Quiz: The French Revolution

Liberty Leading the People - Eugène Delacroix (1830)

13 July 2017 / 0 Comments

From La Bastille and Louis XVI to Robespierre and Madame Guillotine, how much do you know about the French Revolution?

Fact of the Day

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~ Medieval Proverb

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