King Louis XVI was executed by the guillotine in January 1793 after being founf guilty of high treason. It belonged to my Great Grandad, who gave it to my Grandad. My Grandad gave it to me and my ...
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 that a crisis loomed.
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These Fascinating Objects Show How the Palace of Versailles Drove Surprising Scientific Advances in the 17th and 18th CenturiesThe show spans the 17th and 18th centuries, covering the reigns of Louis XIV (who founded the French Academy of Sciences in 1666), Louis XV and Louis XVI (who was executed in 1793 during the ...
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