Basilica Saint-Denis: The Royal Tombs that Were Opened and Destroyed During the French Revolution

The Basicalica Saint Denis was the burial place for the kings and nobility of France for hundreds and hundreds of years. During the French Revolution those tombs were opened and desecrated. In this video I tell you a little bit more about what happened.

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She holds a Bachelors and Masters degree from UCLA and a PSD from Mannes College of Music. She and her husband Chris love exploring the world and sharing their passion and love for history, castles and photography together.

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[thrustvectoring]

The french revolution was a dissaster for france. Absolutely appaling.

[crystalynnbearr]

That’s so awful. So disrespectful of the deceased. I’m actually horrified

[veevintage]

That's horrifying. IDC how rich or poor you are, you do NOT disturb the rest of the dead. If they were on a quest to change their political system, that's fine, but focus on the living. What good does it do to desecrate the resting place of those who have already passed away?

[corneliaarendsen]

Thank you for this video. Very interesting and sad.😢

[Belladicta]

Terrible. How wicked were these ma sons

[richardque]

During the cultural revolution the red guard also vandalized the royal tombs.

[sidneyking]

I really can not understand human behaviors sometimes.

[melindalopez]

What the hell is wrong with people?!?! You would think being God fearing people that they would not desecrate graves. Disgusting and shameful behavior. 😔

[zenjen]

"if it should be character, rather than accident, then that people are not fit for liberty, and must have a strong hand, like that of their former masters to coerce them. Men must have a certain fund of natural moderation to qualify them for freedom, else it becomes noxious to themselves, and a perfect nuisance to every body else." Edmond Burke

[dmmchugh]

What area are you showing starting at 01:32 ?

[AlanHigh-xi]

This was an act of utter depravity and barbarism.

[Briselance]

I am French, and never in my life considered myself other than a republican.

But what was done then was simply abhorrent. Maybe that with modern techniques, the sets of bones could be assorted and the bodies be put to rest again where they were, with the proper, era-accurate lying statues.

[PsychicMediumJoVon]

Evelyn I know this is off topics what happened to Mary Queen of Scot dogs 🐕

[robnewman]

I wish France was a Kingdom today. A Monarch.
So sad & such a shame its not anymore.
R.I.P French Royalists.
R.I.P gone Kingdom of France.

[asmrbyjulii]

Imagine how tired of the monarchy you have to be to do this 😵‍💫

[christineelsbury]

that is so sad. Now I know why my ancestors left. Sir Haydon did not deserve this