French Revolution
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Romer plays down any suggestion that she is a modern day Jacobin, a radical group at the forefront of the French Revolution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
France ended slavery in 1794 under the French Revolution, but Napoleon Bonaparte ordered troops to be sent to Guadeloupe in 1802 to restore the practice.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
"You can't take to the barricades like they did in the French Revolution and storm the Bastille. You just hope that somebody somewhere does the job and sorts the problem out."
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
The French Revolution was sparked in part by the high cost of supporting America’s rebels against England.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
To understand the rise of Christianity or the French Revolution, it is not enough to comprehend the interaction of genes, hormones and organisms.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
