January 21, 1793: King Louis XVI of France is executed by guillotine. The upsurge in French nationalism via the Revolution will lead to a remarkable increase in privateering on both sides of the Atlantinc. Allons enfants de la Patrie Le jour de gloire est arrivé!
Header: Death of Louis XVI from an English engraving via Wikipedia
2 comments:
What you said, Pauline!
First lines of the Marseillaise. It's about all I know beside the tune, to my shame.
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