July
01
/ 2020
Evidence of Reign of Terror victims found hidden in the walls of a Paris church is changing the narrative of one of the bloodiest episodes in modern European history. It is now believed that many of those guillotined during the French Revolution were buried in Chapelle Expiatorie, a chapel, and not in the catacombs of Paris as was thought. This discovery could change the traditional narrative related to this bloody period in French history. Boxes of Remains Detected in Chapel Walls Chapelle Expiatoire is a chapel and a national monument in the heart of Paris. It dates from the 19 th century AD and was built by King Louis XVIII, who was restored to the throne after the fall of
