most people executed during the French Revolution – and particularly in its perceived bloodiest era, the nine-month “Reign of Terror” between autumn 1793 and summer 1794 – were commoners.

While we don’t usually connect the French Revolution or Bastille Day to American ... They could always join forces to outvote the commoners. While many ordinary parish clergy had as much in ...

That morning, the French king made his last ... that had literally taken the lives of common criminals proved to be an important symbol for the revolution. “The death of the king thus invested ...

When angry commoners stormed the Bastille in Paris ... holiday), the anniversary of one of the defining moments of the French Revolution. The imposing, eight-towered Bastille was built in 1357 ...

“that French patriot whose genius anticipated the Revolution” — to immortalize what happened next. The assembly’s leader calls a vote to establish a constitution. The commoners stretch ...