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During the French Revolution (1789-99) the name changed again, this time to Place des Piques. In 1792 a statue of Louis XIV ...

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Women’s roles in Napoleon's Grande Armée, particularly that of the vivandières, became legendary and part of the army's lore.

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From compound interest 5000 years ago, to Henry VIII's financially advantageous divorce and Hitler's attempt to wreck the ...

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