Since we haven't had a post in quite some time...

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How did everyone here become interested in the French Revolution?

For my part, it was that History Channel documentary. And actually, the very name 'Robespierre.' I'd heard about the French Revolution before, but because of its well-known connection with Marie-Antoinette (whom I, for no particular reason that I know of, had completely loathed for as long as I'd been aware she ever existed O.o; Even as a little kid, I would be absolutely disgusted if she was so much as mentioned in passing in something I was reading/watching), I avoided it.

Then, I saw the commercials advertising the documentary. They mentioned Antoinette before Maxime, so I started rolling my eyes. But then they said, "Robespierre!" and all of a sudden my interest was piqued. It sounds strange...but that was it. And of course, then I watched it and the deal was sealed.

I now know that there are much, MUCH better sources, of course, but it is a pretty good way of getting people into the revolution via a perspective that's not strictly 'ZOMG POOR ARISTOS!!!!111 :( :( :(' (even if, coming out of it, you are almost left with the impression that Maxime, Marat, and Danton were the only revolutionaries that existed and Maxime had god-like control of the whole situation; hopefully that'll be cleared up with later research, as it was in my case XD;)

By the way...I know we have someone here who's interested in Manon Roland, so I thought I'd bring up this, which I found not too long ago. Does anyone know anything more about it?