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John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 4 Oct 18

Olympe de Gouges lost her head to the guillotine on 3rd November 1793. Her mistake had been to question whether the French Revolution was going in the right direction. She was a remarkable woman who was definitely ahead of her...

Ghost Story Review: “Pichon and Sons, of the Croix Rousse” by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

Siduri @msiduri (5687) • United States 20 Jul 16

Set in the years following the French Revolution, this story deals with efforts at getting the scion of the erstwhile noble house of Sénanges out of France. The Chateau Sénanges was confiscated during the Revolution and sold to a...

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TV Review – Hercules The Legendary Journeys – Les Contemtibles

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 22 May 16

A season Three (1997) episode of Hercules that flashes forward to show descendants of recurring cast members caught up in The French Revolution, with a Tale Of Two Cities spoof. The costume and scenery and stunt work are great,...

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Art study – Jacques Louis David – The Death Of Marat

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 17 Oct 15

A painting created in 1773, and started just hours after the unusual assassination of Marat, a leading figure in the French Revolution, and an advocate of the Reign Of Terror that sent thousands of citizens to the guillotines....

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Coincidence? Or well-planned?

fwidman @fwidman (11514) • United States 15 Oct 08

[i]Bush interrupted by ad for musical NEW YORK (UPI) -- A New York TV station says it was just coincidence a speech by President George W. Bush about the economy was overlapped by an ad with a timely literary phrase. Bush's...

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do you belive in nostradamus???????????

arrangement @arrangement (326) • India 26 Jun 08

is it possible to see into future . one man Michel DE nostradamus could.his predictions of the future may have mistified scholors for over four hundred years. nostradamus made over one thousand predictions and some of them...

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Bayeux Tapestry

Anne18 @Anne18 (11029) 20 Jun 08

The Bayeux Tapestry is one action packed cartoon! It is a huge 70m long and 50cm wide. It tells the story of the Norman Conquest in 1066. Few people could read in the 11th century. The Tapestry showed them what happened in the...

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Nostradamus : Prophet or Fraud?

laylomo @laylomo (165) • United States 1 Nov 07

I watched the new History Channel on Nostradamus's "newly discovered" watercolor, pictures that suggest the end of the world. While the series was running, there was a voice in the back of my head saying "how much of this can...

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bloo_equinox @bloo_equinox (422) • United States 29 May 07

This is about World History. Im doing an essay paper and I need to convert a few questions about the French Revolution into an essay. So that no one thinks they are giving me the answers, please just answer THESE questions,...

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what is cult of terrorism?

vinii20 @vinii20 (13) • India 15 Apr 07

The term "terrorism" comes from french word-terrorism, which is based on the latin verb terrere(to cause to tremble).it dates back to 1795 when it was used to describe the"reign of terror", the actions of jacobin club in their...

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Would the world be more peaceful if more women were political leaders?

Nic @academic2 (7000) • Uganda 10 Apr 07

Am getting very impressed about the up coming Women politicians the world over. In America, Mrs. Clinton is aspiring and She looks strong, in Germany, a woman is already in full charge and doing very well, in Liberia, Mrs. Sirleaf...

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Do you Believe in Futurists?

ronslove @ronslove (481) • Philippines 19 Feb 07

There are many futurist around the world such as Paul Solomon, Aron Abrahamsen,Michael Gordon Scallion, psychic Edgar Cayce, Nostradamus and many more. They have many predictions,but mostly doomsday predictions. The question is,...

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Which king of France was

aries_0325 @aries_0325 (3060) • Philippines 14 Feb 07

Executed during the French revolution?

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Napoleon died of arsenic poisoning

SK401001 @SK401001 (934) • United States 15 Jan 07

Napoleon's christening name was Italian: Napoleone Buonaparte. He was born on the island of Corsica one year after it became French property. As a boy, Napoleon hated the French. Still, he attended the Paris Military Academy, and...

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Marie Antionette Movie with Kirsten Dunst.

Maeica @Maeica (169) • New Zealand 7 Jan 07

Hey, who saw the movie about Marie Antionette with Kirsten Dunst in it? What did you think about it? I thought it was strange how they couldn't conceive a child for the first 3 years of their marriage, then suddenly when her...

disagree about the roots

andygogo @andygogo (1579) • China 4 Jan 07

lanzi, i do not think american ideas about freedom had their roots in european history. before that time, europe was dominated by kings and religious leaders. about the same time that the colonists in america declared...

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palestinian authority comes under the hand of zionist elders

andygogo @andygogo (1579) • China 2 Jan 07

(the title of this post is satirical, for those who are satire-impaired. -ts) Tearing hatred apart New works further discredit an old, anti-Semitic book – but it hardly matters to some 04:27 PM CDT on Saturday, May 28,...

French Revolution Question, Why did a revolution occur in France and not elsewhe

ready2earn @ready2earn (435) • Italy 20 Dec 06

Hi, I have a history paper that and the professor asked a question that I cant seem to find the answer for. She asked How did a revolution occur in France and not anywhere else in Europe. If anyone can help me out I'd really...

“force till right is ready”

arman9890 @arman9890 (452) • India 4 Dec 06

Once a month I make the drive to a college library to which I have a ‘Friends of the Library’ card that allows me to borrow any book in that library. For a yearly fee of $25 I have access to a world of books. Once a month I take...

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Astrology

valmiki9 @valmiki9 (1171) • India 4 Dec 06

Before the french revolution there was an astrologer in the court of the kinng who one day predicted the fate of all the nobles of the court and it came to pass in the same manner during the french revolution any one know his name...

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