Thieves have stolen priceless jewels belonging to Napoleon from the Louvre—evoking a 1792 heist whose dramatic twists ultimately gave us the Hope Diamond. Louis XV’s Order of the Golden Fleece was one ...

An in-depth look at the premiere episode of Ken Burns’ latest documentary The American Revolution. We examine the pivotal ...

The printing press helped build libraries that were impossibly large by ancient standards. That created its own new ...

Seeking a mandate from the French people for his policies, Louis XVI convened the Estates General. Events soon outran the king’s intentions.

This course is intended to introduce students to early French crime fiction and important cultural figures, and it will also discuss exchanges between France, England and America, and the birth of ...

Throughout the 18th century, France faced a mounting economic crisis. A rapidly growing population had outpaced the food supply. A severe winter in 1788 resulted in famine and widespread starvation in ...

Fears about the artificial intelligence boom turning into an overblown bubble have diminished for now, thanks to a stellar ...

Last week we have seen Prussia shock the European theatre under Frederick the Great. As he passed away childless, his nephew, Frederick Wilhelm ii succeeded him. This new King was quite different from ...

On the afternoon of July 14, 1789, a rebelling rabble laid siege to France's most hated fortress: the Bastille. Freeing the few remaining political prisoners, the mob began, stone by stone, ...

Smithsonian Art Index Master List, Nmaa, December, 1981, Divisio N of Military History. https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=ariall&source ...

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