guillotine was used much too often during the French Revolution. Maximilien de Robespierre also called “The Incorruptible” was one of the biggest leaders of the French Revolution. When he was in college he had greeted Louis XVI in Latin. But later was the one who sentenced Louis XVI to death. But once he had sent the king to death he had changed.When it began he was always against the death penalty. But as the revolution went on and as they started to win the fight‚ he had relied on the guillotine
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Bardenhagen 1 Julius Caesar‚ was born on the 12th of July in 100 B.C. in Rome. His mother was Aurelia Caesar and his father was known as Gaius Caesar. Gaius‚ Julius’ father‚ died when Julius was at the age of 16. After his father’s death Julius remained close to his mother. The Caesar family was very poor and Julius lived most of his life in debt because of this. The Caesar’s were a patrician family that had allied themselves with the plebeian class. Julius Married Cornelia and had a daughter
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broke out in many regions such as France‚ the Austrian Empire‚ Prussia‚ and Germany. Originally‚ the intention of the revolutions were for universal male suffrage and for greater rights for the common people. There was always a constant struggle between classes‚ since the lower classes felt they were being oppressed and treated unequally by the upper class. The original intention of revolution failed in the revolutions of 1848 since many revolts were held in France‚ the Austrian Empire‚ Prussia and
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french revolution’ Louis XIV France was going through an economic an economic‚ because King Louis was spending money that his country did not have. Although the king was selfish‚ he did not realize all the social‚ economic‚ and security problems in his country. The third estate was not being treated fairly in the voting system. The bread prices were unaffordable‚ leaving people starved. There was distrust in King Louis‚ because of so many rumors going around. All the problems France had would expand
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French Revolution is very important to how France is run today. The French Revolution had many struggles as new Enlightenment ideas surged through the country‚ and bloodshed took its toll. There were many factors that caused the French Revolution‚ many effects of the French Revolution‚ and it was a turning point in not only European History‚ but World History. There were many factors that caused the French Revolution. Political problems such as King Louis XIV believing that he ruled by Divine Right
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in big ways. Wars have been fought and people have died‚ over changes. In late 1700s people were unhappy with the present state of society in France. The poor began poor‚ and the rich were rich. The separation between the classes was growing and people were unhappy. The poor were poor and they were stuck that way for life. The majority of people in France were poor‚ or members of the third estate. 98 percent of the people made up the third estate. Late into the 1700s the third estate began questioning
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has to deal with the greatest fear and the Jacobin Club (which has one of the most intense leaders in the French Revolution) then they issue the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. ‘This document was created in order to remind everybody in France that the people have as their natural rights and what everyone’s jobs are in order to keep the government moving
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French Revolution The Old Regime was the way the French society was organized before the French revolution. It was more of the political system of France and separated people into three different social classes. These classes were the first estate‚ second estate‚ and the third estate. The first estate was made up of the clergy from the roman catholic church. The first estate was only one percent of the population. The second estate included the nobles‚ they made up about two percent of the population
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Colbert (Controller-General of the Finances‚ 1662-1683)‚ Louis XIV (1643-1715) proposed an all-encompassing cultural program designed to glorify the monarchy in his person. Fueled by state patronage‚ this cultural initiative channeled the creative forces of French elite culture into academies‚ luxury goods‚ industries‚ technology‚ engineering projects‚ and imperial expansion. State control of culture reached unprecedented heights under Louis XIV‚ the Sun King (le Roi Soleil). As the Sun King’s reign
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On July 26‚ 1830 in France‚ Charles X delivered a set of laws known as the July Ordinances. These new laws forced control on the press and disbanded the legislature. These changes led to the people protesting and fighting causing a new French revolution known as the July Revolution (Spielvogel 638). King Charles X escaped to Great Britain and his cousin Louis-Philippe became the king of France. Louis-Philippe favored the upper middle class of France and made modifications to the voting‚ assuring
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