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In the French Republican calendar: were Quintidis holidays?
I did some research on the French Republican calendar and found some contradictory information on weekly (or decadian?) holidays.
Wikipedia (and most other articles I found) mention:
The ...
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What was the foreign policy of 1791 France?
Having done some research on my own had yielded little to no results on pre-radical revolutionary France regarding foreign policy.
I am specifically looking for arguments during the constitutional ...
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How did the First French Empire and allies differ from the other European monarchies at that time?
During the Napoleonic Wars (especially towards the end), France and most of its allies (e.g. Kingdom of Italy, Duchy of Warsaw, Kingdom of Spain) are absolute monarchies. However, they seemed to ...
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Who was the noble present at the Tennis Court Oath?
I remember learning that a member of the 2nd Estate was notably present at the Tennis Court Oath (though I realize there might have been more than one).
Does anyone know who that might have been?
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How were years numbered on the Republican Calendar?
The French Republican Calendar was created after the revolution to remove all religious references from the calendar, but how were years numbered on it? The Gregorian Calendar (which was used before ...
