French Revolution

William Hazlitt is one of the foremost writers of the English language. His fame as a critic, essayist, and social commentator ranks with the likes of Samuel Johnson and George Orwell....

Decisive Moments in History: The Reign of Terror chronicles this instrumental period of the French Revolution, explaining the historical background leading up to it, the seminal moments of the Reign of Terror, and its aftermath and legacy....

A. N. Wilson's powerful new novel explores the life and times of one of the greatest British explorers, Captain Cook, and the golden age of Britain's period of expansion and exploration....

Napoléon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), usually referred to as simply Napoleon in English, was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution....

From its opening amid the horrors of the French Revolution....

Embark on an epic journey through the annals of time with The Entire Human Civilization History - Ancient to Modern....

Charles Dickens takes us to the year 1775, where England and France are undergoing a period of social upheaval and turmoil....

France is a land absolutely steeped in history. It has always been a leading nation of Western Europe, and in many ways, one could say France is Western Europe....

In today’s modern world, every political regime - even the most authoritarian or repressive - describes itself as democracy or a democratic people’s republic. The concept of rule by the people and on behalf of the people has come to be accepted as the norm....

Paris, 1792 and the French Revolution. The guillotine claims lives each day. But working in ever-changing disguise is the Scarlet Pimpernel and his band of meddlesome Englishmen....

Noblewoman knight Jeanne de Fleur and her elite team sail the skies in their airship fighting for justice in this steampunk adventure. When a ...

William Hazlitt is one of the foremost writers of the English language. His fame as a critic, essayist, and social commentator ranks with the likes of Samuel Johnson and George Orwell....

"The French declaration of the rights of Man and of the Citizen" has been of tremendous influence on every democracy ever since...

In this book we hope to do something different: separate fact from fiction and confront the truth about the Illuminati....

This 1937 radio dramatization was written, produced, and performed by none other than the incomparable Orson Welles....

The Rape of Europa is one of Titian's great masterpieces, a work charged with eroticism and classical mystique behind which lies a tale as compelling as the painting itself....

In this edition, the editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica examine the key events of the French Revolution that lead to the Reign of Terror....

Dr. Ambrogio A. Caiani provides an ambitious, authoritative history of the Roman Catholic Church in the modern age....

In A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Mary Wollstonecraft tackles the wasted potential she sees in women, refusing to see them as inferior to men....

The year is 1789. France is reeling under the impact of a civil war between its social classes. When a secret agent from Rome joins forces with a vindictive politician bent on revenge, the stage is set for an explosive outcome that will shake the country to its core....