The left and right are using the historical spectacle as a weapon ahead of the upcoming presidential election. By: Muriel Zagha / The Telegraph Translation: Telegrafi.com The magnificent Basilica of Saint-Denis, on the outskirts of Paris, is filled with memorial plaques and reclining figures of French kings and queens. It was also the scene of one of the most traumatic episodes of the Reign of Terror that followed the 1789 revolution. In 1793, t…
The left and right are using the historical spectacle as a weapon ahead of the upcoming presidential election. By: Muriel Zagha / The Telegraph Translation: Telegrafi.com The magnificent Basilica of Saint-Denis, on the outskirts of Paris, is filled with memorial plaques and reclining figures of French kings and queens. It was also the scene of one of the most traumatic episodes of the Reign of Terror that followed the 1789 revolution. In 1793, t…