Revolutionary category: 2684 books

This book is a unique history of the French Revolution - a colorful, insightful, and impassioned recounting of the events that signaled the birth of modern France and, indeed, the modern world. In the space of just a few years, King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette descended from immense popularity...

Souvenirs d’un page de la cour de Louis XVI sont les mémoires de Charles-Alexandre-François-Félix, comte de France d'Hézecques, baron de Mailly (1774 - 1835).   Ce livre numérique présente l'édition intégrale et comporte...

Louis XVI of France, who was guillotined in 1793 during the Revolution and Reign of Terror, is commonly portrayed in fiction and film either as a weak and stupid despot in the thrall of his beautiful, shallow wife, Marie Antoinette, or as a cruel and treasonous tyrant. Historian John Hardman disputes...

In der Nacht vom 17. auf den 18. Juli 1918 wurde Zar Nikolaus II. mit seiner Frau und der gesamten Familie von einem Kommando der Tscheka in Jekaterinenburg ermordet. Der Alptraum aller Monarchien, der sich in Aufständen, Verschwörungen und Attentaten schon angedeutet hatte, war Wirklichkeit geworden....

Als Ludwig XVI den Thron bestieg, war die Staatsverschuldung Frankreichs bereits katastrophal. In dieser Situation hoffte das Volk auf den jungen Monarchen und nannte ihn Le Désiré. Doch der Ersehnte wirkte keine Wunder – und so brach 1789 die Revolution aus. Der schwache König vermochte weder...

Les Causes de la révolution est un livre écrit par Jacques de Latocnaye (1767-1823).   Ce livre comporte une table des matières dynamique. Il est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur liseuse électronique.   Les Causes de la révolution - Extrait...

Joyeuse !! Oui, la vie de Marie-Antoinette fut joyeuse, depuis sa naissance à Vienne au château de Schœnbrunn, entourée d'une famille aimante jusqu'à son mariage avec le dauphin de France, le futur Louis XVI. Joyeuse aussi fut la vie de Marie-Antoinette, lorsque devenue...

*Includes over two dozen pictures of famous artwork depicting Marie Antoinette and important people, places, and events in her life. *Explains the origins of the famous phrase Marie Antoinette is best remembered for, "Let them eat cake". *Includes a Table of ContentsI was a queen, and you took away my...

Mémoires sur la vie privée de Marie-Antoinette est un livre écrit par Jeanne Louise Henriette Campan (1752 – 1822). Elle fut éducatrice, mémorialiste et lectrice des filles de Louis XV. Puis est attachée à la personne de Marie-Antoinette et...

By far the most important figure in the history of the United States, George Washington liberated the thirteen colonies from the superior forces of the British Empire against all military odds, and presided over the production and ratification of a constitution that (suitably amended) has lasted for...

The Untold Story of the Extraordinary Alliance That Forged Our Nation and the Unlikely Duo Behind It: George Washington & Alexander Hamilton In the wake of the American Revolution, the Founding Fathers faced a daunting task: overcome their competing visions to build a new nation, the likes...

Americans imagined tea as central to their revolution. After years of colonial boycotts against the commodity, the Sons of Liberty kindled the fire of independence when they dumped tea in the Boston harbor in 1773. To reject tea as a consumer item and symbol of "taxation without representation"...

Adam Smith’s masterpiece, first published in 1776, is the foundation of modern economic thought and remains the single most important account of the rise of, and the principles behind, modern capitalism. Written in clear and incisive prose, The Wealth of Nations articulates the concepts indispensable...

This book is about leadership. It tells the dramatic story of seven defining leadership moments from the American Revolution. On these pages you learn about real people facing historic challenges and overcoming what reasonable observers believed were insurmountable odds. More reasonable people...