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The assignat was a paper bill issued by France between 1789 and 1796, during the French Revolution (1789-1799). First issued in the form of bonds, the assignat was meant to stimulate France's economy as a quick means to pay off national debt...

Henry I reigned as the king of England from 1100 to 1135 CE. The son of William the Conqueror (r. 1066-1087 CE), Henry succeeded his brother William II of England (r. 1087-1100 CE) after he had died in a hunting accident and left no heir...

The Cadoudal Affair, or the Pichegru Conspiracy, was a failed royalist attempt to kill or kidnap Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), then the First Consul of the French Republic, and restore the House of Bourbon to the French throne. The conspiracy's...

William II of England, sometimes called William 'Rufus' for his red hair and complexion, reigned as the king of England from 1087 to 1100 CE. The son of William the Conqueror (r. 1066-1087 CE), the younger William was loyal to his father...

Louis I de Bourbon (l. 1530-1569) was a descendant of Louis IX of France (r. 1226-1270) and founder of the House of Condé. The Prince of Condé proved his valor as a Huguenot military leader during the first three French Wars of Religion and...

Sextus Empiricus (l. c. 160 to c. 210 CE) was a Greek Skeptic who developed the ideas of the earlier Greek Skeptic philosopher Pyrrho of Elis (l. c. 360 to c. 270 BCE) who claimed that tranquility of mind was attainable by suspending judgment...

Marie Durand (c. 1715-1776) stands apart in French Protestant history for her courage in the struggle for freedom of conscience. She was imprisoned for 38 years in the Tower of Constance at Aigues-Mortes in the south of France, liberated...

A history documentary on the the police of Ancient Egypt, from Medjay to Centurion! In this episode, we explore how the ancient civilization of Egypt kept the peace. This involves millennia spent developing one of the most sophisticated police...

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 - I. Morning Mood · Berliner Philharmoniker · Herbert von Karajan · Edvard Grieg Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites / Sibelius: Pelléas et Mélisande ℗ 1983 Deutsche...

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Holst: The Planets, Op. 32 - 1. Mars, the Bringer of War · Berliner Philharmoniker · Herbert von Karajan · Gustav Holst Holst: The Planets ℗ 1981 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin Released...