August 30, 2021

Starting in 1789, the French Monarchy, which had ruled over its people with a brutal and decadent iron fist for over 200 years, was toppled by the French Revolution. Over the course of a few years, the Ancien Régime was systematically dismantled and abolished under the auspices of the revolution’s credo: Liberté, égalité, fraternité. However, […]

The 19th century was, for lack of a better term, a horrifying time to be in: it was the start of the Industrial revolution and millions of people went from a quiet, agrarian life to a capitalist dystopia full of smoke and overcrowded cities seemingly overnight, and with it came these gargantuan, man-made machines made