Napoleon would eventually declare himself "Emperor of the French." John Adams had feared just such a chaotic end: A revolution of this sort, he had argued, would lead not to democracy but despotism.

Considering he's the series' de facto French leader – leading the country in three mainline entries and both Civilization ...

The French Revolution, which began in 1789, put a temporary end to France's monarchy and the House of Bourbon's rule — which had lasted from 1589 to 1792 — in France. The monarchy ended ...

While the motto of the French revolution was “liberty ... It was then reinstated by Napoleon in 1802 and abolished again in 1848. Less well known than the storming of the Bastille, are the ...

Construction on the church began in 1764, but several events delayed its completion, including the original architect's death and the French Revolution. In 1806, Napoleon recategorized the church ...

The French Revolution of 1789 not only propelled all ... but was acting as an independent state. In 1802, Napoleon Bonaparte, who had seized power in France in 1799, sought to restore slavery ...

A massive six-hour biopic of Napoleon, tracing his career from his schooldays (where a snowball fight is staged like a military campaign), his flight from Corsica, through the French Revolution ...

Napoleon left the Pope waiting in the cold ... Students could plan and create a comic book narration of the events of the French Revolution. Students could be asked to note the causes of the ...

Poppleton died in Galway in the 1820s at the age of 52. Napoleon was known to use the chaos of the French revolution to rise through the ranks of the army and seize political power in France.

The French Revolution vividly unfurls in a maelstrom of violence, discontent, and fundamental change. King Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Maximilien Robespierre, and Napoleon Bonaparte lead a cast ...