Wellcome Collection July 12, 2023 The French Revolution executed royals and nobles, yes – but most people killed were commoners Claire Rioult, Monash University and Romain Fathi, Flinders University A series of laws voted up in late 1793 enabled the expedited judgement of thousands of people suspected of counterrevolutionary beliefs.
The Hall of Mirrors at Versailles Palace. Benoit Tessier/Reuters December 8, 2016 Friday essay: what is it about Versailles? Peter McPhee, The University of Melbourne Donald Trump has a Versailles-inspired apartment. There’s a popular TV series and now, a new exhibition of treasures from the palace. A glittering symbol of aristocratic frivolity, Versailles was, in fact, a place of awesome royal power.
Louis XIV in new TV drama Versailles. BBC May 31, 2016 Versailles: why world leaders should heed warnings from the fall of the French court Guy Rowlands, University of St Andrews From the halcyon days of Louis XIV, the French global seat of power was soon pulled down by corruption, elitism and arbitrary rule. Sound familiar?