but the French Revolution was lead by the bourgeoisie from the start. In May 1789, King Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates-General, to try and find a solution to France’s financial problems.

But does France still have a King today ... Louis XVIII (Louis XVI's brother) ruled until Napoléon returned after 11 months of exile and took over as ruler for 110 days in 1815 before Louis ...

This is a bronze, French 2 sols coin from 1792, which was the last year of Louis XVI's reign in France. King Louis XVI was executed by the guillotine in January 1793 after being founf guilty of ...

On July 11 Louis XVI ordered ... itself from the king's forces. The capture of the Bastille ignited one of the greatest social upheavals in Western history, the French Revolution.