Essays on French Revolution

Have you ever wondered how we came to be as a country? How did we get where we are today? Two major revolutions impacted our history in good and bad ways making us learn from our mistakes and successes; The American Revolution, also known as,…

In France, people were having trouble with the Monarchy. This is because the King put higher taxes on food like bread, which only affected the 3rd Estate. So the third estate decided to get help from the Estates-General who doesn’t allow one-sided power. However the…

The Reign of Terror turned into a radical event in the course of the French Revolution with Maximilien Robespierre and Jean-Paul Marat. This event, depending on the perspectives might be justified, unjustified and through and largely justified. This length of the time had many executions,…

35,000 people were unnecessarily killed by contradicting officials. The French Revolution was basically a period of time with social norms. These social norms included the first estate, the second estate, and the third estate. The first estate was the priests, the second estate was the…

How serious was the radical threat to the established political order in the years 1789-1803? In this essay I will assess the extent to which radicalism posed a threat to the established political order in the years 1789-1803. By assessing the work of previous historians,…

The American Revolution was caused mostly by increased British taxes without any representation of the colonies, more British intervention in their daily lives, and economic reasons. England’s commanders were taxing the colonists externally which were not allowing them any votes in assemblage. Besides, the colonists…

Throughout history, ideology has consistently played a significant role in causing revolutions, particularly the American Revolution (1765 – 1783) and the French Revolution (1789 – 1799). An ideology combines the ideas of the people into a common goal that they can collectively work towards. As…

George Danton was one of the most influential figures of the French Revolution. Jacques Danton, his father, was a local prosecutorHis parents were pushing him into joining priesthood. He was more interested in law, worked as a defence lawyer in Reims. He moved from Reims…

French revolution started in 1789. At that time, France had three social classes, the clergy or the first estate, the nobles or the second estate and the peasants or the third estate. The third estate established the National Assembly and demanded certain rights from the…

Finances played a central role in causing the French revolution in 1789, as suggested by Peter Burley, “The nations financial collapse led directly to political and social upheaval” Financial factors such as the lack of reform in the inefficient and flawed taxation system, unfair taxation,…

Would you like fries with that? I would, and likely, so would you. After all, it’s a ubiquitously known question and we all seem to find ourselves replying “yes” to it. Whether you order a pizza slice, a burger, or something else, this savory delicacy…

Revolutionary French Feminism Olympe de Gouges and Mary Wollenstonecraft pioneered a peculiar brand of french feminism during the tumultous French Revolution (1789-1793) that advanced female equality for inheritance, suffrage and employment rights. Olympe de Gouges “Declaration of the Rights of Woman” (1791) declares her stand…

The German Revolution of 1918-1919 did not resemble a real revolution, leastwise not in the traditional sense of the French Revolution of 1789 and the Russian Revolution of 1917, or even the German Revolution of 1848 (Bassel, 1993). The traditions in political sphere differed somehow…

Timothy Tackett Imagine trying to understand the make up of a leaf by simply staring at it with the naked eye. You would have a very clear idea of its basic shape, color, and texture but not much else. Now picture studying a leaf under…