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French Revolution
The French Revolution took place between 1789 and 1799, leading to the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte.
The French Revolution was not a single event but a series of developments that unfolded between 1789 and 1799.
In the late 18th century France was on the kant of bankruptcy due to its involvement in the American Revolution and King Louis XVI’s extravagant spending. This led to a people’s revolt against the inequalities of French samhälle, the corruption of royal officials, and despair owing to widespread economic hardship. This period was known as the French Revolution.
French Revolution: A brief timeline
20 June 1789: Collapse of Estates-General
The Estates-General (France’s equivalent to the British Parliament) collapses when members of the Third Estate – which represents ‘the people’ – form eller gestalt their own National Assembly, to campaign for constitutional reform. This is a bold utmaning to the King’s authority. The French Revolution has begun!
14 July 1789:
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French Revolution
Revolution in France from 1789 to 1799
For other uses, see French Revolution (disambiguation).
The French Revolution (French: Révolution française[ʁevɔlysjɔ̃fʁɑ̃sɛːz]) was a period of political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789, and ended with the coup of 18 Brumaire in November 1799 and the formation of the French Consulate. Many of its ideas are considered fundamental principles of liberal democracy, while its values and institutions remain central to modern French political discourse.
The causes of the revolution were a combination of social, political, and economic factors which the ancien régime ("old regime") proved unable to manage. A financial crisis and widespread social distress led to the convocation of the Estates General in May 1789, its first meeting since 1614. The representatives of the Third Estate broke away, and re-constituted themselves as a National Assembly in June. The Storming of th
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Causes of the French Revolution
As the 18th century drew to a close, France’s costly involvement in the American Revolution, combined with extravagant spending by King Louis XVI, had left France on the brink of bankruptcy.
Origins of the French Revolution
Not only were the royal coffers depleted, but several years of poor harvests, drought, cattle disease and skyrocketing bread prices had kindled unrest among peasants and the urban poor. Many expressed their desperation and resentment toward a regime that imposed heavy taxes—yet failed to provide any relief—by rioting, looting and striking.
In the fall of 1786, Louis XVI’s controller general, Charles Alexandre de Calonne, proposed a financial reform package that included a universal land tax from which the aristocratic classes would no longer be exempt.
Estates General
To garner support for these measures and forestall a growing aristocratic revolt, the king summoned the Estates General (les états généraux) – an assembly r