EUR200Y1 Lecture : SEPT 20th 2011.docx
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Chronology: constitutional monarchy constitutional revolution, 1792 rise of republicanism, 1793-1794 la terreur, 1795-1799 directory, 1799-1804 consul napoleon, emperor 1804-1815, 100 days, bourbon dynasty. Tocqueville the most dangerous moment for a bad government its when it starts to reform . In france starting to think about reforms which later brought the end of the monarchy. Napoleonic state was important for the entirety of europe and looked upon by the other european state: marxism interpretation of the french revolution dominated how historians and people viewed the french revolution. Fren rev. natural combination of class struggle bourgeois revolution which should eventually lead to proletariat revolution. French revolution legacies: offers a model of republicanism at odds with 18th century europe. It leads to massive pol and economic changes both inside france and in europe changes how states govern themselves and organise changes the fundamental role of the state. Transforms the role of the state in the lives of most europeans, not just.