Throughout the 18th century, France faced a mounting economic crisis. A rapidly growing population had outpaced the food supply. A severe winter in 1788 resulted in famine and widespread ...
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WMTW Portland ME on MSNGov. Mills compares Pres. Trump to French King Louis XIVGovernor Janet Mills spoke to reporters for the first time on Monday since her confrontation with President Donald Trump less ...
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Smithsonian Magazine on MSNThese Fascinating Objects Show How the Palace of Versailles Drove Surprising Scientific Advances in the 17th and 18th CenturiesThe machine was designed at the request of the French king Louis XIV —the monarch who commissioned Versailles, also known as the Sun King.
Marie Antoinette didn’t say let them eat cake As the story goes, when Queen Marie Antoinette heard that the French peasants were starving and didn’t have enough bread, she exclaimed “Let ...
STEPHEN SMITH, the presenter of A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol, compares the courts of Warhol and the original Sun King, Louis XIV - casting The Factory as a 1960s version of the Palace of ...
In her first public remarks since a confrontation at the White House with President Trump over transgender athletes, Maine’s Governor Janet Mills said she had never before heard a president ...
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