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On This Day in 1793, Revolutionaries Executed the King of France by Guillotine, a Deadly Machine They Saw as a Symbol of Equality
Supporters of the French Revolution killed Louis XVI and his wife ... As revolutionaries geared up for the execution of the king at the end of 1792, Maximilien Robespierre, the revolutionary ...
On This Day, Jan. 21: CDC confirms first U.S. case of COVID-19
On Jan. 21, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the United States' first known case of novel coronavirus -- what would later come to be known as COVID-19.
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Serious law. Primary sources. Global perspective
SCOTUS dispatch: Supreme Court appears skeptical of TikTok’s First Amendment claims, but may wait for Trump ...
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Louis XVI Coin - 2 sols
King Louis XVI was executed by the guillotine in January 1793 after being founf guilty of high treason. It belonged to my Great Grandad, who gave it to my Grandad. My Grandad gave it to me and my ...
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These Fascinating Objects Show How the Palace of Versailles Drove Surprising Scientific Advances in the 17th and 18th Centuries
The machine was designed at the request of the French king Louis XIV—the ... French Academy of Sciences in 1666), Louis XV and Louis XVI (who was executed in 1793 during the French Revolution).
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The French Revolution
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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KS3 / GCSE History: The French Revolution
The king’s powers were stripped away and he ... Andrew: But he could have saved his breath. The execution of Louis XVI horrified the monarchies of Europe, and soon France was encircled by ...