Tyrannical leaders eventually fall as their rule collapses around them. Resistance is always present and oppressive power is ...

On August 27, it issued the Declaration of the Rights of Man, guaranteeing all French citizens freedom of speech ... Assembly wanted to spread the revolution across Europe. In April 1792, France ...

Inspired by the ideals of the French Revolution, the oppressed people of the French part of the island of Hispaniola began to fight for their freedom. The struggle went on for years and became a ...

In 1789, Catholicism was the official religion of France – five years later worship was suppressed. The French Revolution posed problems for religion, but religion also posed plenty of problems for ...

The French Revolution would have an enormous impact ... égalité and fraternité – that’s freedom, equality and brotherhood to you and me. OK, it didn’t end all that well but the principle ...

But how smooth was the French Revolution actually, and how effective was it in ringing in a new era of freedom in France? After all, any total upheaval of a society is bound to get messy.