Louis Cunningham is part of the incredible ensemble cast of Marie Antoinette, the new PBS series that premieres on March 19. Louis stars as Louis XVI, who becomes King of France and Marie ...

Local leaders in Louisville, Ky. are trying to figure out what to do with a statue of its namesake, King Louis XVI of France, nearly four years after it was moved into storage. The 200-year-old ...

Local leaders in Louisville, Ky. are trying to figure out what to do with a statue of its namesake, King Louis XVI of France, nearly four years after it was moved into storage. The 200-year-old ...

As the heir to the throne, Louis XVI has acquired a long share of doubters, many of whom question his ability to lead the nation of France. But when his grandfather, King Louis XV, passes away due ...

Meanwhile, Louis-Philippe, the son, wandered across Europe until he was able to return to France in 1814, after the fall of the Napoleonic regime and during the reign of his cousin, Louis XVIII. He ...

The guillotine became France’s official method of capital punishment in spring 1792. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons. The execution of Louis XVI on January 21, 1793, is one of the French ...

France was the powerhouse of Europe. It had the continent’s biggest population, a large overseas empire and had become the ...

Funeral Decorations for King Louis XVI of France Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions Apply Click for more information. Click to view download ...

Local leaders in Louisville, Ky. are trying to figure out what to do with a statue of its namesake, King Louis XVI of France, nearly four years after it was moved into storage. The 200-year-old ...