The overthrow of the old regime in France affected the whole of Europe, and beyond, and destabilised the political order for ...

Sixteen Carmelite sisters who were executed by guillotine in Paris on 17 July 1794, during the blood-soaked and chaotic phase ...

It was a rare decision by Pope Francis that no one in the Church disagreed with – on Wednesday he decided to make the Martyrs of Compiègne officially saints.

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Join Tom and Dominic in the third part of our second season of the French Revolution, as they look at gruesome methods of execution under the French monarchy, the changing role of executioners, how ...

Join Tom and Dominic in part two of our second season of the French Revolution, as they dive into the first of many wars to come between Revolutionary France and its European rivals.

Movies about the French Revolution are diverse, including costume dramas, horror films, comedies, and more, all set during ...

The sixteen Carmelite nuns of Compiègne, who during the Reign of Terror in France shortly after the French Revolution (1789) ...

The Glorious French Revolution is quite the change of tack. Ward writes and directs but cedes the stage to a cast of five who perform his biggest and boldest show to date. It’s also comfortably ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has declared as saints 16 Carmelite martyrs executed by guillotine during the French ...

Mother Teresa of St. Augustine and her 15 companions, who were guillotined in Paris as they sang hymns of praise, are now saints in the Catholic Church.