Marie Antoinette, the last Queen of France before the French Revolution, remains one of the most iconic figures in European history. Known for her lavish lifestyle and often criticized for her indifference to the plight of the French people, her life came to a dramatic and tragic end. The final day of Marie Antoinette was marked by a tragic series

Louis XVI’s reign is often remembered for the failure of the monarchy to adapt to the changing social and political environment of late 18th-century France. While he was well-meaning and sincerely sought to reform the government, his inability to confront the deeply entrenched power of the nobility and the challenges posed by the Enlightenment an

The financial crisis forced Louis XVI to summon the Estates-General in May 1789, an assembly representing the three estates of French society: the clergy, the nobility, and the commoners (or Third Estate). This was the first time the Estates-General had been called in over 170 years. However, tensions quickly arose as representatives from the Third

King Louis XVI, the last reigning monarch of France before the French Revolution, is a figure whose life and reign were marked by a profound contrast between the expectations of monarchy and the reality of the turbulent times he governed. His reign, which lasted from 1774 until his deposition in 1792, witnessed not only the height of the Ancien Ré