Marie Antoinette & the French Revolution The French revolution began in 1789 it was a time of radical‚ social and political change that impacted upon all of Europe. Destroying the monarchy that had ruled France for centuries within three years. The royal family were jailed and killed‚ the Queen Marie Antoinette who was surrounded by controversy and blame did not disserve the guillotine. Louis xvi ruling of France was customary not written‚ he was considered to be an indecisive‚ unpopular
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Run When analyzing the French Revolution‚ the idea of political transformation and citizen involvement play a huge role in actually understanding how the revolution altered from enlightened conversations in salons to its completion‚ resulting from the French “voice” uniting to halt The Terror that Paris had become. Reflecting back on this event‚ historians still debate on the specific moment this aristocratic revolution of 1789 turned into the blood-bath radical revolution due to the momentum and
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Introduction The French Revolution is the most crucial turning point in human history. It was the revolt of French people against privilege and autocracy. Unlike the English Revolution of 1688 and the American Revolution of 1776 which were related to political issues. The French Revolution‚ however‚ was related to social‚ political‚ economic and religious issues. It started on 14 July 1789 and ended when Napoleon Bonaparte took over France. The Economic Crisis The outbreak of the French Revolution can be
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Ambition: a path to success or failure? William Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ Macbeth‚ is a play about a general from the King’s army whose ambition leads him to usurp the throne. Macbeth’s initial lie perpetuates him to commit numerous murders to ensure that the heir to the throne is still within his reach. The play highlights a common value held by our society which is that we are responsible for our actions. Although Lady Macbeth initially provoked Macbeth‚ ultimately‚ his demise was a result of his own
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During the French Revolution‚ did ideas and events influenced women to break from the conformities of their society and fight for their civil rights? Equality for women was a gripping concept that was fought for throughout the French Revolution. Women were active during the French Revolution‚ contributing great deal to change and reform whether it was by staging demonstrations and food riots‚ petitioning for political participation‚ or bringing the royal family back to the capital. The women
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the government. The purpose was to eradicate France of enemies of the revolution and to protect the country from foreign invaders. Over the course of nine months‚ seventeen thousand people were guillotined. This set the course for change and continuity with the struggle for control between the interactions of groups in France. The results that the Reign of Terror had on Europe would have impacts on international relations during war. Although the of Reign of Terror was a horrendous‚ historical event
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the history of France‚ there were many major changes that took place. One example of that change was the Enlightenment period‚ also known as the Age of Reason. The Enlightenment was a period during the French revolution where reasons can be used to solve problems and change people’s lives. This was a philosophical‚ cultural‚ and social movement that spread through France and other parts of Europe. It was also to believed that humans could answer questions for themselves and required ways to put philosophy
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The French revolution was the result of many problems concerning the unfair treatment of the middle class and peasants (the 3rd Estate). The 3rd Estate made up 97% of the total population of France‚ and yet they only counted as one third of the total votes. The lower class was forced to pay heavy tailles‚ while the upper class paid minimal. The price of bread had also risen above the peoples’ ability to pay. These three problems led to a huge revolution that would change the shape of France forever
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The ideals commonly associated with the French revolution of 1789-1794 are "Liberty‚ Equality and Fraternity". Articles like the Cahiers and the "Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen" published early in the revolution were inspired by the Enlightenment and growing dislike of the Ancien Regime and the king ’s oppression. They are clear demonstrations of the ideals of the revolution- mainly being equality before the law‚ freedom of speech and a united France. In the search for achieving
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What was the music like? Classical styled: in those times‚ They didn’t have any electric instruments in those times. That means that the most common kind of instruments were copper instruments‚ flutes‚ violins drums etc. most of the times they were all used together to form an orchestra. A composer‚ the person who invents the pieces of music‚ which you call a composition‚ had to use all those instruments to create a harmony between them. Classical music is really elegant. One of the things that
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