French Revolution Aficionado Gifts

Guillotine and bowling pins.

Heads Will Roll

An event in Marie Antoinette's early childhood proved to be prophetic.

“Hurry up, it’s going to rain.”

'Back in five minutes, please don't go away.'

Guillotine Advert.

'Hurry, we have to give out pamphlets. Are you going to be in that bath all day, Marat?'

"Doesn't time fly when you're having fun!"

'Tell them they can join fraternities, but I'll have to think about the liberty and the equality.'

"Can I take a selfie?"

'You can just forget about the cake.'

The Uber Ride of Paul Revere

Lenin, Anticipating His Arrival at Finland Station, Sees His Baggage Taken Off at Beloostrov.

'Well, if he can't be a Minuteman, he can be a minutedog.'

Will rule with iron fist for food.

The wine-shop

Uses of a Dead Cat in History: Moscow 1917

Suffrage - Franchise for Females

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." It's okay for a first draft, Thomas, but it'll be much better if you make it rhyme!

'Yes, I speak perfect English, I have to 'cause you English are too bloody lazy to learn French!'

The Death of Marat

"Richelieu, Voltaire, Napoleon...no wonder you know so much about these people. I'm sure you met them personally!"

"We can't go on, year after year, reliving the French revolution."

"No taxation without representation!"

"Did any townspeople think 'The British Are Coming' was fake news?"

Benjamin Franklin

Declaration of Independence. Legend has it that John Hancock signed his name extra large to annoy King George. The quill must have come from a mocking bird!

"How did they become our leaders, Dad? There are so many more of us. What's stopping us from charging them and throwing them out of society for good?"

'I'll be talking gibberish to you in a moment. There's a big tip in it for you, if you pretend I'm speaking French.'

'And exactly where did you find the 'antique salami slicer'?'

Assasination Attempt on Tsar Alexander II

"I'll check the minutes of the last meeting, but I've got 'September Revolution' pencilled in."

Declaration of 3rd French Republic, 1870

Cuban Revolution.

Death of Fidel Castro