The French flag, along with the American flag and the flag of the District of Columbia, is seen with the U.S. Capitol in the distance in advance of French President Emmanuel Macron's Washington ...

He convened the Estates-General, made up of the Roman Catholic clergy (the First Estate) the nobility (the Second Estate), and everyone else ... the French Revolution.

On July 14, 1789, thousands of Parisians stormed the prison to protest King Louis XVI's abuse of power. It was a defining moment of the revolution that toppled the monarchy.

Without doubt, the French Revolution of 1789 was a momentous occasion in history. After all, ... In May 1789, King Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates-General, ...

T he French national holiday of Bastille Day—celebrated each year on July 14, or le quatorze juillet—may spell fireworks and and a large military parade for some, but for most, it still marks ...

GK Quiz on French Revolution: ... King Louis XVI needed more money, but had failed to raise more taxes when he had called a meeting of the Estates General.