormed 1789: The beginning point of the French Revolution

By: Barry Vale

La Carte de Tendre: A Map of Love: The Representation of Courtly Love by Mademoiselle de Scudéry

By: Danielle DuChateau

What Happened to Marie Antoinette's Children? The Result of the French Revolution on the Bourbon Legacy

By: Megan Winkler

Napoleon Declares France an Empire: Napoleon Becomes Emperor of France

By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

Marie Antoinette: The French Queen, Scapegoat and Victim of the French Revolution

By: Megan Winkler

Th Concordat of 1801: Napoleon Bonaparte Makes a Deal With Pope Pius VII

By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

Napoleonic Codes: Napoleons New Laws For France

By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

Napoleon Becomes Ruler of France: How Napoleon Bonaparte Rules the French

By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

Napoleon Bonaparte: Brief Biography of the French Ruler

By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

The Storming of The Bastille: The Start of the French Revolution

By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

The Marie Antoinette House in Maine: Home for the Last Queen of France

By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

Manufacturing Wallpaper: How Antique French Wallpaper was Created

By: Jim Rada

A Holocaust Refuge in France: How A Protestant Village saved 5,000 Jews

By: David Hornestay

Book Review: The American Enemy (2005): French Anti-Americanism from the Eighteenth Century to the present

By: Michael LeFlem

Book Review of Marie Thérèse: Marie Thérèse, Child of Terror by Susan Nagel

By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

The Estates General: The Three Social Classes of France

By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

What Caused the French Revolution: Reasons for the Revolution in France

By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

The House of Bourbon: French Monarchy 1589- 1793

By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

The House of Valois: French Monarchy 1515-1589

By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

French Aviation History: France struggles to achieve Powered flight

By: Jim Osborn

Strange Eating Habits of Louis XIV: Feasts Fit for the Sun King

By: Diane Farrug

Women and The Enlightenment: French Ladies Shape Society

By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

Thinkers of the Enlightenment: French Philosophers of the 16th, 17th and 18th Centuries

By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

Christmas in France: French Holiday Traditions

By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

Diane de Poitiers and Henri II: The Love Affair Between the King of France and his Mistress

By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

Diane de Poitiers: Renaissance Woman

By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

Daughters of Francois I: French Princesses of the 16th Century

By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

Sons of Francois I: Three Renaissance Princes of King Francois I & Queen Claude

By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

Palaces of Francois I: The Lavish Chateauxs of Renaissance King, Francois I

By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

Paris History from the French Revolution: From Napoleon and Marie Antoinette to Filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

Rallying Change: Words and ideas become action driving the French Revolution

By: Lyn Michaud

The Eiffel Tower: A brief history of the Eiffel Tower

By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

Marie de Guise: Mother to Mary, Queen of Scots

By: Feature Writer Lorri Brown

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