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On This Day in 1793, Revolutionaries Executed the King of France by Guillotine, a Deadly Machine They Saw as a Symbol of Equality
Supporters of the French Revolution killed Louis XVI and his wife ... Though the guillotine claimed the life of France’s king and queen, the majority of its estimated 15,000 to 17,000 victims ...
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The French Revolution
By 1789 France was broke. The nobility refused to pay more taxes, and the peasants simply couldn't. Even the opulent King Louis XVI, fonder of hunting and locksmithing than governing, recognized ...
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Eleanor of Aquitaine (c.1122 – 1204)
That same year she married Louis, heir to Louis VI of France, who shortly afterwards became king as Louis VII. The couple had two daughters. In 1147, Eleanor accompanied her husband on the Second ...
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Louis VI
Highsnobiety ‘It’s not every day when music-heads come across a fresh rap record with deep classical jazz roots in 2018’ - Vibe Magazine ‘Louis VI’s razor sharp, unique delivery is placed centre stage ...
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Louis IX, King of France
In the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey is a carved shield with the coat of arms of St Louis (Louis IX), King of France (1214-1270). The shield shows "azure, a semee de lys or" although there is ...