# Louis Xvi
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louis xvi (Louis-Auguste; French: [lwi sɛːz]; 23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. The son of Louis, Dauphin of France (son and heir apparent of King Louis XV), and Maria Josepha of Saxony, Louis became the new Dauphin when his father died in 1765. In 1770, he married Marie Antoinette.
800,000 IN PARIS: A Mass Where the Guillotine Stood
France is one of the most secular countries on earth, and on Saturday Paris came to church. Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, celebrated an open-air Mass at the Place de la Concorde with the crowd stretching the length of the Champs-Élysées. The Vatican estimated 800,000 people, about 200,000…
The Revolutionary Ideas That Shaped France
Exploring the impact of Rousseau and Voltaire on history.
Ideas have consequences. This reflection on Thomas Carlyle’s words resonates deeply as we dive into the historical implications of two major thinkers: Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Voltaire. Their philosophies not only ignited the French Revolu…
The Women's March on Versailles: How the Price of Bread Changed France Forever
On the morning of 5 October 1789, a young woman picked up a drum in a Paris market and started beating it. Within hours, ten thousand people, mostly market women armed with kitchen knives and cannons taken from the Hôtel de Ville, were marching twelve miles through the rain toward Versailles. By t…
The French Connection, Part 2: France in Mysore
Despite being repeatedly abandoned by Paris due to European peace treaties, Tipu Sultan never relinquished his vision of a Franco-Mysore alliance to expel the British from India. This episode explores the pragmatic synergy between Mysore's land power and France's naval capabilities, the origin of …
Peter McPhee on the French Revolution: Robespierre, the King's Trial, and the Terror
Who Decides When the Emergency Ends? Peter McPhee on the French Revolution
In 1793, France gave sweeping emergency powers to a few committees. Historian Peter McPhee explains why, and why ending them became a deadly question.
This is the interview episode for Week 15 of Self-Evident: The Road to…
Waiting for Snow in Havana Audiobook by Carlos M. N. Eire
Listen to full audiobook for free : https://litupbook.com/free Title: Waiting for Snow in HavanaSubtitle: Confessions of a Cuban BoyCategories: America, Biography, Caribbean, Ethnology, HistoryAuthor: Carlos M. N. EireNarrator: David DrummondPublisher: Tantor AudioRelease date: 08-16-2011Language:…
History of the World Pt. 1 (45th Anniversary)
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Tonight, we’re celebrating the 45th anniversary of Mel Brooks’ History of the World, Part I, the movie that finally taught us everything our history teachers were apparently too cowardly to cover. From cavemen and the Roman Empire to the Spanish Inquisition and Louis XVI, Brooks p…
The French Revolution Audiobook by John Hardman
Listen to full audiobook for free : https://litupbook.com/free Title: The French RevolutionSubtitle: A Political HistoryCategories: 18th Century, Europe, France, HistoryAuthor: John HardmanNarrator: Jennifer M. DixonPublisher: Tantor MediaRelease date: 11-11-2025Language: EnglishSummary:A major ne…
The Jacobin Club and the Strange Monsieur Ripaud
As revolutionary chaos engulfed Paris, Tipu Sultan found himself isolated and searching for a lifeline after losing half his kingdom in 1792. This episode details the arrival of French privateer François Ripaud in Mangalore, the improbable establishment of the Jacobin Club of Srirangapatna, and ho…
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