Why does France celebrate Bastille Day on July 14? Here’s the history behind French National Day, the Storming of the ...

The storming of the Bastille was the opening act in a century-long upheaval that broke with the premodern world and finally put ordinary people in charge of their nation’s destiny. That’s the legacy ...

Lamar University history professor Rebecca Boone’s class on the French Revolution is more than just a textbook case of class revolt. It’s history that comes alive, as students become part of the ...

How has the idea of revolution changed? A new history examines the long history of a radical and sometimes conservative concept. The storming of the Bastille. Here’s a puzzle: Must revolution always ...