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The Ill-Fated Lives Of Marie Antoinette’s Four Children, From The Sickly Dauphin To The Exiled Daughter
Thérèse, Louis-Joseph, Louis-Charles, and Sophie — and all of them suffered tragic fates like their mother. Sophie, the ...
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After Marie Antoinette’s Death, Her Daughter Became Queen—For Just 20 Minutes
The fates of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette during the French Revolution are widely known. What happened to their ...
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Debunking the myths of the French Revolution
She wanted women to be allowed to vote and be elected to government. She opposed the execution of King Louis XVI and wanted the people of France to choose their own form government, without violence.
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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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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.