The Art of Elisabeth Louise Vigèe Le Brun http://www.batguano.com/ vigee.html
This site displays works by the artist Elisabeth Louise Vigèe Le Brun who painted many portraits of Marie Antoinette from 1779 to 1789.

Versailles http://users.stargate.net/ ~iacas/ versailles.html
A photo collection of the palace of Versailles.

Chateau de Versailles http://www.chateauversailles.fr/ en/
The official site of the Versailles palace, including historical and current images of the home of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

The Conciergerie http://www.parisdigest.com/ monument/ laconciergerie-zoom.htm
Image of the Conciergerie prison, where prisoners during the French Revolution were frequently taken after trial to await execution.

Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen http://www.yale.edu/ lawweb/ avalon/ rightsof.htm
Text of the document approved by revolutionary France's National Assembly in 1789.

"The Declaration of the Rights of Woman" http://www.chnm.gmu.edu/ revolution/
Text of the pamphlet written by Olympe de Gouges in 1791 and other documents from the period of the French Revolution.

Edmund Burke: On the Death of Marie Antoinette http://www.fordham.edu/ halsall/ mod/ 1793burke.html
In this 1793 speech, Burke criticizes the actions taken during the French Revolution, especially the death of Marie Antoinette.

The Good Doctor Guillotin http://inventors.about.com/ library/ weekly/ aa103197.htm
A brief biography of the inventor Joseph Ignace Guillotin.

The Guillotine http://www.napoleonguide.com/ guillotine.htm
A brief history of the guillotine.

The History of the Guillotine http://inventors.about.com/ library/ weekly/ aa103197.htm
Background on the development of the guillotine and on Ignace Guillotine, who proposed the use of the guillotine only as an interim measure until executions in France could be abolished.

History of the Guillotine http://www.metaphor.dk/ guillotine/ Pages/ History.html
Background on the use of the guillotine from the Middle Ages until its final use in France in 1977.

Jean-Paul Marat: His Life http://perso.club-internet.fr/ seni/ life_of_marat.html
This site includes a number of quotes and information about the revolutionary Marat and his death.

Lafayette http://www.chateauversailles.fr/ en/ 250_La_Fayette.php
Brief account of the Lafayette's transformation from a young French nobleman who spurned an opportunity to serve in the court of Louis XVI to a popular hero following the American Revolution.

Louis de Saint-Just http://www.bartleby.com/ 268/ 7/27.html
Text of a speech given by Saint-Just condemning Danton as a traitor of the Revolution.

Louis XVI, King of France http://ftp.cac.psu.edu/ %7Esaw/ royal/ r30.html#I1424
One section of a royal genealogies Web site. Offers biographical information about Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

Map of Paris (1789) http://www.lib.utexas.edu/ maps/ historical/ shepherd/ paris_1789.jpg

Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI http://www.chateauversailles.fr/ en/ 240_Marie-Antoinette.php
Brief profiles of the king and queen.

Marie Antoinette, Queen of France http://www2.lucidcafe.com/ lucidcafe/ library/ 95nov/ antoinette.html
A brief biography of the Marie Antoinette that disputes her reputation for living a life of excess.

Maximilien Robespierre and the Festival of the Supreme Being http://www.historyplace.com/ speeches/ robespierre.htm
A profile of the leader of the French Revolution's Reign of Terror.

Maximilien Robespierre: The Cult of the Supreme Being http://www.fordham.edu/ halsall/ mod/ robespierre-supreme.html
Robespierre's 1794 speech in which he distinguished himself from many other prominent figures in the French Revolution by his respect for religion.

Napoleon http://www.napoleon.org/ en/ home.asp
A site rich with images and information about Napoleon.

Olympe de Gouge: Declaration of the Rights of Women, 1791 http://www.fordham.edu/ halsall/ mod/ 1791degouge1.html
English-translation of the declaration of the Rights of Woman translated into English.

State Apartments and the Hall of Mirrors http://www.chateauversailles.fr/ en/ 111_The_Grand_Apartment_And_Hall_of_Mirrors.php
A guided tour of the grandiose rooms at Versailles.

Bastille Monument http://www.paris.org/ Monuments/ Bastille/ gifs/ bastille.jpg
Image of the Bastille monument at the site where the Bastille prison once stood.