french_revolution
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[ noun ] (military,politics) the revolution in France against the Bourbons; 1789-1799
Used in print ("Editorials"...)A British writer , Richard_Haestier , in a book , Dead_Men_Tell_Tales , recalls that in the turmoil preceding French_Revolution the body of Henry_/4 , , who had died nearly 180 years earlier , was torn to pieces by a mob . Related terms |
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