1789-1799, revolution

Charles Dickens' 1859 historical novel set in Paris and London during the French Revolution, in which a French nobleman, Charles Darnay, renounces his position and leaves his country, then returns during the Terror to save the life of a servant, putting himself in grave danger.

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.

Describes the life of Marie Antoinette, and details her childhood, family, her early marriage to Louis XVI, how she came to be queen of France, and her time on the throne until her death at the young age of thirty-seven.

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.

As the Revolution descends into the ferocious Reign of Terror, Yann, now an extraordinary practioner of magic, uses his skills to confound his enemies and help spirit refugees out of France, but the question of his true identity and the kidnapping of his true love, Sido, expose him to dangers that threaten to destroy him.

In the late eighteenth-century, Sido, the twelve-year-old daughter of a self-indulgent marquis, and Yann, a fourteen-year-old Gypsy orphan raised to perform in a magic show, face a common enemy at the start of the French Revolution.

In the late eighteenth-century, Sido, the twelve-year-old daughter of a self-indulgent marquis, and Yann, a fourteen-year-old Gypsy orphan raised to perform in a magic show, face a common enemy at the start of the French Revolution.