The French Revolution (1789-1799) lasted until the ascent of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). Years of medieval oppression and financial mismanagement led the French people to want changes in politics ...
George Mason University Political Scientist Jack Goldstone joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about revolutions. Can there be a revolution without violence? Does every revolution ...
1. The quality that makes Jules Michelet’s history so powerful is what the French call souffle—literally, breath; figuratively, inspiration, creativity, energy. Michelet understood the French ...