Even the opulent King Louis XVI ... wanted to spread the revolution across Europe. In April 1792, France declared war on Austria. The war went badly, and Louis XVI was blamed.

In fact, France’s support for the revolutionaries in the American War ... but the French Revolution was lead by the bourgeoisie from the start. In May 1789, King Louis XVI called a meeting ...

A history of the French Revolution from the decision of King Louis XVI to convene the Etats-Generaux in 1789 in order to deal with France's debt problem. The first part of the movie tells the ...

After the United States declared its independence from Great Britain in 1776, this nation sent diplomats to France — seeking an alliance with a country then led by King Louis XVI. One of these ...

The last Queen of France and her husband, King Louis XVI met their untimely ends after ... royal's precious gems ended up after the French Revolution. In 1772, King Louis XV commissioned a diamond ...

In the late 1700s, the King of France ... These were the ideals of the early French Revolution: liberté, égalité, fraternité. Louis XVI faced a clear choice. Could he accept equality and ...

But she has no idea whom she can trust. Remember, Louis XVI was the last king of France before the revolution eliminated the monarchy; he was dethroned and executed in 1792, but the seeds of the ...