HIST 2P92 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Fructidor, Histology, Philosophes
10 Apr 2017
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Brings an end to the revolution, and beings napoleon to power. Possible for this to happened, he had a great military reputation. Inevitable because of the way government was structure. Constitution of 79, lot of ways to diffuse power. He was born in the small island of corsica (situated next to italy) Corsica was a big part of his identity and life. It was the last territorial acquisition of the ancient regime in the late. One of the benefits of his support for france, his son is given a scholarship to study in france. He goes to france, and trains in a military school (an education that was given to french noble"s sons) He was an alienated youth -attracted to the ideas of the philosophes. Paoli and his supporters revolts fail, they are exile to london. Idea on revolution (le souper du beacucaire) Revolution comes, he join the radical faction (jacobins)
