The French Revolution , started on June 17, 1789, was a movement driven by the bourgeoisie and had the participation of peasants and urban classes that lived in poverty. On July 14, 1789, Parisians took over the Bastille prison, triggering profound changes in the French government. Historical conte
Fragment of the Liber linteus bearing an inscription in Etruscan language and coming from the mummy of Zagreb • WIKIMEDIA COMMONS In 1847 or 1848, the secretary of the royal chancellery in Vienna, a Croat named Mihael Baric, bought a mummy in Egypt. It is then customary for travelers to buy anci
A Viking ship in Sognefjord, Norway • GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO The Duchy of Normandy was not born, as tradition would have it, in 911, the date of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte. Its foundation is the result of a long and complex process, known thanks to Dudon, a canon of Saint-Quentin who c
Year after year, tracing their path with rigor, Glénat editions have left their mark on the landscape of historical comics. Napoleon, Genghis Khan, Louis XIV, Charles de Gaulle, Mao Zedong… now inhabit the portrait gallery of the “They made history” collection. On the occasion of the 100th anniversa