On September 21, 1792, or Year I as it was soon to be known, the monarchy was abolished and the French First Republic was ...

In the summer and Autumn of 1792 - with the Prussians bearing down on Paris, the streets thronged with the stirring swell of the Marseillaise, but also the rotting bodies of those brutally killed ...

‘We need daring, more daring, always daring, to dare, to dare, to dare again!’ ‘Still more traitors, still more treason…’ ...

April 25 has been a date marked by pivotal moments in world history, shaping nations and influencing global events across ...

Reporter Lawrence Goldsmith followed a tasteful wine trail where he also sampled the region’s rich history. Here's what he ...

A popular myth says that the phrase originated due to the use of the guillotine during French Revolution—but here’s the real ...

Ian Stewart’s great achievement in his vivid new book The Celts is to examine these rifts and complexities with imagination ...

The fates of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette during the French Revolution are widely known. What happened to their ...

The remodeled Broughton Recreation Center opened a couple of years ago, but additional planning and work were needed to open ...

Oxford academic Professor George Garnett claimed to have identified 93 depictions of male genitalia. But now another scholar ...

Today in History for April 25: ...