Was King Louis XVI, A Reign Of Terror

In the years from 1789 to 1799, many agree that they French revolution was a reign of terror. During this time, the monarchy in France had undergone major change and finally overthrown by the unhappy French citizens. There were many reasons for this action of overthrowing the government, some of which being high taxes, which only the third estate had to pay, the lack of participation that king Louis and Marie Antoinette had shown whilst in power towards ruling the country. King Louis XVI was not entirely to blame as France could have been left in a bad stage from King Louis XV and therefore it might not have been King Louis XVI; s fault entirely however, he played a major role in the French Revolution of 1789 as he could have controlled France
His attempt at this failed though because since, he had no idea what to do against the revolution. When Louis realized that the people of France were upset over a predicament that he had cause, Louis XVI changed his goal very quickly. All Louis XVI wanted to do was stay to achieve this goal; he hid behind as many other people as necessary and did not care about their well-being. Louis XVI s second goal was that during the French Revolution was to stay King and keep France a monarchy. He found out that, his position as king was in danger and that it was very risky being at the palace. Louis XVI could have stopped the revolution by asking the peasants what they want and supplying them with their needs however this never happened, this could have been achieve by making taxes lower and allowing people to have freedom of speech. Louis XVI decided to escape with his family when he found out that his family was in trouble. Louis XVI wanted to escape and keep his family safe however they were stopped and caught as someone recognized their face from those on the. The royal family was arrested and brought back to Paris where there were looked down on. The French citizens imprisoned Louis and his family. The failed escape brought King Louis XVI to an even more dangerous position than he was in before as the citizens realized that, that now the royalty was no longer royalty as they could strip them of their privileges. Many saw that
Louis XV did not leave France in an easy state for Louis XVI to control. This made it very difficult for Louis XVI to come into power at a young age and attend to the failures that were left behind. Louis XVI lacked leadership skills and had no idea as to how to act like a king. He did not have the right character to strive for a absolute monarchy. The government too played a role in the revolution, as they were not very effective, along with the parlement who made it very difficult to introduce reforms and implement ways in which the society's problems can be saved. These action led to the economy to fall as no actions of the government were taken. Too funding of the American war was a problem that arose as Louis XVI gave his soldiers a false belief. Marie Antoinette might have contributed with the spending as she spent money on dresses, jewelry, nut mostly her garden which were world class and always looking immaculate. Therefore King Louis XVI was not solely to blame however, he did play a major role, as he was the one who provoked the revolt with his luxuries lifestyle and the tax system inevitably led to the fall of the society that was