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Nov 21, 2021 · On 21 January 1793 an event occurred which sent spasms of shock through Europe and still echoes through western history. French King Louis XVI, just 38 years old and the leader of one of the world’s most modern and powerful countries, had been executed by what was seen as a revolutionary rabble.
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Mar 18, 2024 · Buckingham Palace has spoken out after viral rumors began to spread that King Charles III had died. He was previously diagnosed with cancer.
Oct 5, 2022 · In December 1792, the former king, now referred to as Citizen Louis Capet, was tried and found guilty of numerous crimes that amounted to high treason, and he was sentenced to death by guillotine. Louis XVI on the Scaffold.
- King Louis XVI of France was put on trial by the French National Convention for numerous crimes that he had committed since the start of the French...
- During the French Revolution, the Mountain was an extremist political group that emerged in opposition to the Girondins. Although itself split into...
- The trial of Louis XVI of France (or Citizen Louis Capet as he was then called) lasted from 11 December 1792, when he was indicted, to 17 January 1...
- King Louis XVI of France was executed on the Place de la Revolution (modern Place de la Concorde) in Paris around 10 am on 21 January 1793.
Feb 5, 2024 · King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer and has started treatment in London. The shock diagnosis comes a week after the 75-year-old British monarch left hospital following a separate ...
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How did Charles I die? With one blow of his axe the executioner severed the King’s head from his body killing him instantly. A young boy described how the blow of the axe was not met with a cheer but with ‘such a groan as I have never heard before, and desire I may never hear again’.
Sep 5, 2022 · On 10 May 1774, King Louis XV died at the age of 64. Only 19 years old, Louis-Auguste ascended the throne as Louis XVI, King of France and Navarre. However, along with his grandfather's kingdom, Louis XVI also inherited massive state debt and societal issues that were already eating away at the Ancien Régime 's structure.
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The death of the late Queen plunged a shocked nation into mourning for its longest-reigning monarch. Here is how the historic day unfolded: – Thursday September 8 2022: Rumours begin to swirl in...
