By 1789 France was broke ... ignited one of the greatest social upheavals in Western history, the French Revolution. Violence spread to the countryside, where peasants demanded the feudal system ...

but the French Revolution was lead by the bourgeoisie from the start. In May 1789, King Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates-General, to try and find a solution to France’s financial problems.

This attractively illustrated volume describes the succession of courts and monarchies in France 1789–1830, from the revolutionary ... New light is thrown on the nature of the French revolution and on ...

The French Revolution of 1789 not only propelled all of Europe into a war, but also touched off slave uprisings in the Caribbean. On Saint Domingue, the free people of color began the chain of ...

Throughout history, revolutions have been pivotal in shaping societies, governments, and human events. Here are ten of the ...

After the revolution of 1789, French citizens sought uniform weights and measures throughout the nation. The National Assembly and subsequent national governments commissioned the Paris Academy of ...