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William III of England (also William II of Scotland, r. 1689-1702) became king of England, Scotland, and Ireland after the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Protestant William, Prince of Orange, was invited to rule jointly with his wife Mary II...

As a prisoner in the Tower of the Temple, King Louis XVI of France still made sure to educate his son, the dauphin Louis-Charles (Louis XVII of France) on history and geography. Image by unknown author. Museum of the French Revolution, Vizille...

The French Revolution (1789-1799) was a period of major societal and political upheaval in France. It witnessed the collapse of the monarchy, the establishment of the First French Republic, and culminated in the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte...

Charles the Simple (Charles III of France, l. 879-929 CE, r. 893-923 CE) was king of West Francia (roughly modern-day France) toward the end of the period of Viking raids in the region. His epithet `the simple' refers to his habit of being...

A depiction of the examination of King Louis XVI of France during his trial on 26 December 1792, with a description that read "the examination of Louis the Last". Illustration by Éléonore Sophie Rebel in Histoire-musée de la république Française...

The Chateau de Chambord, located in the Loire Valley of Loir-et-Cher, France, was built between 1519 and 1547 CE. This fine French Renaissance building, although impressive in both size and architectural detail, was commissioned by Francis...

At around 10 am on 21 January 1793, King Louis XVI of France was executed at the age of 38. This engraving depicts the executioner, Charles-Henri Sanson's attempt to bind the king's hands. Louis had begun to resist until his confessor, the...

The Eighth Crusade of 1270 CE was, like the Seventh Crusade (1248-1254 CE), led by the French king Louis IX (r. 1226-1270 CE). As previously, the idea was to attack and defeat the Muslims first in Egypt and then either reconquer or negotiate...

The trial of King Louis XVI of France, on 26 December 1792, engraving by Reinier Vinkeles, c. 1793-96. Louis himself can be seen prominently in the lower right, holding a sheet of paper from which he reads his defense. He is flanked by his...

Louis-Charles de France (Louis XVII of France) and his jailor, the cobbler Antoine Simon; later royalist writers told of the abuses inflicted by Simon. Engraving by Yan' Dargent, from Histoire de la Révolution by Adolphe Thiers, Ed. 1866...