The flash point was centered on Paris' as upwards of 1,000 insurgents attacked the medieval fortress & prison OTD in 1789 to acquire its large stores of gunpowder. has been celebrated since as the National Day of France.

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Théroigne de and Charlotte The Political Activist and the Actress - Théroigne de Méricourt was a political activist during the In 1793, she composed a series of placards that called for ... https://t.co/BpbvYMa86b

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I share artworks from SteelRising’s world , painted by Inès Hasdenteufel , Fragan Tanguy, Richard Dumont and myself , artists from Thanks

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Still Women’s History Month! A few takes on Marie Antoinette, very young Queen at age 16 and death by guillotine at age 38, although she looked much older. Stress will do that. Digital oil and digital ink.

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The Phrygian Cap or the Cap of Liberty: The phrygian cap — a soft, conical, brimless cap from antiquity — came to be associated with freedom and was adopted as the “Cap of Liberty” during the It was first used ...

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French Revolution: Last Words of Those Who Died: The was a tumultuous ten-year period from 1789 to 1799 that had far-reaching social and political affects. During this time, there were... https://t.co/kknjN6IIgR

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Stories About the French Revolution by Those Who Lived It: Stories about the frequently begin with the fall of the Bastille that happened on 14 July 1789 when revolutionaries stormed ... https://t.co/uxnVlWebBo

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“I have a presentiment that all will turn out ill." So wrote Madame Elisabeth in 1787, during the first weeks of the Assembly of Notables. https://t.co/mqEXHRe9Jz

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in 1800 the British navy capture the Guillaume Tell during the blockade of Malta during the painting 'The Capture of the William Tell' by Robert Dodd from "The Naval Chronicle", Oct 1800. https://t.co/kkL09vPIZ1

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