Daily Archives for 11 February 2014


February 11: Voltaire Returns from Exhile

On 11 February 1778, Voltaire was welcomed home after a 28 year exile from France; his longest of numerous exiles. Voltaire, or Francois-Marie Arouet, was a French philosopher, playwright and writer during the enlightenment era. His philosophies led to his numerous exiles from France, mainly to England which heavily influenced his views on law and […]