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Was Voltaire almost imprisoned in the Bastille?
Voltaire spent 11 month in the Bastille from 1717 to 1718. He had to escape Paris and settled near Switzerland. He had insulted the King of France. On the other hand, he insulted everybody. The king...
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Why was he imprisoned?
For raping King James 2 daughter
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Who is Voltaire and what did he do?
François-Marie Arouet (21 November 1694 - 30 May 1778), better known by the pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of...
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Who was Voltaire?
Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire, the nom de plume of Francois Marie Arouet, was a French philosopher and author. One of the towering geniuses in literary and intellectual history, Voltaire...
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What is imprisoned?
it is when someone is still in prison.