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1789-1799, revolution

The Scarlet Pimpernel

1982
The rulers of the French Revolution cannot discover who the maddeningly elusive figure is that threatens their power with his disguises, endless ruses and infinite daring.

The French Revolution

2003
Presents an overview of the French Revolution, discussing its origins and excesses, and the rise of Napoleon. Also includes a glossary, time line, and reading list.

Napoleon

emperor and conqueror
2010
Traces the life of Napoleon Bonaparte, including his childhood, education, political and military accomplishments, and final years in exile.

The French Revolution

1989
Describes the causes, events, and aftermath of the French Revolution in 1789.

Revolutionary France

liberty, tyranny and terror
1992
A program designed to provide teachers with all the material they require to develop the pupils' historical knowledge of Revolutionary France with study activities, review questions, and explanatory diagrams.

Twelve who ruled

the year of the Terror in the French Revolution
1989
A reissue of a 1940 study of the twelve men appointed to the Committee of Public Safety in France in 1793 and their attempts to govern the country throughout a year of revolution, war, civil unrest, and foreign invasion.

The French Revolution

2003
Text and illustrations present a factual overview and analysis of the French Revolution and its aftermath, discussing its origins, the monarchy's restoration, and the Revolution's effect on the world at large. Also includes a glossary, time line, and further-reading list.

The Scarlet Pimpernel

1997
Sir Percy Blakeney defies the French revolutionaries in order to save innocent men and women from being put to death in the guillotine.

Fatal purity

Robespierre and the French Revolution
2006
Chronicles the life of French revolutionary Maximilien Robespierre, discussing his personal life, role in the French Revolution, political and military achievements, personal and professional scandals, and other related topics.

Marie Antoinette

the journey
2001
Chronicles the life of eighteenth-century French queen Marie Antoinette, examining her reputation as the instigator of the French Revolution and attempting to present the real woman rather than historical stereotypes.

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