A single shout echoed through the hall. "Down with the tyrant! Down with the tyrant!"Continuing The Reign Of Terror,our selection from Popular
Robespierre Challenges the Convention
He said, “There exists a conspiracy against public liberty; it owes its force to a criminal coalition which intrigues in the very bosom of the
Robespierre and Saint-Just Make Their Move
A dictatorship had, in fact, been spoken of, but it was Saint-Just, on returning from the army, who had uttered this terrible word, in a conference of
The Reign of Terror
This series has seven easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: The Revolution’s Horrors.IntroductionBy the Reign of Terror, or the
Charlemagne’s End
Today's installment concludes Charlemagne,our selection from A Popular History of France from the EarliestTimes, Volume 1 by François P.G. Guizot
Science, Literature, and Charlemagne
He really loved sciences, literature, and such studies as were then possible, and he cultivated them on his own account and for his own
Charlemagne and His Intellectuals
Charlemagne had too much need of their services to fear their criticisms and they, on their part, were more anxious to second his efforts.Continuing
Charlemagne’s Laws
When an attempt is made to classify these laws according to their object, it is impossible not to be struck with their incoherent variety.Continuing
Charlemagne Assembles His Lords
There is need of no great reflection to recognize the true character of these assemblies.Continuing Charlemagne,our selection from A Popular