On January 21, 1793, King Louis XVI of France was executed by guillotine in Paris, a moment that changed the course of the French Revolution and sent shockwave ...
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The Last Time the Guillotine Was Used Once And For All
In 1977, France carried out its final execution using the guillotine, a device associated with the French Revolution. The execution occurred behind prison walls, far from public view, yet it sparked ...
The replica of the execution device made famous by the French Revolution sold for the equivalent of $9,355. But the auction drew criticism from a... More than four decades after the guillotine was ...
In 1788, Jacques Louis David painted a full-length double portrait of the chemist Antoine Laurent Lavoisier and Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze Lavoisier, his wife and scientific collaborator, casting ...
Robert Badinter, the justice minister who ended the death penalty in France in 1981, entered the country's Pantheon mausoleum of outstanding historical figures on Thursday, just hours after his grave ...
Pope Francis speaks to visitors in the Paul VI Audience Hall during his weekly general audience at the Vatican Dec. 18, 2024. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has declared as ...
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