Marie Antoinette: The Tragic Queen

Vive la résistance! Provide young historians with a list of important people and events during the French Revolution and Napoleonic periods.

Scholars delve into the history of the French Revolution in a hands-on-activity WebQuest. They also learn about the celebration of Bastille Day on July 14, commemorating a turning point in the French Revolution. The activity allows...

Starting with a quote by Charles Dickens from A Tale of Two Cities, the slides featured in this presentation go into thorough detail about the French Revolution. It includes portraits of key historical figures, maps, and demographic...

An excellent resource for a unit on the French Revolution, this informative presentation   guides your class through the events of the Reign of Terror and the events preceding and following it. The slides could be easily broken up into...

This presentation features a collage of pictures and maps to be annotated by the engaging and passionate narrator. The beginning of the video features a review of the last one (featuring the first steps of the French Revolution), and...

History comes alive in this engaging video, which artfully sets up the first steps of the French Revolution. Students will relate to the idea of nobility living in luxury while 98% of the French citizens went without wealth or rights....

Interesting facts and historical anecdotes are peppered throughout this video, which covers the beginnings of the French Revolution of 1789. The narrator guides viewers through the timeline and events of the French Revolution with...

Part 2 video on Women and the French Revolution outlining the story of Marie Antoinette. For AP Euro, World History and Western Civilization students. [11:11]

Was cake really the cause of the French Revolution? Learn about all of the political elements and implications that led to the end of 1,000 years of French monarchy, and how the upheaval began the first French Republic at the end of the...

She never said, "Let them eat cake!" This brief overview introduces viewers to the turbulent times and events in the life of Marie Antoinette.