HIST 215 Lecture : The French Revolution
22 Apr 2012
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Destroyed in 1789 over the course of a few months. Absolute to constitutional monarchy to republic: transformed france"s type of government, introduced legislation and a political framework, which responded to social, political and ideological changes. 10-year experiment in popular sovereignty series of experiments with political models with the scope of rights that it assigns two people, in terms of social and political movements and all this happening in the midst of war. European and global influence: from 1792 when france was in war and would stay in war with the rest of europe, experiments spread across europe, napoleon 1799, crowned himself in 1804. Napoleon"s fall, his wars and treaties made along the way transformed all the old empires of europe and unleashed two ideologies: nationalism and liberalism, which would shape political life until after ww1. Long term: erosion of old regime society, loss of political legitimacy of monarchy.
