POLC73H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Natural And Legal Rights, Aristocracy, Precedent
14 Dec 2012
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Burke"s reflections on the revolution in france. King had to raise taxes for the war against britain (in canada) Needed permission from the aristocracy (the estates general) People wanted to expand the number of votes given to the people (the 3rd estate). Political terms of left and right come from the estates general, in which the people sat on the left and the aristocracy on the right (clergy in the middle). Got rid of the king, enfranchised workers, redistributed land; also attempted to intentionally change culture (ie changing the calendar to 10 months and renaming the months) Bloody executions of the king; counter-revolutionary movements against redistribution and atheistic ties of the revolutionaries. House of commons, not house of lords. Strong opposition to the exploitative nature of british colonialism in india. When it was first published it was popular, but controversial; people were mostly excited about france having the opportunity to be more politically like britain.
