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.

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 ...

It was here, on July 14, 1789, that revolutionaries stormed the infamous Bastille prison, a symbol of the tyranny of the ...

In the summer of 1789, simmering anger and resentment exploded ... This was much more than simply a mob. The French Revolution would be led by shopkeepers, journalists and lawyers.

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To make the government accountable to the people, we must make it more representative, by uncapping the House of ...

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the politician should be grateful French citizens aren’t ‘speaking German’ ...

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 ...

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 ...