Sunday, January 20, 2013

Seafaring Sunday: Beginning of an Era



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
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2 comments:

  1. Timmy!January 20, 2013 at 11:30 PM

    What you said, Pauline!

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  2. PaulineJanuary 22, 2013 at 9:05 AM

    First lines of the Marseillaise. It's about all I know beside the tune, to my shame.

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