revolution, 1789-1799

In eighteenth-century France, Marie Antoinette rails against the rules of etiquette that govern her life even as she tries to fulfill her greatest obligation, giving birth to the next king, but she finds diversion in spending money on clothing, parties, and gambling despite her family's warnings and the whispers of courtiers.

Examines the history of France during the reign of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie-Antoinette, provides information about everyday life in France during the revolutionary era, and includes a selection of contemporary writings.

Examines the fall of the Bastille during the French Revolution, and discusses how it came about and its effects on the world; includes eyewitness accounts, a time line, pictures, and diagrams.

Descriptions and definitions of the events, people, places, movements and institutions that shaped French history from 1769-1804.

Studies the French Revolution and discusses the political, social, and military events that caused it.

Recounts the political, social, and economic turmoil that took place during the French Revolution.

Discusses French history under the influence of Napoleon Bonaparte's rise from lowly origins to military and political power, ending with his defeat and the legacy he left to Europe.

An angry, grieving seventeen-year-old musician facing expulsion from her prestigious Brooklyn private school travels to Paris to complete a school assignment and uncovers a diary written during the French revolution by a young actress attempting to help a tortured, imprisoned little boy--Louis Charles, the lost king of France.

An historical novel set in 1794 England, about a wealthy girl who disguises herself as a highwayman, acquires papers that could lead to her father's arrest, and must hide both her and her father's identity during the political unrest of the French Revolution.

Fourteen-year-old orphan Eugenie de Boncoeur, rich and spoiled, ignores the violence of the French Revolution that's all around her until her brother is sent away and she is promised in marriage to the vengeful assassin, Le Fantome. Now she must rely on her brains to get herself out of France and away from Le Fantome if she wants to survive.