French Revolution

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"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

He admired the spirit of liberty, for instance, yet opposed the French Revolution and supported Napoleon, believing that ensuing populist disorder would then, as it turned out, require autocracy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

A military technology from the French Revolution is finding new life on the modern AI-powered battlefield.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

As demonstrated by the outbreaks of the English Civil War in 1642 and the French Revolution in 1789, fiscal breakdown caused a loss of political legitimacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

He had fled to Spain during the French Revolution.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham