Nine quarters of a century ago today, the Battle of Savenay took place.
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Showing posts with label France. Show all posts
Sunday, December 23, 2018
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Queen on the Scaffold
Two centuries and 25 years ago today, Queen Marie Antoinette was brutally murdered.
Friday, October 5, 2018
Christianity in the French Revolution
225 years ago today, Christianity was disestablished in France.
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Saturday, July 14, 2018
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Louis XVI and Rebels
230 years and two days ago today, His Majesty King Louis XVI of France received American rebels.
Saturday, March 3, 2018
The Vendée
225 years ago, the War in the Vendée commenced.
An excerpt from a movie based on the conflict:
Sunday, January 21, 2018
Horrible Day at Place de Louix XV
225 years ago today, King Louis XVI of France was brutally slain at Place de Louis XV.
Sunday, December 17, 2017
French Recognition of American Rebels
Two dozen decades ago today, the Kingdom of France recognized those United States.
Monday, October 16, 2017
Queen to the Scaffold
Two centuries and a couple of dozen years ago today, Queen Marie Antoinette was brutally murdered.
Thursday, September 21, 2017
Proclaimed Republic
225 years ago today, the First French Republic was proclaimed.
Vive le Roi de la France!
My take on the anniversary at LRC.
Sunday, September 10, 2017
The Guillotine Retired
40 years ago today, the French Fifth Republic performed execution by the guillotine for the last time.
Anything else in France need retiring?
Wednesday, September 6, 2017
The Marquis de la Fayette at 260
A baker's dozen score years ago today, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de la Fayette was born.
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Sunday, August 13, 2017
Thursday, August 10, 2017
Friday, July 14, 2017
Saturday, January 21, 2017
The Guillotine at Place de Louis XV
Two centuries and two dozen years ago today, King Louis XVI of France was brutally slain at Place de Louis XV.
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