Louis XVI
King of France from 1774 to 1792
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| 2025 |
Horrible Histories
Launched Horrible Science spin-off series, following the previous 2015 CITV series.
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| 2024 |
Horrible Histories
Marked 15 years on air, with 11 series, multiple specials and spin-offs, a feature film, and two sold-out BBC Proms.
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| 2024 |
Women's March on Versailles
The Olympic marathon course for the Summer Olympics was designed to follow a similar route to the historic Women's March on Versailles, commemorating the revolutionary path.
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| 2024 | Historical drama film 'The Flood' was released, directed by Gianluca Jodice and featuring Guillaume Canet and Mélanie Laurent portraying Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in the final period of their monarchy. |
| 2024 |
Marie Antoinette
During the Paris Summer Olympics opening ceremony, the heavy metal band Gojira performed a dramatic depiction of Marie Antoinette's severed head singing, referencing the French Revolution.
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| October 24 2024 |
Horrible Histories
Announced to receive a BAFTA Special Award in recognition of its extraordinary cultural and social impact.
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| August 7 2024 | The Flood was selected as the opening film for the 77th Locarno Film Festival, marking a significant premiere for the movie. |
| 2023 |
Horrible Histories
Won Best TV Sketch Show at the Comedy.co.uk awards for the third time.
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| 2023 |
Paul Barras
Tahar Rahim depicted Paul Barras in the biographical film 'Napoleon'.
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| 2023 |
Maximilien Robespierre
Sam Troughton portrayed Robespierre in the film Napoleon.
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| May 2023 | Filming of 'The Flood' concluded after a six-week production period in Turin and Rome. |
| 2022 |
Yolande de Polastron
Portrayed in the film 'Marie Antoinette' by Liah O'Prey
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| 2022 |
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette's story was dramatized in a television series co-produced by Canal+ and BBC.
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| October 2022 |
Horrible Histories
A special episode celebrating the BBC's 100th anniversary was broadcast.
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| October 2022 |
Chamber of Horrors
The Chamber of Horrors exhibition was reopened after a six-year hiatus, returning to the Madame Tussauds museum in London.
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| 2021 |
Horrible Histories
Won Best TV Sketch Show at the Comedy.co.uk awards for the second consecutive year.
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| 2020 |
Horrible Histories
Won Best TV Sketch Show at the Comedy.co.uk awards.
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| 2020 |
Marie Antoinette
A silk shoe belonging to Marie Antoinette was sold at an auction in the Palace of Versailles for 43,750 euros ($51,780).
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| September 2020 |
Statue of Louis XVI
The statue was removed to a city storage facility following the vandalism, with restoration costs estimated at $200,000.
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| May 2020 |
Statue of Louis XVI
The statue was vandalized during the George Floyd protests.
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| 2019 |
John Adams
The HBO miniseries 'John Adams' was inducted into the Online Film & Television Association Awards Hall of Fame for Television Programs, recognizing its significant contribution to television history.
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| December 19 2019 |
Horrible Histories
Announcement made that the remaining episodes of series 8 would air in 2020, with a ninth series also planned.
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| August 15 2019 |
Horrible Histories
A special 'Back to School' episode hosted by Emily Atack aired on CBBC, featuring skits about school and education from previous series.
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| June 3 2019 |
Horrible Histories
The eighth series premiered on CBBC, featuring theme-based episodes and guest co-hosts.
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| 2018 |
Maximilien Robespierre
Louis Garrel portrayed Robespierre in One Nation, One King.
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| 2018 |
Louis XVII
Kamijo released another musical piece called 'Sang', which also relates to Louis XVII.
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| September 2018 |
Horrible Histories
Filming began for the eighth series of Horrible Histories.
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| June 2017 |
Horrible Histories
The full-length seventh series began airing every Monday on CBBC, continuing into 2018, with a new format focusing each episode on a specific theme like music, explorers, medicine, and presidents.
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| 2016 |
Horrible Histories
Three special episodes were broadcast to mark significant historical anniversaries: 400 years since Shakespeare's death, the BBC's 'Love to Read' campaign, and 350 years since the Great Fire of London.
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| 2016 |
Maximilien Robespierre
Nicolas Vaude portrayed Robespierre in The Visitors: Bastille Day.
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| April 11 2016 |
Chamber of Horrors
The original Chamber of Horrors closed and was replaced by the Sherlock Holmes Experience.
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| February 2015 |
Horrible Histories
The new Horrible Histories series debuted with an episode about the Magna Carta, timed to coincide with the 800-year anniversary of the document.
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| 2014 |
Horrible Histories
CBBC executives announced discussions about reviving the Horrible Histories series, with original series star Mathew Baynton confirming the original cast would not reunite.
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| 2014 |
Maximilien Robespierre
Guillaume Aretos voiced Robespierre in the animated film Mr. Peabody & Sherman.
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| 2014 |
Louis XVII
Kamijo released the musical work 'Symphony of the Vampire', which references or relates to Louis XVII.
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| 2012 |
Yolande de Polastron
Depicted in the film 'Les Adieux à la Reine' by actress Virginie Ledoyen
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This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles The Flood (2024 film), Marie Antoinette, Captain of the Guard (film), Louis XVII, Horrible Histories (2015 TV series), Women's March on Versailles, John Adams (miniseries), Yolande de Polastron, Maximilien Robespierre, Chamber of Horrors (Madame Tussauds), Statue of Louis XVI & Paul Barras, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.