The French Revolution, which took place between 1789 and 1799, is one of the most significant events in the world.

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Explores how architect of French Revolution ended with his neck on the block ... ‘On the road to the guillotine, the smile had become a silent weapon of symbolic resistance,’ Jones says.

The replica of the execution device made famous by the French Revolution sold for the equivalent of $9,355. But the auction drew criticism from a French watchdog that says its sale is too sensitive.

Congress Gets a Guillotine. A French Revolution metaphor has swiftly cut through this week's opinion pages. By Eric Randall. August 4, 2011. Share. Save.

Jacques Louis David’s ‘Portrait of Antoine Laurent Lavoisier and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze)’ is a tense painting created just before the chemist was guillotined.